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Justice Department offers assistance to Minneapolis police
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said he hopes the city takes advantage of the assistance offer, saying it could provide important support for training and policies.
Court hears arguments in suit over Minneapolis police staffing
Residents who brought the lawsuit say the City Council's push to dismantle the Police Department has led to a wave of officers to seek retirement and medical leaves. And they say the lack of officers has made their neighborhoods dangerous. 
Anoka’s huge Halloween festival returns to its roots amid pandemic
This year marks a century of Halloween celebrations for the Twin Cities suburb. While COVID-19 is forcing Anoka to rein in many of its traditions, the 2020 festival has not been canceled. Here’s what the “Halloween Capital of the World” has planned.
Sexual assault charges dropped against Renaissance Festival manager
Jury selection had been set to start Monday in the trial of Carr L. Hagerman, 62. Scott County prosecutors say he raped a freelance photographer on the Renaissance Festival grounds in September 2017.
Minneapolis chief will try to make do with fewer officers in 2021
Medaria Arradondo told members of the city’s budget committee that shrinking ranks will force the department to more narrowly focus its crime fighting strategy next year.
51 arrested in Minneapolis after protesting Chauvin release
Demonstrators marched through south Minneapolis, including through the neighborhood where George Floyd was killed.
2 St. Paul hospitals to close, psychiatric beds reduced in Fairview's shakeup
Two St. Paul hospitals are shutting down in the face of major financial losses. Fairview Health is closing St. Joseph’s downtown along with Bethesda Hospital near the state Capitol. Fairview may phase out more than 100 inpatient psychiatric beds at St. Joseph’s and will eliminate the 18-bed unit at Fairview Southdale.