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Minneapolis Mayor Frey: The state of the city is 'unbowed'
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey strikes a somber tone in his State of the City address as he calls for patience and persistence during pandemic.
Photos: Life in a ‘new normal’ of COVID-19
Social distancing, face masks, takeout and video chat have started to feel like an ever-evolving "new normal" more than a month into Minnesota's stay-at-home order. Here is a look at how all of our lives have changed since March 27.
Jungle Theater’s Rasmussen makes a big — and bittersweet — move
One of the Twin Cities’ leading theater directors is moving on. Sarah Rasmussen, artistic director of The Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, is headed to New Jersey to lead the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton.
Photos: Emergency vehicles honor health care workers and fallen paramedic
Police cars, motorcycles, firetrucks and ambulances flooded downtown Minneapolis Thursday afternoon to honor health care workers and Hennepin County EMS paramedic Karl Meek, who died Tuesday.
Community alliance reassembles to battle COVID-19 fallout in north Minneapolis
The pandemic poses different challenges than the devastating tornado that inspired the formation of the Northside Community Response Team in 2011. African American community leaders say the crisis has forced them to figure out new ways of keeping their community connected, safe and healthy.
Thanks to a new partnership between the city of Minneapolis and community members, Muslims in Minneapolis will be able to hear the sound of adhan, the call to prayer, as they hunker down in their homes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minneapolis police arrest suspect in multiple rapes spanning years
Police arrested an Anoka County man Friday on suspicion of raping multiple women in Minneapolis, dating back to at least 2015. Most of those assaults occurred in the Marcy-Holmes and Dinkytown neighborhoods.