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Minneapolis City Council approves $950,000 settlement with journalists detained or injured during 2020 unrest

Minneapolis City Council approves $950,000 settlement with journalists detained or injured during 2020 unrest

The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to approve a $950,000 settlement on behalf of journalists detained or injured by Minneapolis police during unrest following George Floyd’s killing in 2020. 
by Jon Collins

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Minneapolis overrides mayor's veto of cease-fire resolution

Minneapolis overrides mayor's veto of cease-fire resolution

The symbolic resolution calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire; humanitarian aid; an end to U.S. military funding to Israel; and the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas and the release of Palestinians held in Israeli military prisons.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Minneapolis Animal Care and Control gets boost from city funds for staff, space

Minneapolis Animal Care and Control gets boost from city funds for staff, space

Minneapolis Animal Care and Control got a funding boost this year that will help to expand the shelter's hours and hire more staff. The city-run shelter and animal control unit is getting more than $600,000 from the city — more than half of which is for hiring animal care technicians and staff.
by Peter Cox

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Warm weather brings ticks early to Minnesota

Warm weather brings ticks early to Minnesota

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District reported the first deer tick spotting in the Twin Cities on Monday. Since then, the district has continued to receive reports across the counties, said Alex Carlson, the public affairs manager.
by Cari Spencer

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Art Hounds: Flamenco, sculpture and Indigenous writing

Art Hounds: Flamenco, sculpture and Indigenous writing

Art Hounds look at “The Conference of the Birds” from Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre, art by Martin Gonzales and an Indigenous Writer Series in Duluth.
by Emily Bright and Max Sparber

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Feeding Our Future founder says state regulators hid documents, used burner phones

Feeding Our Future founder says state regulators hid documents, used burner phones

The alleged leader of a conspiracy to steal hundreds of millions of dollars in hunger relief funds is herself claiming wrongdoing on the part of state officials who oversee the programs. Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock said staff at the Minnesota Department of Education intentionally mislabeled documents and used burner phones to thwart a lawsuit.
by Matt Sepic

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U.S. Department of Education launches investigation of Edina school district

U.S. Department of Education launches investigation of Edina school district

The case comes after two Edina High School students filed a federal complaint late last year, alleging the school district discriminated against them when they were suspended for using a pro-Palestinian chant during a walkout to protest the Israel-Hamas war.
by MPR News Staff

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