'Push For Peace' Brings North Minneapolis Community Together
A movement is underway in north Minneapolis to make a change in the streets. The goal is to focus on kids, clean up the area, and take the community back from violence.
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A movement is underway in north Minneapolis to make a change in the streets. The goal is to focus on kids, clean up the area, and take the community back from violence.
A Minnesota mother of three boys is getting some much-needed home repairs thanks to generous volunteers. They are with Habitat for Humanity's Women Build program, which empowers women of all physical abilities through construction work -- and empowers the women who own the homes that are built or repaired.
The men's and women's winners of the 11th annual Fargo Marathon have crossed the finish line. David Tuwei led the men's group with an unofficial time of 2 hours, 27 minutes, 15 seconds. Elli Peterson was the women's champion with an unofficial time of 2 hours, 49 minutes, 13 seconds.
An 18-year-old is in custody Saturday in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Jordan Carson Adams early Thursday morning. Minneapolis Police say Eugene Watkins is being held at the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center.
A Foley teen is dead after a two-car crash Friday night in Palmer Township in Sherburne County. The sheriff's office says a vehicle driven by 16-year-old Jade Posterick collided with a flatbed pickup truck towing a fifth-wheel trailer on County Road 62 at County Road 20 at about 6:30 p.m.
The third and final inmate who escaped from a New Richmond, Wisconsin correctional facility was captured Saturday morning in Minneapolis. Police say Jesse Jamal Fairly, 26, escaped from the St. Croix Correctional Faculty Wednesday night with Andre Lee Vance and Kyle Peterson.
One man is dead and a police officer is hurt after an officer-involved shooting in the north metro Friday night. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the shooting happened during a traffic stop on Interstate 694 in Fridley at about 10:52 p.m.
Golf and soccer are two of the most popular sports in Minnesota, and FootGolf combines the best of both. Just like regular golf, you start on the tee box and attempt to get the soccer ball into the cup in the least amount of kicks.
An event in Mankato Saturday is meant to thank everyone for helping a family during a difficult time. It's called "Kruisin for Kolstad," and it's a 5K run held at Sibley Park starting at 10 a.m.
It's a sign that summer is coming! Saturday is opening day for the Mill City Farmers Market in Minneapolis, and it's also their 10th anniversary. You can find farm-fresh foods, local fine arts and crafts or grab some spring flowers for Mother's Day.
Gov. Mark Dayton was up early Saturday morning to take part in Minnesota's 68th annual walleye fishing opener. He's on Lake Vermilion in northeast Minnesota. Last year he got skunked, so hopefully he will have better luck this year.
Minnesota's legislative session is moving into its final, frantic week with the full outline of a new state budget still a blur but some potential elements of an agreement coming into focus. The few people in on private negotiations are saying almost nothing, but the Capitol has turned into its usual hothouse of rumors and compromise scenarios.
Food, beer and live music -- sounds like a pretty good way to spend a Saturday! Minneapolis' Harriet Brewing is holding an edition of the Minnesota Food Truck Associations brewery series, which features 17 food trucks in one location.
The University of Minnesota is apologizing to a Rosemount man who claimed he was coerced into enrolling in a schizophrenia drug trial. It's the second local case to raise questions about patient safeguards during research.
Gov. Scott Walker ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for an emergency medical technician who died while trying to save his mother from a northwestern Wisconsin fire. Sixty-two-year-old Dennis Swenson went into a Town of Bell home to try to save his 95-year-old mother, Dorothy Swenson, from a fire May 1, but both ended up dying.
