Ahead of holiday weekend, leaders seek to quell violence in Minneapolis
Community leaders are coming together to call for an end to violence after a number of fatal shootings.
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Community leaders are coming together to call for an end to violence after a number of fatal shootings.
Some north Minneapolis residents are preparing to fight back against violence in their community, armed with nothing but prayer.
Investigators say they recovered more than 50 guns following an accused assassin's arrest. But how did Vance Boelter amass that high-powered cache? WCCO's senior investigative reporter Jennifer Mayerle digs into the law, and what happened to those weapons after authorities seized them.
Police say Zyere Porter opened fire into a crowd of people at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis earlier this month.
Recent gun violence has some in Minneapolis rallying for change, while doctors say they are seeing a troubling trend — one that is putting them ahead of schedule and threatening hopes for another year of decline in shootings.
Recent shootings in Minneapolis are in line with a troubling trend they're seeing at Hennepin Healthcare. Ubah Ali takes us inside the operating room where surgeons are concerned about an increase in gun violence.
Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, say two 15-year-old boys are expected to survive after they were shot late Monday night near a community center.
Two boys, both 15, are expected to survive after a late night shooting outside of St. Paul's Mt. Airy Community Center.
Yvette Hoffman, who is recovering at home after being shot eight times by a gunman five days earlier, is known for her warm hugs and gentle patience to a room full of kindergarteners at Maple Grove's Fernbrook Elementary.
Community members held meetings across the metro in response to a wave of violence that has left the Somali community shaken and ready for solutions.
Police say two deaths inside a Mounds View, Minnesota, home are being investigated as a murder-suicide.
A St. Paul man, who had only been out of prison for a couple of months, is charged with attempted second-degree murder and possessing a machine gun after he allegedly shot at his mother last week on the city's east side, prompting a lockdown at nearby Metro State University.
A jury on Wednesday found an alleged Minneapolis gang member guilty of multiple federal firearm charges.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged after Ramsey County authorities say they confiscated more than a dozen ghost guns or handguns equipped with switch devices. WCCO's Jason Rantala reports.
In what city leaders are calling a major victory, Minneapolis has seen a remarkable turnaround in a part of town plagued by violence.
North Minneapolis is seeing a 10-year low in violent crimes, according to the police chief and mayor. But, as our Ubah Ali reports, there's still more work to be done.
Law students are working pro bono on real Second Amendment cases through the attorney general's office, serving as special assistants. And for many, the work is personal.
Students at the University of Minnesota Law School are focusing on gun violence prevention through litigation. They're working pro bono on real Second Amendment cases through the attorney general's office, serving as special assistants. As Senior investigative reporter Jennifer Mayerle shows us, for many, the work they're doing is personal.
The city of Minneapolis relies on volunteers known as violence interrupters to help keep the peace in the neighborhood, but Saturday night, one of them is in jail just days after he was shot.
Minneapolis City Council members met Monday afternoon to discuss moving $1.125 million to Hennepin County to temporarily take over some of the city's violence prevention programs.
Two men are dead, one woman is hurt and no arrests have been made following separate "targeted" shootings late Thursday and early Friday in Minneapolis, according to police.
At least two people were killed and one was injured in separate shootings late Thursday and early Friday in Minneapolis.
There's a growing number of guns being converted into machine guns. Here's why it matters: When someone opens fire with a machine gun, it has the ability to cause more damage, and impact more lives.
A growing number of firearms are being converted into machine guns, causing more damage and upending more lives. Senior Investigative Reporter Jennifer Mayerle examines how a push to collect this new data can help combat violent crime.
One gun owner heard voices telling her to kill the president. Another mused about shooting up a school. But neither of those crimes happened, thanks in part to Minnesota's new red flag law.
