Minneapolis closes homeless encampment in Phillips neighborhood
The City of Minneapolis closed a homeless encampment in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.
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The City of Minneapolis closed a homeless encampment in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.
Shelters are getting ready for the snow that's coming for us
Many of us start our day with coffee and maybe a little bit of reading before heading out the door. A coffee shop in Minneapolis is using that formula to help others in need.
Officials say the cause of a fire at an encampment for the homeless community in Minneapolis last month cannot be determined.
A fire ripped through a homeless encampment in south Minneapolis on Thursday. City leaders and support groups are providing an update, addressing the situation.
Crews quickly extinguished a fire at a homeless encampment in south Minneapolis Thursday, but not before it was decimated.
Panic and fear as flames engulfed a homeless camp in south Minneapolis today. It sent up this plume of smoke that could be seen for miles. No one is badly hurt and a new camp is already in the works, but the concern is far from over. WCCO's Ubah Ali has the latest.
Harrowing video shows a fire spreading rapidly through an encampment in Minneapolis on Thursday.
Bauer says this is a humanitarian issue, and he and many others will continue to do what they can to help their neighbors.
A group of hunters who met for a yearly wild game feast are now using their resources to help the homeless.
A group of hunters who meet for a yearly wild game feast are now using their resources to help the homeless.
As police force the migration of another homeless camp, members are calling out the City of Minneapolis.
Just two days after the City of Minneapolis cleared a homeless encampment known as Camp Nenookaasi for the second time in a month, it will now clear a newly established camp nearby.
Just two days after the City of Minneapolis cleared a homeless encampment known as Camp Nenookaasi for the second time in a month, it will now clear a newly established camp nearby.
Firefighters battled a blaze overnight Wednesday at a homeless encampment near Downtown St. Paul.
"We can not ignore the public safety concerns at these large encampments or the health concerns associated with the large encampments," said Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Toddrick Barnette.
A local motel has transformed for a new purpose. Six days ago they got their first residents.
A Harvard study also found that more than 22 million Americans spend at least 30% of their income on rent. Half of those people are spending more than half of what they make, and that has ripple effects on the economy.
Rents over the last two decades have risen much faster than employee pay, contributing to an escalating homelessness crisis in the U.S.
Lt. Col. Jacob Helgestad is battling cancer but as our Allen Henry explains, that can't stop him from continuing to serve here at home.
For the past 18 years, a local barber has dedicated his talent and time to people experiencing homelessness.
On Wednesday night, a national effort will check shelters, under bridges and encampments to get an accurate count of the number of people without a place to live.
A national effort will check shelters, under bridges and encampments to get an accurate count of the number of people without a place to live. Reg Chapman goes inside the local 24-hour command center to see where the work to end homelessness begins.
The city of Minneapolis says it is working to close what used to be the Camp Nenookaasi encampment due to a recent stomach flu outbreak.
Reg Chapman gives us an inside look at one of Minneapolis' newest homeless encampments.
