Minneapolis encampment cleared following deadly double shooting
City and county crews are working to clear a Minneapolis homeless encampment on Wednesday hours after a man was shot dead nearby and another was seriously hurt.
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City and county crews are working to clear a Minneapolis homeless encampment on Wednesday hours after a man was shot dead nearby and another was seriously hurt.
Inside Minneapolis American Indian Center, building trust and community safety is at the top of mind Tuesday night.
Linda Leonard said she's seen other shootings, open drug use and a variety of other crimes at the encampment.
Minneapolis police are investigating a homicide Wednesday morning. Police Chief Brian O’Hara addressed the problem of gun violence and drug use, and called it a “sad situation.”
The killing occurred on the 2500 block of 17th Avenue South, the city's police department said.
It's a community conversation meant to celebrate a partnership between community and police. But our Ubah Ali found out there's a bigger conversation that's needed.
Hennepin and Fifth avenues are just blocks from Target Field, and blocks from Target Center. In many ways, it is the heart of downtown Minneapolis. The last couple of days, though it has been the heart of tragedy. WCCO's Adam Duxter shares the impact this is already having and why some are planning to leave.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says charges have been dropped for a man who was misidentified as a suspect in an attack on a north Minneapolis homeless shelter.
A Twin Cities family is mourning the loss of a teenager — the victim of a hit-and-run crash in downtown Minneapolis over the weekend.
Police say a 14-year-old boy was shot in downtown Minneapolis early Monday evening.
A Twin Cities family is mourning the loss of a teenager- the victim of a hit-and-run in downtown Minneapolis over the weekend. Video shows a car driving through a crowd of people at a busy intersection on Hennepin Avenue. Family members say 16-year-old De'Miaya Broome died. Five others were hurt. John Lauritsen talked with Broome's family about how they're remembering her.
A man accused of speeding off a highway and onto a city street in Minneapolis, slamming into another car and killing five young women will now face murder charges, prosecutors said.
The New York Times is praising the "freewheeling creative spirit" of the Twin Cities pizza scene, singling out one spot in particular as "one of the region's most excellent restaurants."
A 27-year-old man has died after collapsing during Sunday's City of Lakes Half Marathon in Minneapolis.
A group of people from Twin Cities churches walked the streets of north Minneapolis Sunday spreading a message of hope.
Among those participating are Target, Target Field, IDS Center, Capella Tower, Minneapolis Convention Center and the Interstate 35W Bridge.
An overnight hit-and-run crash in downtown Minneapolis injured five people and killed one.
A 33-year-old woman is facing two charges after an attack at St. Anne's Place in north Minneapolis.
Minneapolis will be filled with sports fans of all kinds this weekend with the Twins, Vikings and Gophers in town, and the Red Bull Showrun happening downtown.
A preliminary plan to expand the Metro Transit blue line from Minneapolis to Brooklyn Park had business owners and residents voicing their concerns at a public hearing Friday afternoon.
The Minneapolis Veterans Administration is improving health care access for the fastest-growing group of veterans.
Police arrested a woman who bashed a homeless shelter's doors with a bat over a parking dispute.
Sixteen families of women and children have moved out of St. Anne's Place since the attack. The shelter's CEO says the neighbors across the street are responsible.
A 40-year-old man is facing multiple assault charges after firing a gun inside a south Minneapolis apartment complex multiple times last weekend.
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