How Minneapolis teens are battling the heat to take care of city parks
It's definitely a good day to relax by a pool or lake, but for a team of young workers, duty calls and their summer jobs are no walk in the park.
Inside Elliot Twins, Minneapolis' only air-conditioned public high rise
Imagine trying to sleep this week without air conditioning. That's the uncomfortable reality for thousands across the Twin Cities, including nearly all the people that live in public housing.
Local, federal agencies working to get machine gun switches off the streets
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is focused on getting illegal guns off the streets, especially those with machine gun conversion devices, which are commonly called "switches."
Quintin Hudson charged in high-speed Robbinsdale crash that killed woman, critically injured her husband
A driver who allegedly slammed a rented Tesla into a van in Robbinsdale while speeding from a traffic stop, killing a woman and critically injuring her husband, has been charged.
Harvard University report gives Minneapolis blueprint for public safety reform
A new report offers a blueprint for how Minnesota's largest city can reform public safety.
Unity in Community Mediation Team receives $50,000 grant to help monitor Minneapolis police
"We're gonna put this money to work to help the community engage with this process of reform and transformation of public safety in our city of Minneapolis," said UCMT's Mark Anderson.
Prince fans share their excitement for new songs released from Paisley Park vault
The new music from NPG Records in association with Prince's Paisley Park is part of the emerging Prince Vault series.
MPD: Officer hired after being charged, and cleared, in assault on unarmed Black man is no longer with department
The Minneapolis Police Department says that an officer who was hired after being charged, but later cleared, of assaulting an unarmed Black man is no longer with the department.
Minneapolis's Jovonta Patton prepares for debut on gospel music's biggest stage
"I'm very excited to sing a song that I wrote, I put my hard-earned money and time in, and that it's actually doing what gospel music is supposed to do," Patton said.
On Fourth of July, Minnesota veterans reflect on service, America's political divide
"I think the whole premise of just the United States of America is really just working to get better, right, working together. And I think everybody needs to remember that a little bit more," said Sgt. Sebastian Campbell-Gandia.
2 killed in Brooklyn Center double shooting identified
Brooklyn Center police are investigating what may be a murder-suicide near a shopping center Monday.
More than 10,000 Minnesotans to resume student loan payments in October
The average student-loan debt in Minnesota is more than $30,000.
Veterans thankful as St. Paul police crack down on illegal fireworks
St. Paul Police say officers respond to calls about illegal fireworks - many of those calls come from veterans' families.
ACLU suit claims facial recognition led to wrongful prosecution of Black man mistakenly identified
A young man says he was arrested, imprisoned, and prosecuted for a crime he did not commit, and is now suing both Bloomington Police and Hennepin County Sheriff's Office for allegedly violating his rights.
Partnership between St. Paul police, trade unions puts teens in position to win
"We all become a better society if everybody has a mission," said St. Paul Police Cmdr. Jeff Stiff.