'They want good police. They want honest police": 1-on-1 with Frey's public safety pick
Dr. Cedric Alexander says he had lots to move on when it comes to integrating five departments: police, fire, 911, emergency management, and neighborhood safety.
Cedric Alexander tapped for new Minneapolis role: Commissioner of Community Safety
The position integrates five departments -- 911, the city fire department, the emergency management office, the police department, and neighborhood safety, formerly known as the Office of Violence Prevention.
Minneapolis councilmember now calling for State Patrol to help curb violence
Minneapolis City Councilmember Michael Rainville says he now think the State Patrol should be helping Minneapolis police.
7 hospitalized after July Fourth shooting at Boom Island Park
Several of the victims are in critical condition, police said.
"Just a darling little girl," the search for Elle Ragin continues
Northfield Police along with state investigators continue looking for missing six-year-old Elle Ragin. She is about three feet six inches tall with curly brown hair and brown eyes.
Warrant found in Emmett Till case offers relatives renewed hope for justice
New evidence in the landmark case of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy whose murder in Mississippi ignited the civil rights movement, have his family making renewed calls for justice.
Wild sends off team dog Celly to his next mission, helping veteran with PTSD
The team adopted Celly from Coco's Heart Dog Rescue last summer on a one-year training contract, to be raised as a future service dog. Now a veteran will take Celly home.
1st Minnesotan and Native American killed in Desert Storm laid to rest at Fort Snelling Cemetery 31 years on
Corp. Stephen Eric Bentlzin was killed in action on January 29, 1991. On Monday, he was given a full military burial.
Jason DeRusha signs off after 19 years at WCCO
"I don't know if anybody truly has had that kind of career and has that kind of range," said WCCO's Heather Brown.
Neighbors, businesses frustrated, concerned over growing encampment in south Minneapolis
Residents in a south Minneapolis neighborhood are asking city leaders for help in dealing with a growing homeless encampment.
How Black Union troops were "the fathers of Juneteenth"
As we commemorate Juneteenth, the first as a federal holiday, historians are asking people not to forget the true fathers of the holiday.
Selfie museum allows visitors to get creative with photography
A new store in the North Town Mall is giving people space to take selfies and be creative with it.
97 arrests in multi-agency crackdown on crime in Minneapolis
Police say they could not have completed this detail successfully without the help of their partners.
'Operation Safe Summer': An Exclusive Look Inside Minneapolis Police's Violent Crime Initiative
Increased gun violence, carjackings and assaults on Minneapolis streets are the focus of a Safe Summer initiative led by the Minneapolis Police Department.
Mayor Frey applauds Minneapolis police for getting guns off the street
The mayor says city officers need to be applauded for their efforts, adding that lives are being saved.