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Met Council adds more personnel to address fare evasion
The Metropolitan Council passed a new set of rules Wednesday afternoon aimed at reducing fare evasion. The change comes as part of the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 12, 2023


The Minneapolis Central Craft Club holds donation drive for unhoused people
As the summer months wind to end, Minnesotans are being reminded of the blistering cold to come. In an effort to reduce the brunt of the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 12, 2023


Family of Ricky Cobb II rails against silent Hennepin County attorneys
The family of Ricky Cobb II and supporters rallied in front of a Minnesota State Patrol office Saturday, as the Hennepin County...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 9, 2023


AG Ellison opens investigation into 52 student debt collection companies
Minnesota's Attorney General opened an investigation into 52 student debt companies last month, accusing them of violating multiple...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 7, 2023


East St. Paul community remembers 8th grader lost to gun violence
A shooting in St. Paul left a 14-year-old girl dead. While friends and family are left with anger, sadness, and grief, answers are few...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 6, 2023


Minneapolis receives million dollar grant to reduce food insecurity and chronic illnesses
The Minneapolis City Council accepted a $1.02 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control Thursday morning. The grant will go...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 5, 2023


Frey asks Minneapolis City Council for Third Precinct building blocks from the old one
On Wednesday morning, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey asked the City Council to approve a location for the city’s Third Precinct police...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 5, 2023


Minnesota joins lawsuit against Amazon. Here’s what that means for sellers and customers
The Federal Trade Commission filed a major lawsuit against Amazon Inc. late September, accusing the company of using “coercive and...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 3, 2023


Minneapolis City Council rejects workers’ comp claim from former MPD SWAT team leader
The Minneapolis City Council was poised to spend $145,000 on a workers’ compensation claim from former officer Sgt. Andrew Bittell, who...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 2, 2023


Minnesota hospitals now providing culturally-appropriate hair and skin products
Across Minnesota, hospitals are extending their line of care products to be more inclusive. Historically, hospitals have only carried...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 29, 2023


St. Paul restricts smoking tobacco, marijuana and hemp on public property
St. Paul is now restricting smoking on public property in an effort to curb the use of tobacco, marijuana and hemp on St. Paul streets. A...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 28, 2023


What rent measures could mean for the St. Paul City Council race
Rent control has taken center stage in Twin Cities politics in recent years as the price of housing has skyrocketed, and it could...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 27, 2023


Rep. Omar to bring Minnesota’s Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women to national stage
When Minnesota unveiled the Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women earlier this year, it sought to understand the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 26, 2023


Voting in Twin Cities elections: What you need to know
As early voting gets underway in the Twin Cities, new state and local election regulations are coming into effect. Those include a new...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 26, 2023


Minneapolis looks to sell two plots of land to Red Lake Nation
The City of Minneapolis is moving forward on selling two plots of land to the Red Lake Nation to be used for the creation of a community...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 22, 2023


Ananya Dance Theatre brings protest to the stage
Ananya Dance Theatre’s latest production, “Michhil Amra: We Are the Procession” captures the bodily expression of desire for a more just...

Jasmine McBride
Sep 22, 2023


Minnesota Attorney General clarifies SRO use-of-force guidelines
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a clarification Wednesday afternoon on a controversial law restricting use of force on...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 21, 2023


Minneapolis City Council Shuts down Century Plaza Third Precinct Plan
The Minneapolis City Council voted to scrap the plan to house the city's Third Precinct police station in Century Plaza on the edge of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 20, 2023


Hennepin County Attorney receives results of the BCA Ricky Cobb investigation
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has sent the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office the results of its investigation into the death of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 19, 2023


Minneapolis City Council weighs new recommendations for police contract
Community organizers presented Minneapolis City Council’s Policy and Government Oversight Committee with more than 20 recommendations to...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 18, 2023
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