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State Trooper charged with death of Ricky Cobb
Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan was charged Wednesday with second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault and...

Jasmine McBride
Jan 24, 2024


Penumbra Theater’s Lou Bellamy files lawsuit for death of son
Lou Bellamy, founder of the nationally renowned Penumbra Theatre, has filed a federal lawsuit against Hennepin County jail for the death...

Jasmine McBride
Jan 23, 2024


Marvin Haynes celebrates new beginning
On Sunday, approximately 100 people came to the Aloft Hotel in Minneapolis to celebrate Marvin Haynes as a newly free man. Haynes was...

Jasmine McBride
Jan 23, 2024


Philip Vance fights for his innocence from solitary confinement
Philp Vance, who maintains his innocence of a crime he was imprisoned for more than 20 years ago, has spent the last four months in...

Jasmine McBride
Jan 9, 2024


Commutation shaves more than six years off inmate’s sentence
Christopher Fausto Cabrera, who was sentenced in 2004 to 26 years in prison, is set to be released years early due to good behavior. At...

Jasmine McBride
Dec 22, 2023


Marvin Haynes exonerated, released
After serving nearly 20 years for a crime he did not commit, Marvin Haynes has been exonerated and released from the Minnesota...
CBJ Staff
Dec 11, 2023


What to do if you’re worried about lead poisoning
Friday morning, a small group of people crowded the entrance to Care 4 All on Payne Avenue in East Saint Paul, filling out forms so that...
CBJ Staff
Dec 8, 2023


Historic Rondo church to plant “mini-forest” in St. Paul
Pilgrim Baptist Church is partnering with two nonprofits – the Urban Farm and Gardening Alliance and Renewing the Countryside – to fight...

Jasmine McBride
Dec 5, 2023


East Side residents exposed to toxins in air and water
Residents of St. Paul’s East Side have recently had to contend with contaminated soil, air and water. The East Side is one of the most...
CBJ Staff
Nov 24, 2023


“American Precariat” empowers the incarcerated
More than a hundred people crowded into the Hook and Ladder in Minneapolis Wednesday night to celebrate the launch of “American...

Jasmine McBride
Nov 16, 2023


Minnesota Constitution’s slavery clause sparks renewed outrage
Minnesotans are demanding a change to a clause in the state's constitution that allows slave labor in prisons. Minnesota’s 1857 bill of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Nov 6, 2023


Minneapolis seeks to double funding for free immigration legal services
The City of Minneapolis is adding more funding for free immigration legal services to its 2024 budget, as increasing numbers of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Nov 6, 2023


Minneapolis chooses new Third Precinct building
The City of Minneapolis has decided on a new home for the Third Precinct, putting an end to a long-running dispute between the City...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Nov 2, 2023


Ex-officer who beat Black man sentenced to 15 days in workhouse
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Justin Stetson was sentenced to 15 days in the workhouse and two years probation for beating Jaleel...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 23, 2023


Toddrick Barnette sworn in as new OCS commissioner
Hennepin County Chief Justice Toddrick Barnette was sworn in as the new commissioner of the Office of Community Safety Monday morning....
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 23, 2023


Reproductive justice meets Minneapolis night scene
This evening the reproductive freedom organization Our Justice, in collaboration with Body Prayers, an afro-centered body reclamation...

Jasmine McBride
Oct 20, 2023


St Paul City Council votes to eliminate single-family zoning laws
The St. Paul City Council voted Wednesday to rewrite the city’s zoning laws in an effort to reduce housing costs and diversify housing...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 19, 2023


Capitol Steps taken over by Pro-Palestine protests
Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of the Minnesota Capitol to demand elected officials call for a ceasefire in the ongoing...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 19, 2023


Minnesota launches major pay increase program for child-care providers
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday a $316 million fund to increase pay for child-care workers in an effort to address a startling...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 18, 2023


People of Color Career Fair chips away at gate-kept economic wealth
Each year the People of Color Career Fair draws crowds of workers looking to engage with Minnesota companies committed to diversifying...

Jasmine McBride
Oct 17, 2023
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