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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


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


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


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


Art meets racial healing at Penumbra Theatre
For decades St. Paul’s Penumbra Theatre has been known as one of the nation’s most successful Black theater companies, staging compelling...

Jasmine McBride
Sep 18, 2023


MN Supreme Court rules that smell of marijuana not a valid reason for search
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the smell of marijuana alone is not a valid reason for the police to search a vehicle,...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 15, 2023


“PASSAGE” examines impact of colonization on modern relationships
Exposed Brick Theatre’s latest production asks: Is it possible for the colonized and the colonizer to ever truly get along? “PASSAGE,” by...

Jasmine McBride
Sep 12, 2023


Minneapolis Mayor announces new community safety commissioner
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has selected Hennepin County Judge Toddrick Barnette to fill the post of the city’s Office of Community...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 11, 2023


Use of force in schools stirs up controversy, concerns, and alarming data
On Thursday, educators and concerned parents gathered at the State Capitol to voice their support for a new law that limits the use of...

Jasmine McBride
Sep 8, 2023


Minneapolis 2040 plan struck down by Hennepin County Judge
The Minneapolis 2040 plan was struck down by Hennepin County Judge Joseph Klein Wednesday after saying the plan did not take adequate...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Sep 8, 2023
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