The Biden Administration announced Wednesday the $20 million grant will pay for city safety measures at more than 500 intersections and for more protected bike lanes and pedestrian refuge islands.
An Anoka County District Court judge threw out a conservative group’s legal challenge to a law giving people with felony records quicker access to the voting booth. An appeal is planned.
A Hennepin County judge Thursday sentenced a young man to time served after rejecting an earlier plea deal in a fatal attempted carjacking.
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A University of Minnesota law professor and a former regent this week asked the U.S. Department of Education to investigate alleged antisemitism at the university. It comes as conflicting ideas about what is antisemitic has universities across the nation struggling to strike a balance between free speech and protecting students.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, local jails and prisons released thousands of inmates early. Experts say the recent increase reflects a return to business as usual for the nation's carceral system.
Russian President Vladimir Putin resumed his traditional year-end press conference, after canceling last year, when Russia was doing badly on the battlefield. He combined it with a call-in program.
Designer and entrepreneur Houston White has a singular vision: to create a vibrant Black middle class in Minneapolis. And it’s more than a plan. It’s already becoming reality.
Is your aunt asking too many personal questions? Is your cousin talking your ear off about politics? These coping techniques can help you navigate sticky social situations at family holiday parties.
Thursday will see temperatures more than 20 degrees above normal. A developing system Friday will bring rain showers turning to snow in northern Minnesota Friday night.
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have charged five dozen people with stealing $250 million from food programs meant for children in need. Ahmed Sharif Omar-Hashim is the 16th to plead guilty.
A very mild and sun-filled day is in store for us Thursday. We’ll see highs range from the low 50s in southwest Minnesota to mid 30s northwest. Rain showers will develop early Friday.
People marched Wednesday night in Minneapolis to protest the planned closure of Camp Nenookaasi, a homeless encampment in the East Phillips neighborhood. And the Minnesota Supreme Court has released a decision in a case with the potential to remake the racial and socioeconomic structure of schools. The court found that racial imbalances in schools alone do not violate the state constitution.
Israel's military says the system makes it more efficient and reduces collateral damage. Critics see a host of problems with the nation's use of AI, but other militaries will likely follow suit.
Some of these traditions' origin stories and how they are implemented can vary by region or households, but they nonetheless help bring holiday cheer to those who celebrate.
Passenger complaints about airlines rose sharply in the first half of the year, according to consumer watchdogs. The number of canceled flights declined, but delays and other problems increased.
Marvin Haynes walked out of a Stillwater prison on Monday a free man. A judge had vacated his conviction, for which he was serving a life sentence. He received the news on his birthday after fighting nearly 20 years to prove his innocence.
Holiday season is always a busy one for the nation’s mail carriers. But some Minnesota mail carriers say they’re being overworked as the Post Office takes on more business than it can handle.
The a cappella group Johnson Street Underground entertains audiences at their holiday concert this Saturday at Winona Arts Center. New Native Theatre’s play “A Christmas in Ochopee” runs through this weekend. Skylark Opera Theatre stages “The Gift of the Magi” in St Paul.
Political organizers and supporters of Minneapolis’s unsheltered population marched Tuesday evening from the site of the Wall of Forgotten Natives — a now-closed encampment — to Camp Nenookaasi, an existing camp the city plans to tear down.
Before the year is out, Minnesota will have a new state flag. The debate went to a different forum: Jason Benjamin’s fourth grade class at Burroughs Community School in Minneapolis.