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Greater Minnesota

A century after a Black church burned, a call to acknowledge history

A century after a Black church burned, a call to acknowledge history

More than 100 years ago, arsonists set fire to Brown's Chapel AME Church in Hastings. On Sunday, members of the community —  including a descendant of the congregation — came out to First Presbyterian Church in Hastings to remember the historic church and acknowledge the legacy of racism that stoked the fire which burned the building. 
by Sarah Thamer

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A tale of two cities: How the DFL’s fortunes are shifting away from rural Minnesota

A tale of two cities: How the DFL’s fortunes are shifting away from rural Minnesota

In Southern Minnesota, two closely watched legislative races tell more than just a tale about how politicians are trying to win over voters. These races — in two cities just 40 miles apart — illuminate the shifting fortunes and strategies of the DFL, a party that long-relied on rural pockets to win. 
by Catharine Richert

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Police respond to hoax shooting calls in multiple Minnesota schools

Police respond to hoax shooting calls in multiple Minnesota schools

Law enforcement said schools across Minnesota were the subject of calls alleging an active shooter or shooting Wednesday. The calls were believed to be “swatting,” which is when someone calls police to report a fake emergency at a real address.
by MPR News Staff

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Suspect arrested in Mankato shooting that prompted Friday hospital lockdown

Suspect arrested in Mankato shooting that prompted Friday hospital lockdown

The man is being held at the Blue Earth County Jail on pending charges of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, according to jail records.
by MPR News Staff

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Report: Greater Minn. suicides were majority of gun deaths in 2021

Report: Greater Minn. suicides were majority of gun deaths in 2021

Despite a concerns about mass shootings and a focus on violent crime in the metro, a new report shows the majority of gun deaths in 2021 were suicides in greater Minnesota.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Mankato gunfire: Lockdowns lifted; suspect at large

Mankato gunfire: Lockdowns lifted; suspect at large

Police are searching for a suspect believed to be involved in the shooting just before 9 a.m. on the 100 block of Echo Street. Authorities say one person was treated for a non-life-threatening injury.
by Hannah Yang

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Minnesota faith leaders gather in St. Cloud to decry recent break-ins at mosques

Minnesota faith leaders gather in St. Cloud to decry recent break-ins at mosques

Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said his group in the past year has helped 17 mosques in Minnesota access federal grants to improve security.
by MPR News Staff

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