A section of state highway in the Twin Cities has been closed unexpectedly due to a slope failure — and it could stay closed for weeks, possibly months.
School years in Minnesota can be hot and muggy on either end and freezing in the middle. A high school on the east side of St. Paul wrapped up its first year with a new heating and cooling system to combat climate change that draws energy from the ground.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Catholic Charities president and CEO Michael Goar about his remarkable journey from an orphanage in South Korea to leading a nonprofit organization that provides services and shelter to people experiencing homelessness.
The Stillwater Lift Bridge will remain down on Tuesday to replace an electrical power cable. The lift schedule will be suspended, though smaller boats and watercraft will still be able to pass below the bridge.
Jamal Mitchell was the first Minneapolis officer fatally shot in the line of duty in more than 20 years. Authorities say he was ambushed Thursday responding to a shooting call. Colleagues praised him as an exceptional officer.
A suspect fatally shot officer Jamal Mitchell as he was attempting to render medical aid, police said. Another officer returned fire, killing the unnamed suspect.
Under state law, complaints against police officers only become public if the officer is disciplined. City officials have historically claimed that “coaching” an officer doesn’t qualify as discipline, and therefore isn’t public information.
Police were called to the Higher Ground Catholic Charities shelter near downtown Minneapolis around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on a report of an unresponsive child. Officers found the two-year-old unresponsive in a room with drug paraphernalia around her.
In 2023, Cody Fohrenkam was found guilty of shooting and killing 15-year-old North High School student Deshaun Hill. But the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state failed to prove that Fohrenkam’s statements were lawfully obtained.