Twin Cities

January 31, 2020 4:00 AM

After a life in pictures, Mia painting curator Patrick Noon retires

After leading the Minneapolis Institute of Art's paintings department for 22 years, Patrick Noon retires Friday. He has guided the department through two building expansions and acquired some 200 paintings for the museum’s collection.

by Euan Kerr

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January 29, 2020 2:18 PM

Tapped to lead Minneapolis housing system, Warsame makes history again

Abdi Warsame made history in 2013 when he became the first Somali in Minnesota elected to the Minneapolis City Council. His latest is another first, and puts a City Council seat in play.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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January 28, 2020 5:42 PM

Some Section 8 voucher holders will have more options to use the subsidies

The federal government has authorized the two agencies to cut through traditional bureaucratic barriers to enable an initial pool of Section 8 voucher holders to use them in communities outside those usually included in the agencies' operations.

by Martin Moylan

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January 28, 2020 4:18 PM

Judge: Archdiocese has met obligations to protect children from abuse

Twin Cities Archbishop Bernard Hebda vowed that the church would continue to work with abuse survivors, lay people and the county attorney’s office to make the church safer for young people.

by Jon Collins

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January 28, 2020 4:00 AM

Supporters see worker co-ops as way to spread the wealth

There are more than 1,000 active cooperatives in Minnesota. Proponents say it makes the economy more equitable and democratic as wealth disparities in the United States continue to grow.

by Jon Collins

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January 25, 2020 1:04 PM

Photos: U.S. Pond Hockey Championships at Lake Nokomis

Hundreds of hockey players from Minnesota and beyond gathered at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis this week for the 15th annual U.S. Pond Hockey Championships.

by MPR News Staff

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January 24, 2020 6:53 PM

Minneapolis police: Don't leave your car running

Minneapolis police say drivers are giving thieves too many opportunities to swipe vehicles as hundreds of autos were stolen just in the month of January so far, a level the department calls “abnormally high.”

by MPR News Staff

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January 23, 2020 9:19 PM

Rep. Omar asks voters to ‘send her back’ for new term

Rep. Ilhan Omar has national stature, is flush with campaign cash and represents a strongly Democratic district. But she has attracted spirited challengers to her reelection anyway.

by Matt Sepic and Brian Bakst