Candles, flowers and a miniature Eiffel Tower sat outside Minneapolis' Alliance Francaise Sunday afternoon, as marchers gathered to show solidarity with France after Friday's deadly attacks in Paris.
In the wake of increased violence in Minneapolis, Mayor Betsy Hodges Friday announced new initiatives designed to focus on repeat violent offenders, including a new violent crime investigations unit.
About a third of Minnesota's young offenders re-enter the juvenile system within a year of their release; about half return eventually. Adults who mentor those kids say it doesn't have to be that way.
"I can speak English," Asma Jama told the woman who berated her for speaking Swahili, "but we choose to speak whatever language we want." Then the woman smashed a glass beer mug across Jama's face.
The 12 top-ranked women's roller derby teams from across the globe compete this weekend in downtown St. Paul. That includes the local squad, the Minnesota RollerGirls.
Seven families whose children attend Minneapolis and St. Paul Public Schools are suing the state over policies they say have resulted in high concentrations of poor and minority students in urban schools.
The Minnesota House returns in March to a Capitol that will still be covered in construction. Officials say they'll need to restrict public access and that's raising concerns about open government.