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Twin Cities

For gun offenders, police want sentences to send tough message

For gun offenders, police want sentences to send tough message

In part two of MPR News' investigation into gun violence in Minneapolis, we talk to a gun offender now serving time. Law enforcement officials are taking steps to try to reduce gun violence, and keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons.
by Brandt Williams

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More measles cases in Minn.; officials push vaccine

Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist Dr. Ruth Lynfield said the outbreak of measles in Minnesota in the past month exceeds the number from the last five years combined.
by Dan Olson

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Theft a prime source of illegally-obtained guns on Minneapolis streets

Theft a prime source of illegally-obtained guns on Minneapolis streets

In part one of MPR News' investigation of gun violence in Minneapolis, we look at where the guns come from. Most of the firearms used in Minneapolis gun crimes are obtained illegally. The people who use those guns steal them from homes or gun stores, or they buy them illegally.
by Brandt Williams

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St. Paul flooding could force 2,200 to relocate

St. Paul flooding could force 2,200 to relocate

After weeks of preparing for major spring floods, St. Paul officials are now warning of water levels unseen in more than four decades that could force the evacuations of 2,200 people.

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More janitors fired in Minn. after immigration audit

Federal immigration authorities have identified a second large janitorial company operating in Minnesota -- Harvard Maintenance -- that has hired workers who don't have proper documentation. The company is dismissing 240 workers, according to their union.
by Sasha Aslanian

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St. Paul leaders back contentious school reform plan

St. Paul leaders back contentious school reform plan

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is lending his political power to a plan to reform the city's public schools. Superintendent Valeria Silva wants to focus resources on neighborhood schools, in part by reducing citywide busing to magnet schools.
by Sasha Aslanian

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