Twin Cities

March 1, 2023 5:25 PM

Minneapolis hosts Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament for the first time

The Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament is typically held in Indiana, but for its 30th anniversary, the tournament is changing it up: It’s coming to Minneapolis for the first time.

by Feven Gerezgiher and Kerem Yücel

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March 1, 2023 12:06 PM

St. Paul company brings craft to non-alcoholic beer

The technology to dealcoholize beer has been around for a long time, but not at a price point that let craft brewers join the market with their more refined brews. A St. Paul company is changing that.

by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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March 1, 2023 11:47 AM

Feds give $2M to plan 'land bridge' above I-94 in St. Paul

The project is an effort to reestablish St. Paul’s historically Black Rondo neighborhood, which was torn apart to build Interstate 94 in the 1960s.

by Amy Felegy and Tim Nelson

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February 28, 2023 10:54 AM

Fohrenkam sentenced to 38 years in killing of Deshaun Hill

A jury convicted Cody Fohrenkam, 30, last month of shooting the 15-year-old in the back of the head after a brief exchange on a Minneapolis sidewalk a year ago.

by Matt Sepic

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February 28, 2023 7:50 AM

Twin Cities snow emergency alerts fall short for non-English speakers

St. Paul offers snow emergency alerts in four foreign languages. Minneapolis sends texts in English, with a link to a website that provides a helpline and abbreviated information in three languages.

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February 28, 2023 4:00 AM

'Where power resides' — Flipping privilege in the art curator paradigm

The Emerging Curators Institute is a singular arts entity in the Midwest. It is providing an alternative pathway into a field that has historically been limited to the privileged.

by Alex V. Cipolle

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February 28, 2023 4:00 AM

Weisman Art Museum pop-up exhibit will feature Black Twin Cities artists

The exhibit, which is hosted by the University of Minnesota Black Student Union in honor of Black History Month, is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

by Abbey Machtig

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February 27, 2023 5:20 PM

St. Paul police identify two men killed in weekend shooting

St. Paul authorities have identified two people shot and killed on Saturday. Police say they were 34-year-old Larry Jiles Jr. of Hugo and 37-year-old Troy Kennedy of St. Paul.

by Regina Medina and MPR News Staff

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February 27, 2023 7:51 AM

Freezing rain leads to icy roads and sidewalks, school delays across much of Minnesota

Freezing rain across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin early Monday led to icy roads and sidewalks, and delayed or canceled classes in many school districts.

by Andrew Krueger

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February 26, 2023 6:06 PM

Opponents of Roof Depot demolition vow to fight on

A Hennepin County judge granted a temporary restraining order, putting the planned demolition of the Roof Depot building on pause. The demolition was previously slated to go ahead this week. Although the project is on hold, activists say their work isn’t.

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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