The Fight for $15 Minimum Wage in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN --- A group called 15Now is seeking to raise the minimum wage in Minneapolis in November. According to their website, 15Now states...

Big Spending Isn’t Helping Minneapolis-St. Paul Students

Minnesota students’ poor showings on the MCA scores in 2016 is a long standing problem that has serious implications for the state’s business climate. In...

VIDEO: Alpha News Reporter Saves Man from Getting Hit by Light...

Man falls and hits his head while crossing light rail tracks, reporter pulls him to safety Minneapolis, MN- An Alpha News reporter became part of...

Allina Nurses’ Union Asks Members To Support Strike

The Minnesota Nurses Association, a union which represents 4,800 nurses at the five Allina Hospitals in the Twin Cities, is asking its members to authorize...

E. coli Closes Lake Minnetonka Beaches

E. coli was detected at Lake Minnetonka beaches, including Excelsior Commons Beach and Nocomo Beach in Deephaven.  The beaches were closed on Monday, August...

Self-Proclaimed “Tax and Spend Liberal” Phyllis Kahn Debates Opponents in 60B

Cowles Auditorium was filled to capacity Monday night as it hosted Rep. Phyllis Kahn, Mohamud Noor, and Ilhan Omar, each vying to win the...

Bomb Hoax Sends Small MN Town Into Panic

SPRING GROVE, MN - Downtown Spring Grove was shut down for the better part of six hours Friday as police responded to what turned...

MN Residents Line Bridge in Support of Police

Forest Lake, MN- People living in the Northern suburbs are showing their support for police. A group of roughly 200 residents of Forest Lake and...

Castile Protesters Cost Taxpayers $1.5 Million

The recent city-wide protests over the death of Philando Castile will cost taxpayers approximately $1.5 million. According to KARE-TV, Tonya Tennessen, a spokesperson for St....

Test Scores Show Discouraging Results for MN Students

Editor's Note: Correction - This story originally reported the Minneapolis Public School District's results as the Charter School Authorizer. The article has since been...