Tag: Hennepin County
Major Minnesota school district allowing all students to opt in for...
Osseo Area Schools is now allowing all students to opt into a "100 percent distance learning option" for the fall in response to the...
EXCLUSIVE: Hennepin County Employees Given Paid Time Off To Mourn George...
Employees of Hennepin County have been awarded 16 hours of paid time off to mourn the death of George Floyd.
Every one of Hennepin County's...
Hennepin County Tried to Shut Down a Gun Store Last Month
Last month, according to persons who wish to remain anonymous, Hennepin County’s health inspector forced Bill’s Gun Shop & Range—a chain of gun stores...
Internal Document Sheds Light on How Minneapolis-area Hennepin County Wants to...
An internal document obtained by The Minnesota Sun sheds light on how the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) plans to handle officer-involved shootings (OIS).
As The Sun reported in...
$2 Billion Southwest Light Rail Extension Project Advances
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County have approved several agreements that allow the costly Minneapolis to Eden Prairie light rail...
Hennepin County Sued for Low Quality Child Protective Services
MINNEAPOLIS- Hennepin County was among the defendants in a recent lawsuit which holds that the county, and the child protection services it provides, are...
Southwest LRT Funding Takes Another Hit
MINNEAPOLIS - The Metropolitan Council’s Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) project continues to face funding challenges.
Following months of contention, the Counties Transit Improvement Board...
Viral Video Explains Need for Reform of MN’s Met Council
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Minnesota’s Met Council has been put on notice by one prominent Minnesota Republican.
Hennepin County Commissioner and former candidate for Governor Jeff...
MN Gun Buyback Misses the Target
Minneapolis, MN -- This weekend, people in Minneapolis participated in a gun buyback program that was well received by the community as the program...