Tag: Minneapolis
EXCLUSIVE: Chauvin’s mom, attorney speak out ahead of appeals hearing
Oral arguments began today in Derek Chauvin’s state appeal. The former Minneapolis police officer is currently serving a more than 20-year prison sentence for...
Twin Cities weekend crime recap
Minneapolis recorded its third and fourth homicides of the new year over the weekend.
The first occurred early Thursday morning when a man was shot...
Moriarty faces criticism for dismissing rape case during first week in...
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is facing criticism after she dropped a rape charge involving a 14-year-old victim during her first week in office.
Moriarty...
Judge dismisses complaint against racially discriminatory MPS teachers union contract
A district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools over its teachers contract that prioritizes laying off white teachers.
On Monday Hennepin...
Methodist Hospital says police ‘lynched’ George Floyd in new art exhibit
A medical facility in St. Louis Park has installed an art exhibit that includes paintings and other social-justice "offerings" that were collected from George...
Twin Cities weekend crime recap
Abdifatah Abdirisak Badil, 34, of Minneapolis was charged in Hennepin County District Court on Friday after allegedly making violent sexual threats to rape two...
2022: The biggest stories we broke this year
2022 was a historic year for Alpha News.
More than 2.8 million unique viewers visited our website, and we broke some of the biggest stories...
Teachers union slammed for objecting to plan to recruit police from...
The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis has issued a stinging rebuke of the city’s woke teachers union following its decision to criticize an internship...
An open letter to Somali Americans
Dear Somali Americans,
The recent uprising of Somali parents in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school district over transgender policies is just the tip of the iceberg. Wait...
No charges in Andrew Tekle Sundberg shooting
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges against the officers involved in the July 2022 death of Andrew Tekle Sundberg.
Hennepin County...