Tag: Minneapolis
City clears homeless camp after nearby homes burn down
A homeless encampment in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis was cleared Wednesday after weeks of complaints from residents and just hours after three homes...
Caryn Sullivan: College should not be a crime scene
Is the University of Minnesota becoming a crime scene?
On July 7, a goalie for the Gophers women’s hockey team narrowly missed being shot. Makayla...
Twin Cities weekend crime recap
Minneapolis police shot and killed an armed suspect early Thursday morning after a 6-hour standoff which began after the suspect allegedly fired shots from...
Victim of man killed by police confronts protesters: ‘He tried to...
Six hours before Minneapolis police killed Andrew Tekle Sundberg, a mother with two young children called to report that Sundberg was firing a gun...
Sheriff candidate wants to raise pay for prison inmates
A Democratic candidate for Hennepin County sheriff said she thinks it's a "good idea" to give inmates more money for their labor in prison.
Dawanna...
Homicide suspect crashes during pursuit, kills innocent child
A Brooklyn Center police pursuit of a homicide suspect ended in a serious crash Friday afternoon, injuring several people and killing a six-year-old child.
The...
Minneapolis Democrat says July 4th madness captured the ‘deterioration of civility’
The pool deck of a luxury apartment building at the foot of the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis served as a recording studio of...
Hit and run crash leaves Lake Street business in shambles
A neighborhood diner in the Cooper neighborhood of Minneapolis was left in shambles late Wednesday night after a reportedly intoxicated female crashed a pick-up...
Sheila Qualls: Why the use of the ‘r’ word needs to...
The use of the "r" word needs to stop. The "r" word, or "racist," has become the go-to accusation for any disagreeable interaction between...
Dickey: SOS refuses to fix ‘obvious’ election integrity issues
A new weekly podcast on legal issues in Minnesota made its debut on Alpha News this week. James Dickey of the Upper Midwest Law...