Tag: Minneapolis
‘Overwhelmed the system’: 911 calls more than quadrupled during Floyd riots
Minneapolis was receiving five times the average number of 911 calls at the height of the George Floyd riots in May 2020. This call...
Classes canceled as Minneapolis teachers go on strike
Minneapolis teachers are officially on strike, resulting in canceled classes for more than 28,000 students.
The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers announced the strike Monday evening...
Commentary: Twin Cities teacher strikes would be more anti-child cruelty
In their infinite wisdom and cruelty, the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and St. Paul Federation of Educators voted to strike in late February.
While this...
Graffiti throughout Minneapolis calls for murdering police
Graffiti spotted throughout the city of Minneapolis explicitly calls for the murder of police officers.
One public bench was spray-painted with the words, “Save lives,...
Cambridge family holds fundraiser for 17-year-old bystander fatally shot in Minneapolis
A Cambridge family continues to search for answers after a 17-year-old boy was caught in the crossfire in Minneapolis nearly a year ago.
Nicholas Enger...
Carjacking victims describe lingering feelings of paranoia, fear
Hundreds of violent carjackings and thousands of catalytic converter thefts each year continue to leave Minnesotans on edge. Liz Collin sat down with four...
St. Paul sees rolling gun battle, man with machete chase bystanders...
Over the weekend, an Uber driver captured a dramatic video as he drove through a St. Paul gunfight and a man with a machete...
Minneapolis patrol officers down by more than half
The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) has fewer than 270 officers who can patrol the streets.
"There are 268 officers in 911 patrol right now," a...
Minnesotans rally in support of Ukraine
Dozens of Minnesotans gathered on the Lowry Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis Saturday night in a show of solidarity with Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of...
‘The system isn’t working’: Crime Watch explains why they’re driven to...
The latest addition to the Alpha News team, Emmy Award-winning reporter and anchor Liz Collin, spoke with the person behind Crime Watch Minneapolis on...