Tag: Minnetonka
Charges say man threatened to ‘shoot up’ UnitedHealthcare building
A Hopkins man is facing four felony charges after he allegedly threatened to “shoot up” UnitedHealthcare’s Minnetonka headquarters.
A criminal complaint says police were dispatched...
Former Minnetonka charter school staffer charged with sexual solicitation of a...
In an update to a story Alpha News published in October, a former hall monitor at Eagle Ridge Academy in Minnetonka, Minn., has now...
Why a $30 million juvenile facility sits empty while violent youth...
As violent juvenile crime explodes across the Twin Cities, police and local leaders are at their breaking point—forced to watch repeat offenders walk free...
Medica closes Minnetonka headquarters following UnitedHealth CEO’s murder
Medica announced the temporary closure of its headquarters in Minnetonka following the tragic murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.
The decision,...
2024 election guide: Here’s what you need to know about the...
For the last two years, Democrats in Minnesota have controlled the governorship, the Minnesota House of Representatives, and the Minnesota Senate. This "trifecta" has...
Minnetonka charter school staffer placed on leave after arrest
A Hopkins man working as a hall monitor at Eagle Ridge Academy in Minnetonka, Minn., was placed on administrative leave this week following his...
FACT CHECK: Change in Minnesota Senate will not give GOP power...
The Minnesota Senate currently has 33 Republicans, 33 Democrats, and one vacant seat. This vacancy was created after Democrat Kelly Morrison resigned her Lake...
DFL candidate Ann Johnson Stewart supported bail reform, Mary Moriarty, and...
DFL candidate Ann Johnson Stewart has supported bail reform, Mary Moriarty, and legislation to study reparations during the course of her political career.
Currently running...
DFLer Edelson wins special election in Hennepin County over conservative Simonetti
A springtime special election in the west metro tilted the way of the experienced politician as three-term DFL legislator Heather Edelson defeated political newcomer Marisa...
Simonetti, Edelson to face off in special election for Hennepin County...
Can Marisa Simonetti, a self-defined conservative businesswoman who launched a campaign for Hennepin County Board just eight weeks ago, knock off a DFL “inner...