Minneapolis, Mayor Frey sued over vaccine mandate

Multiple Minneapolis restaurants have banded together to sue the City of Minneapolis and Mayor Jacob Frey, alleging the recent vaccine requirement mandate overreached authority.

Supreme Court ruling scrambles vaccine mandate plans in Minneapolis, St. Paul

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that blocks the Biden administration from enforcing vaccine-or-test mandates against employees at large companies will have wide-ranging effects in Minnesota.

Minneapolis mayor, city council sworn in, detail plans for 2022

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and the new City Council were sworn in Monday and detailed their plans for the city in 2022.

Deputy Chief Amelia Huffman appointed interim Minneapolis police chief

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has appointed Deputy Chief Amelia Huffman as the new interim police chief, replacing Chief Medaria Arradondo who is stepping down next month.

'Team of rivals' to help bring changes to Minneapolis Police Department

A month after an effort to replace the Minneapolis Police Department failed at the ballot box, Mayor Jacob Frey has formed a working group of dozens to help guide significant moves to reform the department instead.

'Team of rivals' to help bring changes to Minneapolis Police Department
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A month after an effort to replace the Minneapolis Police Department failed at the ballot box, Mayor Jacob Frey has formed a working group of dozens to help guide significant moves to reform the department instead.

Mayor Frey forms workgroup to help shape 'strong mayor' city structure

A workgroup will issue recommendations to help Minneapolis shape its new "strong mayor" system that is giving Mayor Jacob more power in the city government.

Minneapolis Mayor Frey sets up workgroup on new executive powers
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The November election gave Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey an increased set of powers within the city government. On Thursday, he announced he will set up a workgroup of "experts and community partners" to determine the best way to restructure the government.

Policing vote: Minneapolis city council president says she filed ethics complaints on chief's remarks

Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender says she is filing ethics complaints after police chief Medaria Arrandondo spoke out Wednesday against a charter change to replace the Minneapolis Police Department.

Minneapolis mayoral candidates offer plans for housing shortage
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The Twin Cities faces one of the nation's worst housing shortages, and Minneapolis is feeling the strain in increasing home prices and rents. FOX 9 asked the three frontrunners in the mayor's race for their plans to address the issue.

Rep. Omar endorses two candidates for Minneapolis mayor, urges voters to snub Frey

While throwing her support behind both Kate Knuth and Sheila Nezhad for Minneapolis mayor, Rep. Ilhan Omar also urged voters not to rank Mayor Jacob Frey at all.

New grant would bring changes to Minneapolis Police Department

A new grant could cause some major changes at the Minneapolis Police Department, and the mayor and police chief are hoping the city council backs the proposal.

Frey won't say if Arradondo will stay as chief past 2022

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has made Police Chief Medaria Arradondo a central theme in his campaign to defeat a ballot question that would replace the city's police department this fall.

Minneapolis City Council overrides veto to finalize ballot language on policing changes

The Minneapolis City Council voted Friday evening to override a second veto by the mayor's office over language for the November ballot that will be used as citizens debate replacing the police department in the city charter.

Mayor Frey says he will veto public safety ballot question language 'as it stands'

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced he intends to veto the language of the public safety ballot question "as it stands" after the Policy and Government Oversight Committee approved the ballot question without an explanatory note.