Hennepin County

In a letter to families on Thursday, Cooper High School Principal Shaunece Smith shared a "serious and troubling incident" where police recovered two firearms from the backpacks of students who were involved in a fight.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has come to an agreement with Investment Property Group (IPG) to stop the evictions and threat of evictions on tenants with unpaid utility charges, according to an announcement. 

The families of five students, who were expelled from Providence Academy following allegations of sexual assault at a house party in October 2022, have sued the school. 

A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty for his role in the fatal shooting of Yaseen Johnson over a pair of sneakers.

Two-thirds of Minnesota fourth graders are not proficient at reading, more than ever since the state started testing in 1992.

A Hennepin County jury on Thursday found Ryan Rooney guilty of murder in the shooting death of his wife at an Eden Prairie hotel. 

Minneapolis police say the man was found inside a vehicle in a residential area with an apparent gunshot wound.

University of Minnesota student Sumith Maddi, who was reported missing, has been found dead. 

The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted to move forward with plans to close the trash incinerator that sits just steps away from Target Field in Minneapolis.

Criminal charges filed in Hennepin County court Tuesday allege a dispute over $20 led to the fatal shooting of a man at an encampment in Minneapolis last month. 

Monday morning Hennepin County Judge Toddrick Barnette was sworn in as the next Community Safety Commissioner for the City of Minneapolis.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Thursday that his office has filed a new lawsuit and emergency motion against property management company Investment Property Group (IPG).