Hennepin County

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about phone calls from individuals pretending to be law enforcement officers demanding money. Tonight, a reminder from authorities: "Cops don't call for cash."

A Minneapolis man is facing felony charges for allegedly pulling out a gun and threatening staff at an LGBTQ bar on Monday night. He was released into the custody of the U.S. Marshals on Thursday.

Authorities say a Minnesota woman wanted in connection to a fatal shooting in Minneapolis in March was taken into custody by Texas police on Monday. 

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office said 11 people were taken into custody following the execution of a search warrant that uncovered illegal firearms and thousands of fentanyl pills.

Paramedics are responsible for caring for the hurt and the sick every day. But union paramedics in Hennepin County now worry that after they retire, they won't have a specific health care benefit to fall back on if they get sick themselves.

There’s a new sheriff in town. Major Dawanna Witt easily won her race to become the next Hennepin County Sheriff on Tuesday. Thursday, she met with the media for the first time.

As Mary Moriarty prepares to take office, it's worth asking how we measure a prosecutor's effectiveness. That's an area where criminal justice researchers have done important work in recent years.

"You can't come into a job like this and say I’m going to take over, and we’re going to do everything differently," said Freeman. "I don’t think Mary’s trying to do that but if she does it’s not going to work."

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office issued an overdose spike alert Thursday, reminding residents that help is available if you see a suspected overdose.

On a unanimous vote, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted "to take any necessary action" to not pay Sheriff David Hutchinson’s salary during his 30-day license suspension.

A 54-year-old man from Hennepin County died Sunday morning following a crash in Wisconsin with a suspected drunk driver who traveled the wrong way on I-94, according to the state's department of transportation.

A 29-year-old mother faces charges in Hennepin County after her child overdosed from chewing on a dollar bill that had fentanyl on it.

Advocates are demanding answers after Hennepin County forced dozens of former inmates out of transitional housing at a Minneapolis nonprofit with less than 24 hours' notice on Wednesday night.

Metro Transit police moved quickly to clear a small encampment of unhoused people by Minneapolis City Hall on Tuesday afternoon.