As businesses downsize office spaces, cities work adjust to redevelopment
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a significant shift in the workplace, leading many companies to adopt hybrid work models. As a result, large office buildings, once bustling centers of activity, are being left vacant. This has left cities to consider how these spaces could be repurposed.
Downtown Minneapolis sparkles for crowds on 4th of July weekend
Huge crowds and no major problems are putting a positive spotlight on downtown Minneapolis for a second straight weekend.
Stone Arch Bridge closure: MPRB cites last year's 'chaotic' 4th of July
The Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis will be closed 8 p.m. Friday, June 30 until 6 a.m., Wednesday, July 5. the Park Board cited safety concerns from last year's 4th of July as the reason.
Report: Minneapolis hotels raked in nearly $6M from Taylor Swift weekend
A combo of Taylor Swift, the Pride festival, and the Kiwanis convention in Minneapolis led to a record weekend for city hotels.
Monarch nightclub mass shooting survivors recall running for their lives
Survivors of last year’s mass shooting outside the Monarch Nightclub in downtown Minneapolis are sharing their stories with a jury.
Minneapolis PD crime-deterrence initiative out in full force for Vikings game
Operation Endeavor, a new initiative to crackdown on crime in Minneapolis, was out in full force on Sunday.
Prince Rogers Nelson Way: Minneapolis poised for street name change to honor Prince
A block of 1st Avenue in Minneapolis is poised to get a commemorative name change to honor one of the city's greatest musicians.
Target keeping hybrid work approach at Minneapolis headquarters
Several large employers finally returned to their downtown offices in March, after several COVID-surge delays. But Target, who employs more than 8000 people at its downtown headquarters, decided to keep a hybrid approach. Workers and their teams have the flexibility to decide when to come to the office.
Driver forces car through crowd during Minneapolis protest on Kim Potter trial
As jury selection began on Tuesday for the Kim Potter trial in the death of Daunte Wright, a protest honoring Wright outside the Hennepin County Government Center was disrupted as a driver forced their car through a crowd.
Minneapolis, Metro Transit partner on new Seventh Street bus lane downtown
The City of Minneapolis and Metro Transit partnered up to install a new bus lane on Seventh Street between Chicago and First avenues downtown, officials announced Wednesday.
Workforce returning to downtown Minneapolis at a slower pace than anticipated
A post-Labor Day return to office has come and gone, and still most downtown Minneapolis office buildings remain empty.
Man grazed by bullet in Minneapolis shooting recounts moments as shots rang out
Devenier Senter was inches away from losing his eyes or worse as a bullet grazed the side of his face during Saturday's mass shooting in Minneapolis.
University of St. Thomas student set to graduate on Saturday killed in Minneapolis shooting
A University of St. Thomas student was killed hours before graduation when two gunmen opened fired in downtown Minneapolis.
Community activists plan action after another deadly shooting in Minneapolis
A mass shooting that left two people dead and eight others injured was
Downtown Minneapolis workforce inching toward pre-pandemic levels
Two weeks after the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, plywood and fencing downtown Minneapolis are nearly gone and businesses in the skyways are starting to reopen. But, they say it’s going to be a long time before they see customers at pre-pandemic levels.
Boards and barricades set to come down this week downtown Minneapolis
Some business owners say the fencing around buildings and the wooden boards on windows have kept people from visiting downtown Minneapolis.
Activists lead march through downtown Minneapolis on eve of Chauvin trial
On the eve of the Derek Chauvin murder trial, hundreds of activists and protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis for a march and demonstration.
Fans, businesses looking for normal amidst most abnormal Vikings game day in Minneapolis
On a normal Vikings game day in Minneapolis, more than 70,000 people would pack U.S. Bank Stadium to cheer on the purple and gold, but this Sunday was anything but normal.
Minneapolis Police respond to car fire, discover dead body downtown
Minneapolis Police say they are investigating a possible homicide in the Downtown East neighborhood Sunday morning.
Minneapolis businesses, mayor question council committee vote not to seek grant for more police
A group of downtown businesses and even the Minneapolis mayor seem puzzled by a council committee vote on Wednesday not to apply for federal funds to pay for new police officers in the city.