1,500 U of M workers to announce whether they will authorize strike

The votes have been cast, and on Monday afternoon, university workers who are members of Teamsters Local 320 will announce whether they’ve voted to authorize a strike. They're the employees who prepare the food, keep the dorms clean and maintain the lab animals.

Activists set up homeless encampment at Minneapolis City Hall

Advocates for the homeless have set up a tent encampment outside of Minneapolis City Hall after the city cleared out two encampments in the city over the past couple of weeks.

Man faces additional federal charge for Arden Hills carjacking

A man facing charges in Ramsey County for the September kidnapping and armed carjacking of a woman in Arden Hills now faces an additional charge in federal court.

55 drug overdoses in Minneapolis in first week of October

The City of Minneapolis has seen a spike in drug overdoses this month, with three people dying in separate incidents in a span of 24 hours. 

Minneapolis safety commissioner Cedric Alexander regrets 'tone' of tweets

The City of Minneapolis' new Community Safety Commissioner Cedric Alexander spent Thursday night getting pretty aggressive with residents on Twitter and is now apologizing for the "tone" of his responses. 

Protesters interrupt city meeting following encampment clearing

Advocates for the unhoused said the eviction was inhumane and cruel, claiming residents had less than five minutes to pack up and get out.

Protesters interrupt Minneapolis city meeting following encampment clearing
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A Minneapolis city meeting abruptly ended Thursday when about 40 protesters showed up to voice concern over the handling of recent encampment evictions.

Minneapolis clears Near North homeless encampment

A city spokesperson said the site has “long posed public safety and public health challenges and been used as a storage area for stolen goods.”

Pretrial hearing to set groundwork ahead of Thao, Kueng state trial
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Thursday's hearing laid the foundation for the upcoming state trial of J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, although they were not present in the courtroom.

Twin Cities metro reaches 'extreme drought' conditions for the first time this year

For the first time this year, the Twin Cities metro has reached "extreme drought" conditions. Unusually low water levels on the Mississippi River are causing cruise ships and barges to get stuck.

State, cops seek to bar evidence in trial over George Floyd's killing

Prosecutors and defense attorneys for two former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd have filed more than 100 motions to limit testimony or evidence at trial — with many requests relying heavily on what happened at the previous two trials in Floyd’s death.

Fire at Stevens House in September was intentionally set, investigators say

In a report released on Tuesday, investigators say a fire at Minneapolis' Stevens House in September was intentionally set. That fire was the second of three fires at the historic home in Minnehaha Park in as many months.