Notices to vacate served at 3 encampments in Minneapolis parks, 2 more parks cleared

Two more homeless encampments at Minneapolis parks have been cleared this week after Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board officials served notices to vacate three parks, according to the park board.

3 Nigerians indicted for attempting to steal $16 million in fraudulent tax returns

Three Nigerian men have been indicted for attempting to claim $16.4 million in fraudulent tax returns from employees using, in part, a Minnesota-based human resource and payroll company’s web portal and financial information from the Department of Education.

State files motion to join all four cases in George Floyd killing, hold one trial

The State of Minnesota filed a motion Wednesday to join the cases of the four Minneapolis police officers charged in the police killing of George Floyd into one prosecution. The move means there would be one trial for all the officers, rather than four separate trials. 

Canadian border officials arrest man wanted for Minneapolis murder

A 23-year-old accused of murder was taken into custody trying to cross into Canada Sunday evening, Minneapolis Police say.

3 downtown Minneapolis stabbings in just over an hour, 2 arrested

Officers arrested two women after a series of stabbings happened in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday over the course of about an hour, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

Authorities investigate 2 reported sexual assaults near U of M campus

Authorities are investigating two reports of a suspect grabbing females near the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.

2 body camera videos in death of George Floyd released

The body camera video from two of the now-fired Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd was released to the public Monday. On Friday, Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill ordered copies of the footage from officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng to be released.

Sen. Smith pushes Postmaster General for answers after Minneapolis community's mail woes before primary

Just months before the general election and only days before Minnesota’s first primary, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith is pushing the U.S. Postmaster General to answer questions about problems with the mail.