Hennepin County Attorney's Office requests review of Burrell case

The Hennepin County Attorney's office has asked Sen. Amy Klobuchar to request the U.S. Department of Justice undertake the review of the Myon Burrell conviction in the murder of 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards.

Sexual assault in parking ramp on University of Minnesota campus prompts safety alert

The University of Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety issued a campus wide safety alert over the weekend following a sexual assault in a parking ramp. 

Minneapolis reaches deal to buy out Kmart lease for $9.1 million

Minneapolis leaders said Thursday they have reached a deal with Kmart to buy out the lease for the store on Nicollet Avenue for $9.1 million. 

Neighbors pay to build new police substation, MPD says they don't have enough officers to staff it

A growing downtown community is taking matters into their own hands when it comes to public safety. They have pooled together money for a police substation without using any city funds.

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.

Union calls for janitor contract deal as coronavirus concerns grow

Officials with Service Employees International Union, which includes about 4,000 Minnesota commercial janitors, say the threat of the novel coronavirus adds to the urgency to reach a deal with contractors.

Man pleads guilty in deadly Hennepin Avenue shooting

A Columbia Heights, Minnesota man pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder for fatally shooting a man, who was walking along Hennepin Avenue with his girlfriend last fall.

Staff unpacks Amy Klobuchar's bus at Minneapolis campaign headquarters after senator ends presidential bid

Staff at the campaign headquarters for Amy Klobuchar in Minneapolis unpacked her campaign bus Monday following the announcement that she was dropping out of the Democratic presidential race. 

Timberwolves G Jarrett Culver, 9-year-old battling cystic fibrosis form friendship

The 9-year-old basketball fan received a special birthday surprise from Culver Sunday night while she was in town receiving treatment for cystic fibrosis.