Latest Minneapolis News
Questions abound with removal of St. Paul homeless camps
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Staggering a bit as he spoke, Jason Lance stood between the proverbial rock and a dismally cold, hard place against the backdrop of a bright-lit afternoon. Scattered in the snow to his right were damaged boxes spilling apples, uncooked pasta, donuts, bread loaves and other donated...
Officials: Extremist threat to Minnesota Capitol has faded
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities now believe there is no credible, immediate threat from extremists to Minnesota in the runup to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said Friday, but he made clear that law enforcement won't be taking any chances. The FBI this...
Minnesota lawmakers introduce anti-copper mining legislation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers are ramping up efforts to prevent mining companies from gaining a foothold in Minnesota with legislation that aims to slow or ban copper-nickel mining on the Iron Range. Companion bills set to be proposed by state lawmakers and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seek to block...
Minneapolis council to try again with plan to replace police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some Minneapolis City Council members are preparing a new plan that seeks to replace the city's police department in the wake of George Floyd's death. Phillipe Cunningham, Steve Fletcher and Jeremy Schroeder are working on a proposal to create a new public safety department that removes...
Man injured after exchanging gunfire with Minneapolis police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man accused of pointing a gun at someone was injured after exchanging gunfire with officers in Minneapolis on Thursday, police said. The man was arrested on multiple counts of probable cause second-degree assault and taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were...
Ham Lake man pleads guilty to 5 sex crimes; faces 46 years
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Ham Lake man suspected in a string of sex crimes in the Minneapolis area pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of criminal sexual conduct. The plea deal for Jory Wiebrand, 35, calls for a prison sentence of nearly 46 years, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said. Authorities say...
Security officials urge Minnesotans to avoid state Capitol
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Security officials asked Minnesotans on Thursday to consider staying away from the state Capitol complex unless they have specific planned activities or business there. The request came amid growing concern about potential attacks at state capitols ahead of President-elect Joe...
Walz activates National Guard for Minnesota Capitol security
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday activated the Minnesota National Guard to protect the state Capitol amid rising fears of violence ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, and another top Democrat said authorities are investigating last week’s rally by supporters of...
The Latest: Fla. lawyer in tobacco cases dies from COVID-19
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Florida attorney Fred Levin, who won a major legal battle against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, has died several days after contracting the coronavirus. He was 83. An attorney at the Levin Papantonio Rafferty legal firm says Levin died Tuesday from complications of COVID-19, the...
Officer with knee to George Floyd's neck to be tried alone
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to George Floyd's neck for minutes will be tried separately from the three other former officers accused in his death, according to an order filed Tuesday that cites limited courtroom space due to COVID-19 restrictions. Derek Chauvin...
LOADING MORE STORIES
