Rent escrow requirement prevents tenants from challenging poor living conditions, lawyers say
Landlords benefit from a court directive that is a violation of due process, housing litigators say.
Inspired
When nation's freeways were built, Black communities paid the price
An exhibit at the Hennepin History Museum shows how construction of freeways across the country divided and destroyed Black communities, with effects still felt today.
The steadiest long line on Black Friday in Minneapolis was at a store that's about to close
Hundreds lined up all day at Kitchen Window, a fixture on the Uptown retail scene for 35 years.
Local
25-year sentence for man who fatally shot stranger at Lake Street store
Ryan Decker, of St. Cloud, was in Minneapolis to help a friend move and went to the market for something to drink.
Local
Former Minneapolis officers should be tried together in federal case, says magistrate judge
The magistrate denied motions from three officers who wanted to be tried separately from Derek Chauvin.
Variety
Old-fashioned wood type is new again, as Minnesota book center adds Hebrew, Arabic and Spanish letters
The center hopes to attract new audiences. "Wood type feels so human," says one designer.
Local
Black women carry burden of local social justice activism
At City Hall, on school boards and in policing reform work, Black women are doing the often unheralded heavy-lifting to fix systems of inequality in Minnesota.
Minneapolis
Hennepin County report focuses on single room occupancy housing for low income residents
Task force examines options to increase the number of these new affordable units.
Local
Minneapolis, St. Paul public schools hit hard by enrollment declines
St. Paul weighs consolidation plan. Minneapolis adjusts to losses after its district redesign.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis educator honored as support professional of the year
A Minneapolis Public Schools kindergarten educator has been named the 2021-22 Education Support Professional of the Year by Education Minnesota. Tequila Laramee, an associate educator…
Music
Minneapolis music vets say hello again with new rock duo the Scarlet Goodbye
Ex-Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy and songwriter-turned-restaurateur Jeff Arundel will preview their new album Friday.
Local
Deaths of three unborn raise Minneapolis homicides to 90
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office identified three unborn children and released the name of an infant whose mother has been accused of fatally beating him.
$2.5 million Bezos grant will fight family homelessness in north Minneapolis, metro area
The Link, a nonprofit founded three decades ago by two former Minnesota Vikings, recently received the biggest single donation in the group's history.
Minneapolis
Frey unveils commission to provide advice on economic recovery
This is the second of three groups the mayor is assembling to advise him on key issues as he prepares to take on additional powers.
Local
Mpls. officer reprimanded for not reporting use of force after George Floyd killing
Departmental policy requires that officers report their uses of force, including the discharge of 40-mm rounds, which are often made of rubber, plastic or small beanbags.
Local
Debates on police funding, legal costs loom over Minneapolis budget negotiations
The city is about to negotiate its first budget since Minneapolis voters rejected a proposal to replace the city's Police Department.
Business
U.S. Bank donates riot-damaged Mpls. branch to nonprofit developer
Seward Redesign plans 2800 E. Lake St. redevelopment that will include affordable housing, commercial spaces and a home for nonprofits.
Challenged ballots will determine the winner of Minneapolis' Ward 2 seat
The number of ballots in question exceeds the margin of victory.
Local
Bloomington immigrant family welcomes friends who fled Afghanistan
The Mulakhails, who have lived in the U.S. for three years, host their friends in their small apartment until the new arrivals get on their feet.
Hundreds rally in downtown Minneapolis to protest Rittenhouse acquittal
Hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teenager who shot three people last summer, killing two, during unrest in Kenosha, Wis., following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Randall Smith ID'd as Minneapolis homicide victim, was entrepreneur and civil rights activist
The manager of All Square restaurant died in a hospital from gunshot wounds last week.
Reconstruction on the way for crumbling Lake Harriet Band Shell in Minneapolis
The Park Board estimates the job will cost more than $1 million.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis landlord fined $133,500 for 'horrific' conditions of 'biblical plague proportions'
The judge issued a permanent injunction to stop the landlord from engaging in illegal and deceptive practices.
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