Feb 01 Police say 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school By Associated Press Police in Minnesota say two students were shot, one fatally, outside a suburban Minneapolis school. The surviving student was in critical condition at a local hospital. Continue reading
Jan 26 Biden cancels Trump-era lease renewals for proposed Minnesota mine By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press The reversal ordered Wednesday follows an October decision to move forward with a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Continue reading
Jan 24 Trial to begin for former police officers accused of violating Floyd’s rights By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights as Derek Chauvin pinned the Black man’s neck to the street is set to begin Monday with opening statements. Continue reading
Nov 18 Some hospitals in Midwest overwhelmed as virus surge worsens in region By Ed White, Associated Press A surge in COVID-19 cases in the Upper Midwest has some Michigan schools keeping students at home ahead of Thanksgiving. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 8:30 Minneapolis residents split on reducing police role, establishing public safety department By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Voters in Minneapolis will head to the polls next week for the first city election since a police officer killed George Floyd, in a race that could be the most expensive in the city's history. And as special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 8:13 How Minnesota’s lack of teachers of color hurts students, and what reform could look like By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on those efforts in Minnesota, which has some of the worst… Continue watching
Oct 25 First steps made in Congress to honor pop superstar Prince By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Minnesota's Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his "indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture," The Associated Press has learned. Continue reading
Sep 17 Enbridge ordered to pay $3 million for Line 3 groundwater leak By Associated Press Minnesota regulators have ordered Enbridge to pay more than $3 million for allegedly violating state environmental law by piercing a groundwater aquifer during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 7:19 How the Twin Cities is trying to close the racial gap in home ownership By Fred de Sam Lazaro The Twin Cities is one of the most affordable metropolitan areas of the country. Its longstanding racial disparities in home ownership are also among the worst. Just 25 percent of Black residents in Minneapolis and St. Paul own their homes,… Continue watching
Jul 15 Minnesota governor restricts ‘conversion therapy’ for minors By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Minnesota is now one of about 24 states that restrict mental health professionals from seeking to change a person's sexual orientation. Continue reading