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Roper: The ‘birthplace of Minneapolis’ is ready for its next chapter. Let’s tell the whole story.

The John H. Stevens House has been repaired after arsons, but needs a new vision to be relevant.
AuthoredEric Roper
June 12, 2025

Protester jailed on federal charges following last week’s federal operation is longtime activist

Isabel Lopez’s arrest sparked protest Wednesday at the jail where she is being held.
June 11, 2025

Federal charges suggest tie between recent shootings outside Twin Cities high school grad ceremonies

U.S. Attorney’s Office charges two people with weapons violations connected to wounding of two Wayzata ceremony attendees outside Mariucci Arena.
June 11, 2025

Fact check: Did Tim Walz ‘let rioters burn down Minneapolis’?

Last fall, the Trump campaign tried to make an issue of the Minnesota governor’s response to 2020 riots in the Twin Cities. The debate is flaring anew this week as President Trump sends the National Guard into Minneapolis.
June 11, 2025
FILE - In this Friday, May 29, 2020 file photo, law enforcement officers stand in formation along Lake Street near Hiawatha Avenue as fires burned after a night of unrest and protests in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

Metro Transit opening B Line, bringing faster service between Minneapolis and St. Paul

“Less stop and more go” is what the agency’s seventh rapid bus line is all about, said Katie Roth, Metro Transit’s director of arterial bus rapid transit.
June 11, 2025

St. Francis school district rewrites book review policy, agrees to return banned titles to shelves

The school board agreed to update the district’s library materials review policy, which had been based on the now-defunct website BookLooks.org, in settling two lawsuits.
June 11, 2025

State funding snub leaves deal over Roof Depot site in Minneapolis in the lurch

East Phillips neighborhood organizers have been embroiled in a 10-year fight with the city of Minneapolis over control of a vacant warehouse.
June 11, 2025
Signs supporting a community role for the Roof Depot have been affixed to the fence surrounding the property.

Federal indictment: 900-pound meth seizure in Twin Cities storage unit preceded raids in 8 locations

The details are contained in a newly filed indictment of a St. Paul woman charged in the aftermath of the raids.
June 11, 2025

Former Twin Cities skateboard park operator charged with another sexual assault

A 2021 change in state law allows for the allegation from the mid-2000s to be charged. The former skate park operator is about to complete a long sentence on a separate child abuse charge.
June 11, 2025

State and federal budget cuts will likely hit Minnesota homeowners’ tax bills

Cities and counties avoided the most serious cuts but still have to fill funding gaps and plan for federal uncertainty.
June 11, 2025
Joe Antonucci waited in line to pre pay his 2018 property tax Wednesday December 27, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN.

Frey directs Mpls. to implement police reforms nixed by Justice Department

City Council members are pursuing a separate plan to fold the federal agreement into a state settlement; the city attorney says they don’t have the power.
June 10, 2025

Bicyclist identified after being fatally struck by light-rail train in Minneapolis

The crash happened about 9:50 p.m. Sunday at Hiawatha Avenue and 42nd Street.
June 10, 2025
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