Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Reaches a Rideshare Driver Pay Deal, Uber States They Don’t Support It
(MNN) – The Minnesota Legislature continues to try to strike a deal with rideshare companies and their drivers. On Monday leaders announced they have a deal for companies like Uber and Lyft. Under the latest proposal this agreement would mean a statewide minimum wage for drivers at $1.27 per mile and 49 cents per minute. The Star Tribune reports that the representatives from the drivers’ group say they are willing to accept the compromise. However, Uber’s lobbyist says they “…were not consulted” and “don’t support it.” A Lyft spokesperson says if the statewide rates pass, “we would be forced to shut down across ALL of Minnesota, not just Minneapolis.
Minneapolis police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a man seriously injured Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened near Oliver Avenue North and Lowry Avenue North just before 2 p.m., according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
Investigators say an SUV struck another vehicle, which then collided with a motorcyclist. The driver of the SUV then fled the scene.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
No arrests have been made as of Tuesday night.
A recent FOX 9 investigation found that Medicaid fraudsters owe millions but pay back little with several other defendants discharged from probation after making either minimal or no payments towards their court-imposed debts.
A homicide investigation is underway after a person was found shot to death inside a car parked along the Mississippi River, the Minneapolis Park Police Department said.
Around 6:40 a.m. Sunday, officers from Minneapolis Park police and the city’s police department responded to a report of a body in a car at Mill Ruins Park. They found an adult with a fatal gunshot wound at the scene, as well as a firearm.
The Minneapolis Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating.
Police said the Hennepin County medical examiner will determine the manner and cause of death, as well as the person’s identity.
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