Minneapolis, MN

Armed man fatally shot by Minneapolis police ID'd by medical examiner

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2 years ago

June 15, 2024

Armed man fatally shot by Minneapolis police ID'd by medical examiner

A 39-year-old Bloomington man has been identified as the man fatally shot by police this week in south Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday.

Michael Warren Ristow was shot and killed Wednesday by officers responding to reports of a man threatening a person with a gun in the 3000 block of Hiawatha Avenue of the Longfellow neighborhood, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said in a preliminary report.

The BCA said Ristow had fled police trying to arrest him, then stopped at a fence and “turned toward the officers with a gun in his hand.” The three officers fired, striking Ristow.

According to the medical examiner’s report, Ristow was pronounced dead of “multiple gunshot wounds” just before 10 p.m. at HCMC.

The BCA identified the three officers as Enoch Langford, Abdirizaq Mumin and Chaz Wilson. They were placed on leave pending the investigation as is standard protocol when an officer kills a person in the line of duty.

The BCA said the officers were wearing body cameras, and the video was being reviewed. BCA investigators found cartridge casings and two handguns that were later determined to be stolen, agency spokeswoman Bonney Bowman said.

In a news conference after the shooting, Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Ristow’s gun appeared to have been jammed, but he did not know whether it had been fired.

“I have no reason to think that this is anything other than a justifiable and lawful use of force by police officers,” the chief said.

Ristow did not have a violent criminal record, but it did include three open cases in Hennepin County from 2023: felony fifth-degree possession of fentanyl, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and trespassing. In each case, he allegedly possessed drugs or paraphernalia.

This was the second fatal shooting by Minneapolis police in two weeks. On May 30, police shot to death Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed, 35, after he ambushed and killed officer Jamal Mitchell in a confrontation on S. Blaisdell Avenue.

-Star Tribune staff writers Paul Walsh and Louis Krauss contributed to this report.

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Minneapolis man arrested in Manchester after allegedly trying to meet minor for sex

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1 hour ago

March 5, 2026

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Minneapolis man arrested in Manchester after allegedly trying to meet minor for sex

MANCHESTER, Iowa — A Minnesota man has been arrested in Manchester after police say he attempted to meet someone he believed was a minor for sexual activity.

The Manchester Police Department said Robert Fenn Eselby III, 23, of Minneapolis was arrested Feb. 27 following an undercover investigation.

According to police, Eselby contacted an undercover officer posing as a juvenile through several social media platforms. Authorities said he was informed multiple times that the person he was communicating with was underage.

Investigators say Eselby sent explicit photos and videos and later arranged to travel to Manchester to meet the supposed minor for sexual activity.

Police said Eselby was taken into custody immediately after arriving in Manchester and was transported to the Delaware County Jail.

Authorities also said Eselby allegedly attempted to ask an arresting officer out on a date during the booking process.

Eselby faces one count of grooming, a Class D felony, and one count of disseminating obscene material to a minor, a serious misdemeanor.

Court records show he remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

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Minneapolis, MN

What is a data center?

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13 hours ago

March 4, 2026

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What exactly is a data center and why are so many being proposed across Minnesota? Professor Manjeet Rege, chair of Software Engineering and Data Science and director of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence at the University of St. Thomas, joins us to explain how these massive facilities store and process the world’s data and what the economic, environmental, and infrastructure questions are as Minnesota considers hosting more of them.

Posted March 4, 2026 4:27pm CST

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Minneapolis Ranked Among U.S. Cities With The Most People In Financial Distress

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1 day ago

March 4, 2026

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Minneapolis Ranked Among U.S. Cities With The Most People In Financial Distress

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis is ranked among the American cities with the most people in financial distress nationwide, according to a recent analysis by WalletHub.

The personal finance website, which defines financial distress as having a credit account in forbearance or with deferred payments, looked at the country’s 100 largest cities without data limitations across nine metrics, including average credit score, change in bankruptcy filings year-over-year, and share of people with accounts in distress.

Minneapolis came in 44th on the list, between Stockton, California, at 43rd and Fresno, California, at 45th, according to the ranking.

Nationwide, the cities with the most people in financial distress were Chicago at No. 1, Houston at No. 2 and Las Vegas at No. 3, the ranking said.

“Getting out of the downward spiral of financial distress is no easy feat,” according to WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo.

“You may get temporary relief from your lenders by not having to make payments, but all the while interest will keep building up, making the debt even harder to pay off. People who find themselves in financial distress should budget carefully, cut non-essential expenses, and pursue strategies like debt consolidation or debt management to get their situation under control.”

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