Minneapolis, MN
Property tax increases give Minnesota homeowners sticker shock
Twin Cities homeowners seeing rising taxes
Some Twin Cities homeowners receiving their 2025 property tax statements have been surprised by the increases they’re seeing forecasted.
HENNEPIN CO. (FOX 9) – Homeowners across Minnesota started getting their property tax assessments this week, but some are also getting sticker shock when they open their mailbox.
Taxes rising
The city of Minneapolis proposed the largest property tax hike in 16 years, 8.1%, while the school board passed a maximum levy of 4.5%.
That’s in addition to a separate $20 million school technology levy which voters approved.
St Paul and its school board also set maximum levy increases of 7.9%.
Add in county and park board levies and some homeowners are seeing double-digit increases.
“It’s actually not even just Minneapolis and St Paul. I think we’re finding that cities across the metro area, across the state are going to see this as well,” said Andrew Babula, the director of the real estate program at the University of St Thomas.
He says property taxes are going up because rising labor costs have made it more expensive for cities to provide services like street repair and public safety.
Some municipalities have also extended the number of services they provide, like investing in housing or revitalizing their downtown.
“The wages of city employees, which is good for city employees, but also then is bad for the taxpayers,” said Babula.
Babula says the falling value of downtown office buildings as more people work from home has shifted more of the city’s financial burden from commercial building owners to homeowners, but inflation is the major contributor to the property tax hikes.
“Cities are in a tough spot because they’ve got to provide the services. They don’t want to raise taxes either, so they’ve got tough decisions to make,” said Babula.
The scene of the crash at 26th Avenue North and Emerson Avenue North in Minneapolis. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis woman was sentenced for her role in a deadly crash that killed two women and injured two other people in December 2024.
READ MORE: Minneapolis woman charged in fatal high-speed crash faces additional charges
Woman sentenced in fatal Minneapolis crash
Big picture view:
Prosecutors say Teniki Steward drove a Buick Enclave into a bus shelter and a Ford Explorer after speeding through a red light.
Both of the women in the Ford Explorer died in the crash. They were identified as 53-year-old Ester Jean Fulks and 57-year-old Rose Elaine Reece.
During the crash, the Ford Explorer went off the road, injuring a 17-year-old boy who was waiting for a school bus.
The passenger in Steward’s vehicle also suffered injuries.
Minneapolis police said that Steward was also injured in the crash.
Steward pleaded guilty to multiple murder charges.
What they’re saying:
During the sentencing, the daughter of one of the victims had a statement read on her behalf:
“There’s nothing that can truly prepare you for the moment your entire world is taken from you. Losing my mom has left a pain in my heart that words will never be able to explain.”
What’s next:
Minnesota law requires that Steward serves at least two-thirds of her sentence, a bit under eight-and-a-half years, in prison.
Fatal Emerson and 26th crash
The backstory:
According to the criminal complaint, through surveillance videos from the scene of the crash and witnesses, investigators learned that Steward, driving the Buick Enclave, had been driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Emerson Avenue North.
Before the fatal crash, Steward sped through the intersection of Emerson Avenue North and Broadway Avenue North, running a red light and nearly causing a crash, the charges said.
Steward then continued to speed northbound down Emerson Avenue North, and ran another red light at 26th Avenue North, hitting the Ford Explorer, which was traveling eastbound, according to the complaint.
The Ford Explorer had been at the intersection of Emerson and 26th on a green light.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty shared the following statement:
“This was an egregious act that took Rose and Esther’s lives and injured a child waiting to go to school at a bus stop. Ms. Steward was driving at extremely dangerous speeds on city streets and narrowly avoided multiple collisions before the incident occurred. Third-degree murder charges are appropriate to hold her accountable and protect our community.”
The Source: This story uses information gathered from an Olmsted County court appearance and previous FOX 9 reporting.
A motorcyclist is dead after an early morning crash in Minneapolis Friday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol said that at 1:20 a.m., a Suzuki Motorcycle going north on I-35W at Johnson Street hit the left side of the median guard rail.
The motorcycle continued north for about another quarter mile before coming to a rest on the right-hand side.
State Patrol said the rider came to rest on the left shoulder. He was later identified as 21-year-old Andrew James Neuberger.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – The Rochester Spartans boys volleyball team played its second game on consecutive nights. The Spartans beat Minneapolis Camden 3-0.
Rochester’s next game will be Tuesday, April 21, at St. Anthony Village at 7:00 p.m.
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