Minneapolis City Council considering cutting off-duty police from city-owned parking ramps There is a push in the Minneapolis City Council to remove police from contracts regarding...
Tense debate over Harvard fellowship for Minneapolis City Council member 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS first reported a week ago that Minneapolis City Council member Jeremiah Ellison accepted...
There are 51,000 people registered in Minnesota’s medical marijuana program, and there’s growing concern that new rules for obtaining a license to grow and sell both...
On Monday, the Minneapolis City Council decided to pull a proposed $640 thousand contract for a non-profit company that helps fund the 21 Days of Peace...
Luana Nelson-Brown told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS she resigned as the director of the city’s Neighborhood Safety Department (NSD) last month after getting “pushback” and “pressure” from...
Minneapolis business leaders start petition opposing proposed Labor Standards Board Many business organizations in Minneapolis have started an online petition opposing the City Council’s recent vote...
Hennepin County Jail overcrowded, 180 inmates to be moved The Hennepin County jail has a functional capacity of 755 inmates. Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt told...
A former Minnesota Teacher of the Year is accused of sexually assaulting a student years after the alleged abuse. On Wednesday, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office...
Amid tight security, Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, arrived in Minnesota Sunday to drum up support for Joe Teirab — the...
According to the Minneapolis Police Use-of-Force Dashboard, the number of use-of-force incidents reached a high of 3,928, in 2022. Through July of 2024, there have been...
