MPD's top cop reflects on the challenges of 2024
In 2023, the DOJ issued a harsh 89-page report that showed a yearslong pattern of racial discrimination. The department found ...
The City Council defunded the Minneapolis Mounted Patrol. Will cops on horseback be put to pasture?
Council members reallocated $150K away from the last remaining horseback unit in the state. Chief Brian O’Hara says his ...
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What to expect when Minneapolis City Council meets about federal consent decree
City Council members are expected to go into a closed-door session for a briefing on the case on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. Members could then vote on an agreement or take more time to review the ...
Minneapolis leaders reach a tentative deal with the Department of Justice on a consent decree
Minnesota's largest city has reached a tentative deal with the justice department​ that could bring wide-ranging police ...
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Looking back at Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s 2024 vetoes
The mayor used his veto power eight times in 2024, which was a record one-year number during his tenure. Four of those vetoes ...
Minneapolis City Council did much more than weigh in on Israel vs. Hamas in 2024
In a year in which the Minneapolis City Council grabbed headlines for controversial moves like calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, it actually did a lot of other stuff, too. So much so, ...
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Minneapolis City Council overturns Frey’s veto
The Minneapolis City Council overturned Mayor Frey’s veto of the Israel ... Moments after the vote, the crowd erupted into a mix of claps and cheers before Councilmember Andrea Jenkins (Ward 8) ...
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Minneapolis City Council calls for I-94 changes
The Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution encouraging the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to study more options for the redesign of Interstate 94 (I-94). In the resolution, the ...
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Minneapolis City Council approves contract for organizations to pay for extra police
Minneapolis City Council approved a $210,000 buyback contract for the Minneapolis Safety Initiative on Jan. 27, allowing organizations to hire off-duty officers for safety measures, such as extra ...
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Minneapolis gives over $1.1 million to trauma-response organizations despite City Council criticism
Minneapolis’ Neighborhood Safety Department (NSD) gave 12 city organizations over $1.1 million to implement trauma-response programming despite questions raised by the City Council regarding their ...
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Minneapolis City approves over $400,000 for Cedar-Riverside safety outreach program
The Minneapolis City Council again approved over $400,000 for the Cedar-Riverside Community Council’s safety outreach program for 2024. The Cedar-Riverside Community Council’s outreach program is an ...
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Minneapolis Ward 2 City Council candidate brings public service approach
He now wants to take that to the City Council ... create green infrastructure in Minneapolis. His work mostly focused on community organizing and education, and he is currently co-chair of the ...