During a press conference on Thursday, Lawmakers, healthcare workers, union leaders, and patients described the legislation as both a rescue package and a warning about the fragile state of healthcare funding in Minnesota. After months of uncertainty and mounting fears about the future of Minnesota’s largest public safety-net hospital, state lawmakers approved a major funding package Sunday night aimed at stabilizing Hennepin Healthcare and keeping HCMC open. The bipartisan a

An ICE agent has been charged in the January shooting of a Minneapolis man during a chaotic enforcement operation that prosecutors say endangered multiple people inside a home and was later followed by false claims about what occurred.

Minneapolis officials on Monday announced the launch of the Firearm Assault Shoot Team (FAST), a new multi-agency task force dedicated to investigating non-fatal shootings with the same urgency and resources as homicides. The FAST team currently includes Minneapolis officers alongside personnel from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office and Metro Transit Police.

Minneapolis civil rights leaders and Black Lives Matter Minnesota organizers are speaking out after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe mocked George Floyd’s death during Netflix’s The Roast of Kevin Hart. Advocates called the remarks cruel and deeply disrespectful, arguing they trivialized Floyd’s final moments and the trauma still felt across Minneapolis nearly six years after his murder.

With the legislative session ending on May 18, several high-profile proposals remain stalled as Democrats and Republicans clash over funding priorities and legislative procedure. Minnesota lawmakers are entering the final days of the legislative session facing major disputes over gun violence prevention, healthcare funding, and economic relief for small businesses impacted by Operation Metro Surge. Democrats Accuse Republicans of Stalling Gun Violence Prevention Bill House De

The family of Desaver Hollis viewed body-worn camera footage Monday from the April 29 fatal shooting involving Richfield police, shortly before the city publicly released the video. A legal advocate for the Hollis family says the footage was “redacted and heavily edited” and raised concerns about the level of force used during the encounter that left the 27-year-old Plymouth man dead.

On Wednesday, both the Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee approved the 2026 claims bill, advancing it to the next stages of the legislative process. The measure still requires final approval from both chambers and Gov. Tim Walz before compensation can be issued.

A pair of bills in the Minnesota Legislature—one to amend the state constitution and another to reclassify incarcerated people as employees—are at the center of a growing push to eliminate forced prison labor and extend workplace protections to those behind bars.

Community gathered at the Minneapolis American Indian Center for a remembrance ceremony to honor missing and murdered Indigenous relatives. The gathering included community members, partner organizations, and state officials to honor over 250 Indigenous relatives who have gone missing or been murdered across the state. The Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Office held a moving remembrance ceremony in recognition of National Missing and Murdered Indige

A planned meeting between the family of Desaver Hollis and investigators with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) was canceled last minute Monday morning. The family of Desaver Hollis is calling for transparency after a planned meeting with investigators was canceled Monday, just days after he was shot and killed during an encounter with the Richfield Police Department. According to the initial press release by Richfield Police, around 3:25 a.m. on April 29, o

Toddrick Barnette is in charge of the Office of Community Safety which oversees the Minneapolis Police, Fire, Emergency Management, 911 and Neighborhood Safety departments. The Minneapolis City Council voted 7–6 on Thursday to reject Toddrick Barnette for a second term as Community Safety Commissioner. Mayor Jacob Frey quickly announced he would veto the decision and keep Barnette in his cabinet. “ We can't just spend another year doing a search, another year getting someone

Designed by Terresa Hardaway of Blackbird Revolt, the new Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (MMBWG) logo honors the lives of Black women and girls who have been lost or harmed and centers their stories in ongoing efforts to address systemic violence, support families and push for lasting change across the state.

Civil rights leaders are demanding accountability from Saint Paul Police and Mayor Her following the wrongful arrest of Emily Phillips who was detained while demonstrating against ICE near Cities Church on Easter. Charges were dropped by Monday morning.

Marcus Mitchell (left) was blinded in his left eye after being shot at Standing Rock as he stood to defend sacred water. Sophia Wilansky's (right) arm was blown apart when she was fired on by law enforcement while peacefully protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock. Nine years after the Standing Rock protests, two Water Protectors critically injured by law enforcement are awaiting decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in appeals challen

Philip Vance has been in prison for 22 years, serving a life sentence for a murder he maintains he did not commit. Despite no physical DNA evidence linking him to the crime, Vance was convicted based on testimony of several jailhouse informants who have since recanted. On March 24, Dakota County Judge Michael Mayer denied Philip Vance's fifth petition for post-conviction relief, a legal step that would have allowed new testimony and evidence to be examined in court. Miss Nik