Stories from Metropolis, Minnesota’s Twin Cities metropolitan area of over 3 million people.
In the wake of the Feb. 2 fatal police shooting of Amir Locke, the Office of Police Conduct Review (OPCR), a division of the City’s Civil Rights Department, will conduct a special review of Minneapolis Police Department’s no-knock warrant policy.
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Mayor Jacob Frey has lifted the City’s mask requirement for indoor public areas, which had been in place since Jan. 5.
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The City of Minneapolis is rescinding emergency regulations requiring people entering food and drink establishments to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test. The end of the mandate comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are trending downward.
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On Jan. 25, 2022, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Violent Offender Task Force (VOTF) tracked down and arrested Shevirio Kavirion Childs-Young in Brooklyn Center.
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Starting Jan. 19, everyone entering an establishment that serves food or drink in Minneapolis and St. Paul must show identification and proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or having a negative PCR or antigen test taken within three days.
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Because of the surging, highly contagious omicron variant, starting tomorrow, everyone in Minneapolis businesses and areas of public accommodation must wear a mask.
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A Hennepin County jury found ex-Minnesota cop Kimberly Potter guilty of both first-degree and second-degree manslaughter on December 23 for the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, at a traffic stop on April 11.
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The City Council has adopted the 2022 City budget, a roughly $1.6 billion spending plan that includes a 5.45 percent levy increase.
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The City Council has approved project expectations and a public engagement framework for the Former Kmart and New Nicollet Project.
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Mayor Jacob Frey and Deputy Police Chief Amelia Huffman brought together Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) leadership and community partners Dec. 16 to discuss the City’s response to violent crime.
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