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Despite tension over violence intervention contracts, the Minneapolis City Council approved five contracts Tuesday.

City Council passes safety violence intervention contracts after delays

by Maya Bell
Published March 28, 2025

The City Council approved five MinneapolUS safety contracts on Tuesday after a week of deliberation and scrutiny from council members and the public.The five safety contracts will go to nonprofit violence...

Cedar-Riverside businesses call for return of safety program in the neighborhood.

Cedar-Riverside residents call for city to renew violence interrupter contract

by Maya Bell
Published March 28, 2025

Cedar-Riverside residents and business owners are raising the alarm after the city announced it would not renew the contract for violence interrupters in the neighborhood.Metro Youth Diversion, a violence...

Elkins is a part of six bills aiming to change how prescription pricing works.

Minnesota Legislature considering bills to make medications more affordable

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published March 28, 2025

State lawmakers are looking to make prescription medications more affordable with multiple bills moving through the state legislature to simplify the complicated supply chain behind pharmacies. More...

StoryCorps has the largest collection of recorded human voices stored in an archive in the Library of Congress. Courtesy of StoryCorps.

Minneapolis, StoryCorps partnership captures resident stories, racial healing on tape

by Grace Aigner
Published March 26, 2025

Minneapolis is partnering with journalism organization StoryCorps Studios for a project to collect resident stories and cultivate racial healing. Five years after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis...

The restaurant is located between Crisp & Green and Bober Tea and Mochi Dough in Dinkytown.

Pizza Karma to open pending health department approval

by Katrina Bailey
Published March 26, 2025

Pizza Karma will open its fourth brick-and-mortar restaurant in Dinkytown once near the end of March or the beginning of April pending approval from the city’s health department.The pizza is Tandoor-fired,...

The forum was held in the Mississippi Room on the Third Floor of Coffman Union at the University of Minnesota.

Four Minneapolis mayoral candidates speak at Coffman Union forum

by Katrina Bailey
Published March 26, 2025

The College Democrats at the University of Minnesota’s Coffman Union held a Mayoral Forum on Monday with the four major candidates for Minneapolis mayor coming in to speak. The room was loud with...

Cornerstone is a non-profit group working with the MPD to help survivors during the trauma of the assault and the confusion afterward.

City Council renews $400,000 contract to help sexual assault survivors

by Maya Bell
Published March 25, 2025

Minneapolis City Council unanimously agreed to renew a $400,000 contract with Cornerstone to improve the associations’ shelters on March 17.Cornerstone is a nonprofit organization that gives financial...

Community members met in the University Lutheran Church of Hope Tuesday night for the first-ever EBNP meeting.

Construction, greenspaces talk at East Bank Neighborhoods Partnership first meeting

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published March 21, 2025

The first-ever East Bank Neighborhoods Partnership (EBNP) meeting was Tuesday night with association members and city staff giving updates about the two future construction projects in the area, the creation...

The Community Safety Ambassador Program for south Minneapolis launches this May.

Community safety ambassador program for south Minneapolis starts in May

by Maya Bell
Published March 18, 2025

Minneapolis is expanding its use of community safety ambassadors in May to south Minneapolis near the Powderhorn Park neighborhood to improve safety and build trust in the community.The Community Safety...

Transplants from more than 20 states have settled in Minnesota since a surge in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in 2023.

Minnesota sanctuary status sees challenges from Trump administration

by Maya Bell
Published March 18, 2025

As the new Trump administration cracks down on sanctuary states like Minnesota, the state’s Attorney General Keith Ellison pledged to defend Minnesota’s law. Minnesota’s so-called sanctuary...

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