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MLK Program Director Alexander Hines and Associate Director Evan Johnson work to increase program impacts.

UMN MLK program serves students for 55 years

by Bianca Caputo
Published June 28, 2024

In the basement of Appleby Hall, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Program works to provide University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts students across the Twin Cities Campus with an activism-focused...

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development oversees this program to ensure it goes smoothly.

$86 million in grant money for small businesses is up for grabs

by Katrina Bailey
Published June 26, 2024

A grant program designed to support small businesses affected by civil unrest, discrimination and an aging population is accepting applications throughout the state of Minnesota.  Grants given by the...

A bump stock is a rifle add-on that allows more bullets to be shot in less time.

U.S. Supreme Court overturns bump stock ban

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published June 26, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court recently lifted a federal ban on bump stocks, a type of gun attachment allowing rifles and other semi-automatic weapons to rapid-fire rounds of ammunition.  The Bureau of Alcohol,...

Books offering a certain message or opinion can no longer be removed or banned in libraries.

State law prohibiting book bans effective August 1

by Katrina Bailey
Published June 23, 2024

Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill prohibiting book bans in libraries on May 17 which will take effect August 1.  The law, known as the Access to Library Materials and Rights Protection, prevents public libraries,...

Hamline’s Department of Public Safety can be contacted in person, via email or by phone.

Resources for students being stalked around campus

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published June 23, 2024

At 4 a.m., a student from Hamline received a knock at the door and an email from his stalker asking to spend time with him.  He would receive emails from his stalker asking when he would be at his...

OHara held the press conference on Friday, June 21.

MPD release bodycam footage from two shootings

by Spencer White
Published June 21, 2024

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara held a press conference Friday, releasing bodycam footage from the May 30 shooting that left officer Jamal Mitchell and three others, including the shooter, dead and...

The Minneapolis City Council will vote on the contract on June 27.

New MPD contract would give officers pay raise

by Alexandra DeYoe and Ainsley Brown
Published June 21, 2024

The Minneapolis City Council will vote next week on a Minneapolis police union contract that includes a pay raise of 21.7%.  The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis voted in favor of the contract...

Empty handicap parking on a rainy June day in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis seeking community input to improve accessibility

by Katrina Bailey
Published June 21, 2024

Minneapolis is seeking responses from the community on how to improve the city’s accessibility for those with disabilities. Over 300 survey responses from an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...

The public artwork aims to celebrate Samatar and all immigrants to Minnesota.

Cedar-Riverside artwork honors first Somali-American Minnesota public official

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published June 19, 2024

A new public artwork at Samatar Crossing in Cedar-Riverside is dedicated to the first Somali-American elected to public office in Minnesota, Hussein Samatar.  The artwork, called Common Currents, consists...

Omar cut ties with husband Tim Mynett’s political consultancy after 2020 election.

Lawsuit against Ilhan Omar’s husband threatens her reelection campaign

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published June 18, 2024

As Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s husband is battling a lawsuit over alleged financial fraud, her primary opponent Don Samuels is calling for her to address his business dealings.  The complaint against...

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