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Minneapolis has a leash law for dogs, which requires all dogs in public must be leashed, to help prevent bites.

Dog and cat bites up 30% in Minneapolis in 2024

by Katrina Bailey
Published November 5, 2024

Minneapolis Animal Care and Control Director Tony Schendel said the city is projecting a 30% increase in bites in 2024 compared to this time last year. That averages to more than 600 bites in 2024 compared...

The Lead and Healthy Homes team offers free lead testing for children in Minneapolis communities in the Leadie Eddie van (seen above). Courtesy of Jason Chavez.

City seeking end to childhood lead poisoning

by Katrina Bailey
Published November 3, 2024

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is planning an over $1 million investment in his 2025 budget to make Minneapolis the first city in the country to eliminate childhood lead poisoning.Minneapolis reported...

Snowfall on Halloween, 2024.

A look back on the 1991 Halloween blizzard

by Ainsley Brown
Published November 1, 2024

Like some years before, Halloween 2024 had snowfall. However, one Halloween stands out among the rest — Halloween 1991.At the time, the “megastorm,” as dubbed by a 1991 Minnesota Department of...

After former DBA president Kent Kramp sold his Dinkytown business in the spring, the organization became inactive, though it still exists legally.

The Dinkytown Business Alliance is dead — for now

by Grace Aigner
Published October 30, 2024

After Kent Kramp sold his Dinkytown business in the spring, the Dinkytown Business Alliance (DBA) that he ran for over five years immediately collapsed in his absence under the corporatizing Dinkytown...

The Jewish community feels less connected to campus. Courtesy of Chavi Steiner.

UMN Jewish community responds to campus climate

by Sophie Eydis
Published October 28, 2024

Since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and the ongoing conflict in Gaza, there have been several anti-Israel protests at the University of Minnesota. Some of these protests have sparked fear...

Brosmer’s fourth touchdown pass of the day made him the first Minnesota quarterback to hit that mark since Tanner Morgan in 2019 against Northwestern.

Gophers trounce Terrapins in homecoming win

by Andrew Cornelius
Published October 27, 2024

Gopher Justin Walley read the quarterback, jumped the route and took his interception to the end zone putting the Gophers up 21 points in the first quarter. Minnesota never looked back in a 48-23 win.Students...

President Rebecca Cunningham condemns Morrill Hall occupation

President Rebecca Cunningham condemns Morrill Hall occupation

by Mady Leick
Published October 25, 2024

University of Minnesota President Rebeca Cunningham gave a report about Monday’s occupation of Morrill Hall at the University Senate meeting Thursday, saying the actions of protesters Monday were unacceptable.The...

Police arrested 11 protesters Monday and briefly detained a reporter from the Minnesota Daily.

Inside the chaos of Morrill Hall

by Tyler Church
Published October 24, 2024

Inside Morrill Hall Monday, protesters from the UMN Students for a Democratic Society barricaded doors and windows in an occupation that left the University of Minnesota on a complete lockdown.Protesters...

Church, in his press vest, detained by UMPD.

Minnesota Daily reporter detained, belongings confiscated

by Spencer White
Published October 22, 2024

University of Minnesota Police officers briefly detained Minnesota Daily reporter Tyler Church around 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Church was covering the Morrill Hall occupation when officers entered the...

Protesters were arrested in Morrill Hall on Monday.

Three non-students arrested for Morrill Hall occupation

by Hannah Ward
Published October 22, 2024

University of Minnesota Police Department (UMPD) officers arrested 11 protesters for property damage, trespassing and rioting, with one count of fourth-degree assault for occupying and barricading Morrill...

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