J.D. is the city desk editor at the Minnesota Daily. J.D. has covered every city beat offered at the Daily and has also worked as campus administration editor, podcast reporter and a features writer over the last two years. Before starting at the Daily, J.D. reported primarily on Minneapolis protests and activist movements. J.D. has a dumb, yet lovable, cat named Smokey, enjoys ghost stories and writing music.
A woman uses an airhorn as counter-protesters show up to the rally of Trump supporters at the governor’s mansion on Nov. 7. The protest revolved around unproven claims of election interference and the...
The "Together We Rise: March to Decide Our Future" protest event began near the remains of the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct, then moved along East Lake Street to Powderhorn Park, on Saturday,...
Jamal Osman won in the Minneapolis City Council special election for the vacant Ward 6 seat.
Following a tight election night, the city released a statement Friday calling Osman the unofficial winner....
The Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 special election is tight, leaving the official count in the air.
The Minnesota Secretary of State's office reports that so far, as of about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday: Jamal...
A man reportedly grabbed the butts of two women in Marcy-Holmes on Tuesday, per a campuswide alert from the University of Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
Minneapolis police took a suspect...
Days before the Aug. 11 DFL primary election, the Minnesota Daily spoke with Antone Melton-Meaux, Rep. Ilhan Omar’s strongest contender in the primary race for Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District....
On the initial day of Ramadan, Abdirahman Mukhtar brought his children to hear the adhan broadcast through the streets of Cedar-Riverside, a first for Minneapolis.
The daily call to prayer has been broadcast...
Spring semester this year has largely seen a rise in property crime around the University of Minnesota neighborhoods, matching a citywide trend.
The Minnesota Daily collected and analyzed crime data around...
The COVID-19 pandemic has hindered the University of Minnesota’s ability to conduct research in the larger community.
The University’s Office for Public Engagement faculty conduct research by going...
Year-to-date violent and property crime rates have largely increased around the University of Minnesota compared to last year.
Crime trends
From the beginning of the year to April 20, property and violent...
Minneapolis Police Department have arrested a man believed to be connected to multiple sexual assaults and attempted sexual assaults in Marcy-Holmes and Dinkytown dating back several years.
At a Sunday...
Jamie Schumacher united Cedar-Riverside’s arts and culture with business and government as a leader of the West Bank Business Association.
The executive director of WBBA ended her tenure on Monday, but...
On March 15, Radio K Programming Director Darby Ottoson called the working DJ 12 minutes before their shift ended to say the station’s operations were moving online. Campus was shutting down, and Radio...
Property crime has largely increased around the University of Minnesota compared to last year. Since March 27 at 11:59 p.m., the state has been under a stay-at-home order by the direction of Gov. Tim Walz.
Crime...
Neighborhood organizations around the University of Minnesota have shifted priorities as COVID-19 concerns have ramped up.
Organizations have moved their meetings online to maintain some semblance of regular...
With droves of students going home for the rest of the spring semester due to COVID-19, census officials have adjusted outreach to ensure the University of Minnesota community is still counted accurately.
Census...
Although kids are home during school closures, the playground at the Riverside Plaza apartments was empty Monday afternoon.
The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood is densely packed with a vulnerable population...
As students scrambled to move back to their hometowns or hunker down in their near-campus housing during COVID-19 quarantine, most University of Minnesota-area neighborhoods saw a spike in property crimes.
Crime...
The University of Minnesota will allow undergraduate students to switch to pass/fail after all classes moved online during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Undergraduate students will be able to switch their spring...
After switching from a caucus to a primary election, Super Tuesday in Minnesota brought out more University-area voters, who experts say could turn the tides in November.
This was the first year in decades...
Spring semester at the University of Minnesota will continue through alternative instruction rather than in-person instruction, according to an email by University President Joan Gabel.
"We are experiencing...
The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed that a University of Minnesota student has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email sent by University President Joan Gabel.
The student is recovering...
Minneapolis Police Department released three sketches of the suspect it believes is responsible for multiple sexual assaults and attempted sexual assaults in Marcy-Holmes in recent years.
The suspect is...
The University of Minnesota bolstered its security team by hiring the first full-time advisers onto staff, filling a need after constant turnover and thin staff numbers.
The University recently added 11...
Violent crime in Marcy-Holmes climbed late last month amid two high-profile attempted abductions in the area.
Crime trends
Year-to-date violent crime has doubled compared to last year in Cedar-Riverside...
Update: the students have been released from quarantine and did not show symptoms of the virus.
Two University of Minnesota students returning from studying abroad in Europe have been advised to self-quarantine...
An attempted abduction reportedly occurred at 6:07 p.m. Sunday near 725 8th Ave. SE, just over a block west of Interstate-35W, according to a campuswide Safe-U advisory.
A 5'7" bald male, about 40 years...
Last Tuesday afternoon in TCF Bank Stadium, the visiting team’s locker room was strewn with 14 bags, mostly filled with clothes, tennis balls and dog food.
University of Minnesota Police Department...
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the University of Minnesota announced Saturday it will be suspending all travel and education abroad programs to Italy for the spring semester.
On Friday, Centers for Disease...
A Board of Regents vote earlier this month furthers a redevelopment plan that will completely transform the Stadium Village area.
The East Gateway Project, a plan led by a University of Minnesota Foundation...
Crime in University of Minnesota neighborhoods is down this month compared to February last year, according to Minneapolis Police Department crime data.
Crime trends
Year-to-date as of Feb. 16, violent...
Editor's note: This report has been updated since it was first published.
Zara Jo Case, 35, is facing one count of unintentional second-degree murder for stabbing her boyfriend in the chest in Southeast...
When Steve Fletcher was elected to represent Ward 3 in Minneapolis, he was struck by an immediate problem.
Seventeen cameras were left operational following heightened security from Super Bowl LII, alongside...
Abdul Sero grew up in Cedar-Riverside. He remembers it as a fun neighborhood, all his friends lived nearby. They played soccer or hide-and-seek well into the afternoon until their parents had to call them...
Most property crimes, like burglary and theft from a motor vehicle, have declined in January 2020 compared to 2019 around the University of Minnesota. Auto thefts have increased slightly compared to January...
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