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.
Brooklyn Center is still reeling from the police killing of Daunte Wright. On the fifth day of unrest outside the police department, protesters latched umbrellas and tarp to the barricade surrounding the...
After a Brooklyn Center police officer shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright, officers lined up in front of the police department and shot tear gas into crowds of protesters.
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...
As Census Day nears, local officials and community members are ramping up engagement efforts in University of Minnesota areas.
Students, who usually live in transition, along with the predominantly East...
Tonya Green plans her evenings carefully. She rushes home from work when she clocks out late and checks in with her roommates to make sure everybody is safe.
Green, a third-year neuroscience major, moved...
Last year saw an uptick in violent crimes from 2018 in most University of Minnesota neighborhoods and citywide, according to Minneapolis Police Department crime data.
Crime trends
Marcy-Holmes faced a...
Gopher Watch spreads awareness about crime around campus, and now the group hopes more students will take better advantage of its work.
The group, which is run by the University’s Office for Off-Campus...
A robbery was reported early Thursday, according to an all-campus alert.
At 10:14 a.m. Thursday, a suspect punched a victim and took their wallet in Territorial Hall at 417 Walnut St. SE. The suspect...
A bank robbery occurred around 3 p.m. Monday at U.S. Bank's Stadium Village location at 718 Washington Ave. SE, according to a Minneapolis Police Department report.
An investigation into the incident is...
The University of Minnesota is aiming to be a top 20 medical school once again, and recent announcements that could reinforce collaboration may bring the school closer to realizing that goal.
The M Health...
A proposed development in the heart of Dinkytown is evoking a perennial question: How are big businesses changing the neighborhood?
Community engagement sessions for the development have reinvigorated...
The University of Minnesota’s Northside Job Creation Team set a clear goal: Bring 1,000 economically sound living-wage jobs to North Minneapolis by 2019.
The NJCT is a part of the University’s Urban...
Despite concerns from some members of the Cedar-Riverside business community, city officials insist a proposed African market will vitalize the neighborhood, following the lead of other Minneapolis public...
Northrop Auditorium was once home to weekly convocations, free public gatherings that invited speakers to discuss topics like politics, culture and science.
On a crisp January day in 1963, Martin Luther...
Two University of Minnesota swimmers were shot in Downtown Minneapolis Saturday.
The victims were University students Max McHugh and Nick Saulnier, according to an article by SwimSwam, which said McHugh's...
The Minneapolis Police Department released more information Wednesday regarding the investigation of Chinese tech billionaire Richard Liu who allegedly raped a University of Minnesota student last August.
The...
The Minnesota State Grant program continues to grow, but for many students it is not enough to offset rising tuition costs.
Lawmakers are increasingly looking toward state grants to alleviate the burden...
For the first time, city of Minneapolis officials are dedicating a week to highlight black businesses.
The city’s inaugural Minneapolis Black Business Week is a 9-day event that aims to celebrate and...
Rep. Mohamud Noor, DFL-Minneapolis, sat down with the Minnesota Daily to reflect on his first session as a state representative for the University of Minnesota and surrounding neighborhoods in District...
Local officials rolled out a vision for an “African village” in Cedar-Riverside last month, but not all neighborhood residents agree the project is best for the community.
Ward 6 city council...
With higher education among the casualties of the Great Recession, students are left to bear a larger burden of the lost revenues.
Higher education has taken up less of the state’s spending pie...
Built on the underpinning of a housing crisis in Minneapolis, the city’s 4D program is seeing widespread engagement aimed at retaining affordable housing.
The 4D program offers tax reductions for...
Amid the tight Minneapolis housing market, City Council members and state lawmakers seek to balance the power dynamic between renters and landlords.
A variety of citywide renter protection policies have...
A divided state government led to a compromise in funding: $43.5 million beyond the state’s base appropriations, or half of what the University of Minnesota requested. Lawmakers say the split in party...
A bold plan is underway to supplant a graveyard of industrial ruins and create a dynamic and dense neighborhood on the north side of University Avenue Southeast in Prospect Park.
Towerside Innovation District...
Four new individuals joined the University of Minnesota Board of Regents on May 9, fulfilling a desire for greater diversity.
Mary Davenport
At-Large Representative
Regent Mary Davenport has deep ties...
The country’s top developmental psychology program will remain in the same century-old brick building for at least another year without state infrastructure funding.
The Institute of Child Development’s...
While the state’s primary task this session was passing a two-year budget, many lawmakers and stakeholders hoped the Legislature would also approve statewide public infrastructure funding.
Without a...
The state Legislature passed a renters’ rights bill Friday that aims to protect renters from predatory landlord practices.
The bill, supported by the Minnesota Student Association and authored by Sen....
With just hours to spare in the regular session, the legislature allocated half of what the University of Minnesota requested in state funding for the next two fiscal years.
The higher education omnibus...
Legislative leaders announced statewide budget targets Sunday ahead of their Monday deadline, leaving committees scrambling to appropriate funds.
The higher education budget target for the upcoming biennium...
Four new members of the Board of Regents at the University of Minnesota were elected by the Legislature Thursday, with lawmakers favoring diversity and new faces over incumbents.
Mary Davenport and...
The Board of Regents is holding a special meeting Friday to discuss and potentially take action on the ongoing debate about renaming four campus buildings, according to an email sent to administrators,...
A former University of Minnesota student was robbed near the Knoll area around 11 p.m. Sunday night, according to a campus-wide email sent Monday morning.
Three men in ski masks and dark clothing assaulted...
In August, Gila Grad marked one year since surviving a suicide attempt when she jumped from a bridge in Minneapolis.
On the anniversary, she gathered friends for a party to celebrate her survival. During...
Alexis Murillo offered a unique perspective to CFANS — traveling from her city life in Chicago to the agriculture-focused college at the University of Minnesota.
When she began studying in the College...
Through a winding history of competing interests in Dinkytown, major student housing developments have shifted the University-area landscape to what it is today.
The redevelopment and construction of three...
Before classes start for the school year, Andy, a senior at the University of Minnesota, emails their professors to ensure their name and pronouns are respected. But this isn’t always effective.
“Every...
A University of Minnesota student was robbed on campus over the weekend, according to a University of Minnesota Police Department timely warning.
The student was robbed and assaulted by a group of...
A Minneapolis team is reaching out in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood to assist small business owners with navigating City processes and resources.
The City of Minneapolis Small Business Team helps connect...
The Minneapolis City Council is continuing its crackdown on gun violence following multiple high-profile incidents.
Although the number of gunshot victims is down 9 percent in 2018 compared to 2017,...
Changes proposed in the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan will require the City to consider improving its existing park and transit infrastructure.
Partnered organizations are seeking to further...
The Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan will have an array of effects on zoning throughout the city, provoking a variety of responses in neighborhoods around the University of Minnesota.
The updated plan...
Following Downtown’s example, leaders in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood want to enroll community liaisons to promote safety and livability throughout the area.
The West Bank Improvement District would...
A revamped community engagement policy will attempt to bring equity and diversity to the forefront of the Minneapolis Park Board’s plans in the coming months.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board...
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