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Police shooting victim ID'd; MPD bodycam footage released

Police shooting victim ID'd; MPD bodycam footage released

Minneapolis police have released a short clip from an officer's body camera showing the deadly confrontation outside a gas station on the city's south side Wednesday evening. The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Dolal Idd. It was the first killing by Minneapolis police since George Floyd’s death on May 25 less than a mile away.
by Jon Collins and Brandt Williams

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Dec. 31 update on COVID-19 in MN: A glimmer of hope at the end of a brutal year

Dec. 31 update on COVID-19 in MN: A glimmer of hope at the end of a brutal year

Minnesota is seeing signs of improvement heading into the new year, after two months of spikes in new cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The COVID-19 death count, however, remains awful. December has been the state’s deadliest month, by far, in the pandemic. Thursday’s data from the Health Department showed those trends staying much the same.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Joseph's Hospital staffers hope history of serving people in need will continue

St. Joseph's Hospital staffers hope history of serving people in need will continue

The end of 2020 brings with it the end of Minnesota’s oldest hospital. Roman Catholic nuns founded St. Joseph’s in downtown St. Paul in 1853. But after 167 years, Fairview Health Services is shutting it down amid financial pressure. Plans call for the building to become a community wellness hub focused on social services and preventative care. Many who worked at St. Joseph’s say they’re sad to see it go.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis police fatally shoot man during stop

Minneapolis police fatally shoot man during stop

Minneapolis police say an officer shot and killed a man described as a felony suspect Wednesday evening in south Minneapolis. No officers were injured. Chief Medaria Arradondo said he intends to release police body cam footage on Thursday.
by Jon Collins

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At 38th and Chicago, Agape Movement turns ‘street energy into community energy’

At 38th and Chicago, Agape Movement turns ‘street energy into community energy’

Since the summer’s unrest, a local nonprofit has been working to “bridge the gap between the community and law enforcement” in south Minneapolis. 
by Anton Jahn-Vavrus, Pablo Giebink Valbuena and Ilyas Bouzouina

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106-year-old COVID survivor receives vaccine in central Minnesota

106-year-old COVID survivor receives vaccine in central Minnesota

At Carris Health Care Center and Therapy Suites in Willmar, Minn., 20 residents received initial doses on Tuesday. The first to receive a vaccine was Harriet Lobbins. She recovered after having COVID-19 in mid-November.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Ojibwe bands ask for halt on Line 3 construction

Ojibwe bands ask for halt on Line 3 construction

The Red Lake and White Earth Bands of Ojibwe have asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to temporarily stop the ongoing construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline until lawsuits challenging the replacement project’s approval can be heard.
by Dan Kraker

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Opposition to Minnesota's bar and restaurant COVID-19 restrictions still bubbling

Opposition to Minnesota's bar and restaurant COVID-19 restrictions still bubbling

Gov. Tim Walz’s emergency restrictions on inside drinking and dining run through Jan. 10, and opponents say some establishments continue to quietly defy the order. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he’ll continue to bring cases against businesses that are not complying.
by Mark Zdechlik

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