Mayor R.T. Rybak unveiled the city's annual crime report Friday. While violent crime rates dropped 6 percent from last year, increases in robbery, burglary, larceny and arson revealed a 4 percent increase in overall crime.
The infomercial icon visited the White House Friday.
The Timberwolves star was among several players that are dealing with COVID-related issues.
The fair suffered huge financial losses due to COVID-19, but organizers are moving forward with planning "different scenarios" for this summer.
She will be joining Jason DeRusha on the CBS affiliate's Morning Show.
Local and state law enforcement officials have a plan in case a threat arises.
It's a slushy mess in the metro, but snow did pile up in southern counties.
The Washington Post reported Friday that the Trump Administration has shipped out all the vaccines it has already, with none in reserve.
He'll be speaking at noon.
Local government offices will generally be closed on Monday.
It's also been ordered to repay $11,499 in fees taken from Minnesotans.
Hospitalizations are the lowest in Minnesota since October 25.
The B117 variant is believed to be more easily transmitted.
Violent crime is down in the city this year, but burglaries and thievery are driving the overall crime rate up, according to a report in the Star Tribune. Police say criminals are shifting from drug dealing to home break-ins, robberies and car theft.
Prominent downtown business leaders say the eight miles of elevated walkways in the downtown area are "leaving sidewalks barren and storefronts empty." Mayor R.T. Rybak told the Star Tribune that he "would not support the development of any new skyways in the city." Many acknowledge the maze of walkways helped save Minneapolis once threatened by suburban offices and malls. But improving the skyways for the downtown's future is proving to be a complicated task.
Mayor R.T. Rybak is set to announce details of a "workforce agreement" at a press conference Monday afternoon, WCCO reports. The latest proposal would put a new stadium on ground right next to the current Metrodome.
When Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak delivers his budget address Wednesday many will be focused on what he has to say about the fire department. The fire chief and union leader have called for hiring additional firefighters to improve safety and response times. But at least one city council member says the department is doing fine as is and rhetoric to the contrary is only frightening residents.
New preliminary estimates from the Sheriff's Office show violent crime is down 38 percent over the past five years. The Star Tribune reports last year was the fifth consecutive year it dropped across the county.
The total number of violent crimes reported in 2011 fell 8.3 percent from the year before, according to data published in the Post Bulletin. The executive director of a Rochester neighborhood advocacy group says "it's calmed down a lot from two years ago." However, the number of burglaries recorded last year went up 6 percent compared to 2010.
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