The Issues
Mayor Coleman, candidate Pat Harris want the St. Paul Police Federation board to resign
Coleman says the board has embarrassed the police department for too long.
St. Cloud votes to be a 'welcoming community' after councilman suggests temporary ban on refugee resettlement
A council member had suggested a temporary ban on refugee resettlement.
Rape survivor pushes for better police training with help of Sen. Franken
Abby Honold was sexually assaulted while a student at the U of M.
Light rail will bring 'riffraff' and 'trash' from 'Welfare-apolis,' guy running for mayor in Hopkins says
He's running for mayor of Hopkins.
Officials are working with hotels to combat sex trafficking
They're teaching workers to identify the signs of trafficking victims.
St. Paul's cops want you to tell them how they're doing
The department had a little bad PR earlier this month.
Minneapolis is a step closer to having its next police chief
A committee approved Medaria Arradondo on Tuesday.
Republicans failed to pass 'skinny repeal' of health care bill
"It's time to move on," the Senate Majority Leader said.
Minneapolis put the EPA's deleted climate change data back online
"Climate change is real," Minneapolis says.
Changes are coming to the Minneapolis Police Department's body camera policy
Officers will soon have to turn on their body cams for every call.
Search warrants say a woman slapped the squad car before Justine Damond was killed
It's not clear if that's the loud sound one of the officers heard.
Minneapolis police push back on 'fast track' training report
Reports suggested the officer who shot Justine Damond went through accelerated training.
Toys that connect to the internet could be spying on kids, FBI warns
Authorities worry about exploitation and identity fraud.
No cross, no Satan: A MN town cancels its 'free speech' zone
Belle Plaine is worn down by months of debates about free speech and church/state.
Now 2 Minnesota cities have raised the age to buy tobacco to 21
The new rule will go into effect Oct. 1.
No weapon found near Justine Damond after she was shot by police
Some media outlets have identified the officer who shot Damond.
Amidst protests, Belle Plaine's controversial religious statue vanishes – maybe forever
It was removed before protests over a Satanic monument.
Minnesota's suicide crisis line won't shut down – yet
Last-minute funding will keep a mental health helpline going for awhile.
Family sues after being detained for 10 hours at U.S.-Canada border
The Minnesota couple say they were stopped at gunpoint trying to cross into North Dakota.
Identities of 5 bodies found in MN are still a mystery decades later
The remains were exhumed from a St. Paul cemetery last summer.
The NRA finally said more about Philando Castile, kind of
The NRA's spokesperson was on CNN Sunday morning, and the Castile case was brought up.
Here's how much Jeronimo Yanez will get to leave the police department
He and the city are officially separating.
Watch: Sen. Al Franken's got a new Funny or Die series
It's about climate change. Oh, and David Letterman is in it.