The first opportunity to see all five Hennepin County attorney candidates before the primary election on Aug. 11 (when the field will be winnowed down to just two) will be during a candidate forum on June 25 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Golden Valley City Hall. 

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West River Parkway will be closed at Lake Street Bridge June 22-26, 7 am-3 pm, for work by Metro Transit on existing conduit systems under the bridge. Vehicles will be detoured over Lake Street …

Minneapolis joined a growing number of local governments this spring wrestling with pressure from companies to build more data centers and resident concerns about their potential negative impacts. …

The City Council cast two votes related to George Floyd Square on June 11, 2026. One denies the mayor’s choice to give exclusive development rights of the Peoples’ Way to the Minnesota Agape …

The Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild condemns today’s announcement of federal criminal charges against 15 members of "our community for alleged acts of resistance to the federal …

Fiber installation work on the Lake-Marshall Bridge is expected to last until early July followed by a week or two of testing. The bus-only lane on the bridge, as well as the …

A new report out Wednesday afternoon from Rebuild Local News estimates the decline of local journalism is costing local governments and taxpayers approximately $1.1 billion a year nationwide. …

This week, the City of Minneapolis released a new assessment showing the full scope of that impact: nearly $700 million in economic damage and disruption across Minneapolis. The assessment estimates: …

June marks 10 years since the launch of the Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota (CUB), an independent nonprofit that advocates for the state’s utility consumers. Focused on lowering home energy …

The new skatepark at Central Gym Park (3416 Fourth Ave.) is complete. Construction on the new skatepark began last September , with much of the work complete before it paused for the winter. …

On June 10, 2026, the MPS School Board voted unanimously to pass Resolution 2026-0050, setting the timeline and approving the parameters for the next phase of MPS School Transformation. Amanda …

Two lifelong friends are carving out space for women to be ‘herd.’ Amy Brendmoen and Gretchen Sage-Martinson met working as summer staff at YMCA Camp St. Croix in the late 1980s, and they’ve …

Filmmaker Gwendolen Cates is presenting her latest documentary “The Doctrine,” featuring a St. Paul program at the Riverview Theater, 3800 42nd Ave. S. in Minneapolis at 7 p.m. on June 17. The …

At its 30 th  Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis, the AFL-CIO, the federation of 65 national and international labor unions that represent nearly 15 million working people, awarded …

Water levels across the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) declined through most of May 2026, as abnormally dry conditions set in for the first time since December 2025, according to the U.S …

As e-bikes and e-scooters surge in popularity, AAA – The Auto Club Group is launching its new “E-Ride Ready” campaign to help parents better understand the …

To honor the legacy of Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell, who was killed in 2024 while working, a portion of Blaisdell Avenue has been dedicated to him. Blaisdell Avenue between Franklin …

With party conventions completed, the campaign season is well under way. The first ballots in the Minnesota primary election will be cast this month, June 26, 2026. Primary election day is Aug. 11 …

On June 1, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) investigated a reported fish kill at Lake Nokomis. It involved several species that together numbered about 150, on the western lakeshore …