Minneapolis is required to fund 731 sworn officers, but hiring challenges since 2020’s civil unrest have suppressed staffing. Through the middle of 2024, the police force was still on the decline.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks to States Newsroom leaders and reporters Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at the Royal Sonesta in downtown Minneapolis. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer) ...

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks to States Newsroom leaders and reporters Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at the Royal Sonesta in downtown Minneapolis. (Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer) When ...

Ellison, who served for a dozen years in Congress representing Minnesota’s Minneapolis-based 5th District, said the states are a sovereign bulwark against federal power grabs.

Ellison attributes this criticism to campaign smear tactics, he said. In a statement issued Thursday, Ira Forman, the National Jewish Democratic Council’s executive director, called on Fine to ...

Federal and state officials in Minnesota have announced murder and stalking charges against Vance Boelter, the man accused of ...

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks to a crowd at the Willmar Community Center on Thursday, June 5, 2025. His appearance at the "Hot Topics" event was billed as a conversation about ...

The Minneapolis City Council on Wednesday took time out of their meeting to honor Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were fatally shot, and Sen. John and Yvette Hoffman, who were injured.