MAN SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS FOR KILLING 19-YEAR-OLD
A man convicted in the killing of a 19-year-old has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, bringing the criminal prosecution to its sentencing stage.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMAN SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS FOR KILLING 19-YEAR-OLD
A man convicted in the killing of a 19-year-old has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, bringing the criminal prosecution to its sentencing stage.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialGREEN LINE HOMICIDE VICTIM IDENTIFIED
Police identified Joseph Denny Nezperce, 36, as the man killed Saturday. Transit cameras captured the suspected shooter, and police say an arrest could be close.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialRAMSEY MAN NOW CHARGED IN ATTACKS ON TWO TEEN GIRLS
The arrest MinneapoliMedia reported Sunday has become a felony prosecution. Oliver Joseph Butcher, 20, is accused of attacking girls, 15 and 17, hours apart.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialSUPREME COURT REJECTS MINNESOTA ICWA CHALLENGE
The justices declined to hear a case challenging federal and Minnesota protections for Native children, leaving the state-court decisions intact.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNESOTA ACTIVATES WORK-ZONE SPEED CAMERAS ON I-35W
Automated speed enforcement has arrived in an I-35W work zone, marking a major change in how Minnesota can enforce speed limits around road construction.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialA SAINT PAUL CANDY ERA ENDS | Pearson’s has closed its historic West Seventh Street factory after 67 years, laying off about 80 workers as rising production and ingredient costs made the plant unsustainable.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialTHE GRANOLA AISLE FINALLY TASTES LIKE HOME | Liza Maya and Sylvia Williams built Soul Grain from friendship, nutrition and Black cultural memory, bringing diaspora-inspired flavors to Minnesota shelves.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialTHE LAST RESIDENT LEFT | Minnesota relocated 58 people from The Terrace at Crystal after temporary operators found rodents, mold, standing water, broken equipment and urine-stained mattresses.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialDECADES-OLD ASSAULT ALLEGATION LEADS TO CHARGES | A former Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf teacher and wrestling coach faces two criminal sexual conduct counts involving a former student.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialCONTRACTOR DIES AT ST. PAUL PARK REFINERY | A contractor lost consciousness while working on a Marathon Petroleum refinery unit Sunday and was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause remains under investigation.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialICE PROTESTERS’ LAWSUIT DISMISSED | A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging federal officers used chemical irritants, intimidation, detention and arrest against lawful observers during Operation Metro Surge.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialOFFICER THROWN FROM FLEEING CORVETTE | Blaine police say a driver suspected of impairment sped away with an officer partly inside the car, injuring the officer before the vehicle overturned.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialPUBLIC CHARGE FIGHT | Minnesota and 22 states are suing to block a federal rule allowing immigrants' legal use of certain public benefits to count against green-card applications. It takes effect Sept. 18 unless blocked.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialOPERATION METRO SURGE | The federal government says the operation ended, so Minnesota's lawsuit should end too. Minnesota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul disagree, arguing the harms remain and another surge could return.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialAI NUDIFICATION FIGHT | Elon Musk's xAI is asking a federal appeals court to block Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law targeting AI-generated sexual images while its constitutional challenge continues.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNESOTA DIESEL TOPS $6 | Farmers, truckers and businesses are paying record prices for the fuel that moves food, freight and equipment. Those costs don't stop at the pump. Consumers may feel them next.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialSAINT PAUL | Ramsey County will not charge two officers who shot and wounded an armed man on an I-94 ramp. Prosecutors concluded the officers' use of deadly force was legally justified.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNESOTA VOTER GUIDE | Voting for the Nov. 3 election begins Friday, Sept. 18. But Minnesota has TWO pre-Election Day systems this year, and they work differently.
Here's what voters need to know.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialCOLLEGE COSTS | Concordia University, St. Paul is cutting undergraduate tuition 20% to $21,700 in fall 2027. The $5,500 reduction applies to new AND returning traditional undergraduates.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS | Three options. Potential school closures, program moves and attendance changes.
Tonight, Minneapolis families finally learn which schools could be affected by a transformation beginning in 2027-28.