The Latest Breaking News from Minneapolis

Trump cuts $18.5million from prevention schemes weeks before Minneapolis shooting

IN FULL

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025

Trump administration cut funding to shooting prevention programs in Minnesota weeks before school shooting

In Minnesota, $800,000 in federal grants to local agencies, including the state Department of Public Safety and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, were cut last month, undermining efforts to prevent mass violence

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025

Handmade cards from classmates comfort a girl wounded in Minneapolis church shooting, aunt says

Handmade cards from classmates are helping to comfort an 11-year-old girl who was wounded in this week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2025

Classmates say Minnesota school shooter gave Nazi salutes and idolized school shootings back in middle school

Josefina Sanchez, who attended St. Agnes Catholic School with Westman for sixth and seventh, said there were ‘definitely red flags’ with the shooter’s behavior.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

The US just saw its 44th school shooting this year. The disturbing data shows the true scale of the problem

IN FOCUS: There have been hundreds of mass school shootings since the Covid pandemic, with 120 child victims last year alone. As Minnesota lawmakers call for stricter gun laws, millions of firearms are sold each month. Alicja Hagopian reports.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

Who Is Minneapolis Shooter's Mum Mary Grace Westman — and Why Won't She Cooperate with Police?

Police say Mary Grace Westman, mother of the Minneapolis shooter, is refusing to cooperate with their investigation. Her silence has raised questions about what she knows and why she won't assist detectives.

International Business Times UK · Aug 29, 2025

Parents identify victims of Minneapolis school shooting: ‘Our hearts are broken’

Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10, died during the attack on the Annunciation Catholic school church

The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2025

Jen Psaki responds to MAGA’s ‘bad faith’ attacks over her saying ‘prayer is not freaking enough’

‘What I said yesterday and will say again now, though, is that prayer alone is not enough to prevent and end the crisis of gun violence in America. It's not,’ Jen Psaki said on Thursday night.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

After Minneapolis shooting, there are new calls for gun restrictions, and familiar divisions

A shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis has sparked calls for action from Minnesota officials

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

Minneapolis, a series of shootings and the grim realities of a tough summer

Most categories of crime have continued to fall in Minneapolis after a surge that followed the 2020 killing of George Floyd

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025