The Latest Breaking News from Minneapolis

Karl-Anthony Towns Reacts to Emotional Timberwolves Tribute Video in Return

The Big KAT was back in Minneapolis on Thursday night.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 20, 2024

Karl-Anthony Towns Shares Heartwarming Moments as He Returns to Minnesota

Towns makes his return to Minneapolis on Thursday night.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 19, 2024

Judge allows testing of tissue samples from George Floyd as officer who killed him seeks new trial

A judge has granted permission to lawyers for Derek Chauvin to have samples from George Floyd examined as part of the former Minneapolis police officer’s efforts to challenge his conviction on a federal civil rights charge stemming from Floyd’s death in 2020

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

Onlookers Cheer As Trans Women Viciously Attacked by Gang of Men in Minneapolis: Report

Two transgender women who were allegedly attacked near a light rail station in Minnesota while a group of people reportedly cheered on the assault.

Latin Times · Nov 22, 2024

Young families are leaving many large US cities − here’s why that matters

Young families with children are a shrinking part of the U.S. population in many areas. The decline is especially pronounced in major urban centers, including Boston, San Francisco, New York, Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Seattle, Philadelphia, San Jose and Washington, D.C.

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2024

Crowd cheered as two transgender women were attacked at Minneapolis rail station, advocates say

The pair moved from Iowa to Minnesota last year under the 2023 ‘Trans Refuge’ law, according to a rally organizer

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

Businesses near George Floyd Square demand $30 million to make up for loss of customers since murder

Shopkeepers at the Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020 say business has declined as concrete barricades continue to block vehicle traffic while crime has reportedly risen

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024

Struggling businesses at corner where George Floyd was murdered sue the city

The area is now known as George Floyd Square

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

This golf simulator in a major American airport is creating a stir (and more are coming)

The simulator officially opened on Wednesday, joining others in Hong Kong, South Korea, Minneapolis and Dubai International Airport.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 8, 2024

Minneapolis musician Tyka Nelson, Prince's sister and only full sibling, dies at 64

Minneapolis musician Tyka Nelson, Prince’s only full sibling, died Monday

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024