The U.S. District Court in Minnesota has sentenced a former substitute teacher to 40 years in prison for targeting nearly two dozen minors in a “sextortion” scheme. Mitchell James Ottinger, 25, pleaded guilty last October to two counts of production...

The Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is trying to allow noncitizens to become licensed police officers and prohibit people who engage with undefined “hate” groups on social media from entering the force. These changes were approved...

“The first time you ever use this drug you can die,” one investigator told us. “You can get probably three to four times as much money selling heroin or fentanyl here as you can selling it on the street in...

Up to 70 more Minneapolis police officers could retire in the near future, sources told Alpha News, as the city continues to grapple with an increase in crime. An interactive Crime Dashboard published by the City of Minneapolis compares 2022 year-to-date crime...

UPDATE May 6, 2022 A St. Paul man and woman have been charged in connection to the shooting of Minneapolis Police Department forensic scientist Nicki Lenway. According to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, 41-year-old Timothy Amacher and 24-year-old Colleen Larson...

“Trained conservators” from the Midwest Arts Conservation Center are preserving “burned scraps of paper” left at George Floyd Square as Minneapolis prepares the site to host a permanent memorial. Activists have been insistent since the beginning of the square that...