Important reporting from MPR News on an increase in group homes, especially in Brooklyn Park, where law enforcement officials are getting more calls. “The state paid out more than half a billion dollars last fiscal year to group home companies licensed to operate in Brooklyn Park, according to Minnesota Open Checkbook, a state website that provides transparency in government spending. Payments to those companies increased from more than $300 million in the state’s 2020 fiscal year to more than $500 million in 2025.” (read more)
Can Uptown United save Uptown Minneapolis? The Minnesota Star Tribune reports volunteer walking groups are getting started after reports like this one: “In January 2025, [Seven Points, formerly known as Calhoun Square] mall security evicted people 46 times from the [parking] garage; this January, that number exploded to more than 1,200, a spokesman for mall owner Northpond Partners confirmed.” (read more)
The family of a teen who suffered lifelong injuries after a St. Paul rec center worker shot him has reached a $9.5 million settlement with the city, reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The documentation of what happened during Operation Metro Surge will continue with a new state commission that will put together a report this fall. KARE 11 reports Gov. Tim Walz signed the executive order to establish the Council on Recording the Truth of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS (Post-Admission Refugee Reverification and Integrity Strengthening). (read more)
Local activists hope a hunger strike will put pressure on Hennepin County to commit to a date to close its garbage burner, the Hennepin County Energy Recovery Center, reports Sahan Journal.
And ICYMI from MinnPost…
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