Fox9 reports Hennepin County has moved hundreds of inmates to other jails following an order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections to reduce the inmate population. “Hennepin County now has contracts with seven other counties, but the price tag to house the overflow of inmates will cost taxpayers about $600,000 a month.”
Sahan Journal reports the Minneapolis City Council is calling for criminal charges to be dropped against University of Minnesota students who occupied Morill Hall in October in support of a ceasefire in Gaza.
Star Tribune reports Maplewood-based Solventum, a health care spinoff of 3M that went public earlier this year, will be laying off employees.
KSTP reports homeowners in Anoka can expect to see a property tax increase of nearly 17% next year.
WCCO reports a man is suing East Gull Lake after being told he cannot land his helicopter at his lakeside property.
MPR reports the top five songs listened to on Spotify by Minneapolitans in 2024 were:
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
- “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone
- “I Had Some Help” (feat. Morgan Wallen) by Post Malone
- “I Remember Everything” (feat. Kacey Musgraves) by Zach Bryan
- “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan
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