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Taking the Measure of Four Cities: A Tale of Four Cities, Pt. 2

Seattle, Portland and San Francisco have taken different paths through many of the same challenges Minneapolis faces. Some worked. Some didn’t. All are worth studying. Part 2 of 6 of...

A City Worth Fighting For: An Update on the Civic Research Mission

Last month, we shared an ambitious project for our community: A City Worth Fighting For. Minneapolis-based writers Terry...

Death Became Them: A Baker’s Dozen Who Passed Away on the 4th of July Include Some With Minnesota Links

A remarkable, well-known oddity in American history is commanding renewed attention as the nation celebrates its landmark 250th...

The Twins at the 2026 Season’s Halftime

A historically bad defense and a collapsing bullpen should have buried Minnesota by July—but a spectacular season from...

City’s Brief Acting Police Chief Felled By Old New York Times Doctrine

The lingering ghosts of the Floyd tragedy, the Chauvin trial, and the deep internal rifts within the MPD...

Cell Phone Privacy Upheld Here, But Supreme Court Not So Sure

Predicting the prospective national outcome remains an incredibly close call. Don't bet your cell phone on it. The Minnesota Supreme Court struck a major blow...

Recent Death of Key Figure Recalls Watergate’s Roots Here

The death last month of a key figure in the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon in the early 1970s recalls how...

Job Descriptions vs. Daydreams: A Tale of Two Council Members

If you wanted to see a perfect snapshot of why Minneapolis feels like a city adrift, you didn't need to look any further than...

Commentary: How Teachers Are Feeding Families During An Occupation

On a recent Saturday before a snowstorm, neighbors in Minneapolis gathered at a local magnet school. In the early morning, donors dropped off deliveries...

Avoid Saying Recession, But Act Like We’re in One

At the city level, the picture is more complicated. Minneapolis has tallied more than $200 million in lost revenue tied to Operation Metro Surge....

Readers Write: Reaction to “The Long Road to Crisis: How Minnesota’s Bipartisan Retreat from Oversight Created Today’s Fraud Problems”

Updated February 28, 2026 Reaction to: The Long Road to Crisis: How Minnesota’s Bipartisan Retreat from Oversight Created Today’s Fraud Problems David Schultz's article regarding the...

BREAKING: Trump’s ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan Announces End to ‘Operation Metro Surge’ in Minnesota

Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s "border czar," announced Thursday that "Operation Metro Surge"—the intensive and highly controversial immigration enforcement crackdown in Minnesota—is officially coming...

Minneapolis is Unifying. America is Dividing.

Amid federal crackdowns and conflicting national narratives, an editor explores how federal propaganda works to obscure the truth — and how Minneapolis is refusing...

“I’ll Believe It When I See It”: Mayor Frey Skeptical of Announced Federal Drawdown

In a recent interview with KSTP, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey expressed deep skepticism following the White House announcement that 700 federal agents would be...

ICE Attorney Removed After Viral Meltdown Over ‘System That Sucks’

“The system sucks. This job sucks. And I am trying every breath that I have so that I can get you what you need.” ST....

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