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‘Threads of Us’ explores how Minnesota immigrants hold onto home

What does it look like to carry your culture with you? When Minneapolis architect and photographer Patricia Mutebi posted a casting call on TikTok in December, she was looking for a way to map how immigrants and diaspora communities in Minnesota keep their heritage close. She...

Sahan JournalJul 3, 2026

Minneapolis leaders target open-air drug markets following gang bust

Minneapolis leaders are announcing a new plan to target open-air drug markets across the city during a news conference on Thursday morning. The push for a new plan comes after 25 people were charged in a fentanyl and cocaine trafficking case involving two Minneapolis gangs. ...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jul 2, 2026

Marisa Simonetti gets 90 days in tarantula tossing incident

A Hennepin County judge on Tuesday sentenced Marisa Simonetti to jail time and probation after she was convicted of harassment and domestic assault for throwing a tarantula at her house mate in 2024....

FOX 9 KMSP (FOX)Jul 1, 2026

Anti-ICE protesters plead not guilty to charges in federal conspiracy case

Fourteen defendants accused of conspiring to impede U.S. immigration officers pleaded not guilty during their arraignment Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis. All are charged with conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, while others are individually ch...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jul 1, 2026

Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting Hennepin County DEI federal funding

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting off federal funds to Hennepin County and several other local governments over a dispute regarding new policy mandates. The ruling bars the administration from withholding federal grants from communit...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jul 1, 2026

Heat, Humidity and Strong T-Storms at times.

This Tuesday afternoon in the Twin Cities will be Hot but not as Humid as it was Monday – temperatures this afternoon will be in the low 90s with dew point temperatures near 70 Degrees producing Heat Index Values near 100 Degrees and Skies will be Hazy with Southwest Winds at 5 t...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 30, 2026

Hennepin County deputy pleads guilty in Maple Grove Hospital lockdown incident

A Hennepin County detention deputy has pleaded guilty after a domestic incident that caused Maple Grove Hospital to go into lockdown, according to court documents. Investigators say that Dillon Field tried to instill fear in his wife while she was about to go into labor by yel...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 30, 2026

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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 29, 2026

Prielipp fans 10 as the Twins edge the Rockies 3-2 on Kreidler’s late homer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Connor Prielipp struck out a career-high 10 in six innings, Ryan Kreidler hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh and the Minnesota Twins edged the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Sunday. Prielipp allowed two runs and six hits before being relieved by Andrew Morris (...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 28, 2026