Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Feeding Our Future fraud trial nears end; only one defendant will call witnesses in his defense by Joey Peters May 28, 2024May 29, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Driver charged with second-degree assault after hit-and-run at south Minneapolis mosque by Alfonzo Galvan May 24, 2024May 28, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Hit-and-run at Minneapolis mosque investigated as possible bias crime by Katrina Pross May 23, 2024May 23, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Feeding Our Future trial: Paper trail shows $25M in child nutrition aid, only $3M spent on food at Empire Cuisine by Joey Peters May 21, 2024May 21, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Food-aid rosters were recycled across sites, used false names, prosecutors say in Feeding Our Future trial by Joey Peters May 20, 2024May 21, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Here’s what you need to know about the Feeding Our Future trial by Joey Peters May 20, 2024June 3, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY New nonprofit, Good Trouble, forges healthier paths for struggling youth by Katrina Pross May 20, 2024May 20, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY ‘Kids were taken advantage of’: Bloomington schools staffer says she was tricked in food-aid fraud by Joey Peters May 14, 2024May 17, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY A place for ceremony, healing: Hennepin County will add sweat lodges to serve Native detainees by Katrina Pross May 13, 2024May 13, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Bodycam videos show woman pointing gun at St. Paul police before fatal shooting by Katrina Pross May 10, 2024May 10, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Defense attorneys question Feeding Our Future employee’s credibility, motive for cooperating with authorities by Katrina Pross May 9, 2024May 9, 2024
Posted inNews, PUBLIC SAFETY Former Feeding Our Future employee details ‘chaos,’ large-scale fraud that earned suspects millions by Joey Peters May 8, 2024May 9, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Witnesses in Feeding Our Future trial saw few to no meals served to needy children by Joey Peters May 6, 2024May 7, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY FBI’s thoroughness questioned in Feeding Our Future trial as defense attempts to cast doubt by Joey Peters May 3, 2024May 6, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Defense attorney homes in on FBI’s disparate treatment of sponsors in Feeding Our Future trial by Joey Peters May 2, 2024December 16, 2025
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY University of Minnesota reaches ‘initial agreement’ with pro-Palestine student protesters by Hibah Ansari and Gustav DeMars May 2, 2024May 2, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Defense attorneys in Feeding Our Future trial press state official about discrimination claims by Joey Peters May 1, 2024December 16, 2025
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Champagne in the Maldives: Prosecutor says defendants in Feeding Our Future trial misused federal funds by Joey Peters April 29, 2024December 16, 2025
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Jury seated for first Feeding Our Future trial; opening statements, testimony begin next week by Joey Peters April 25, 2024April 26, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY First defendants in Feeding Our Future food-aid fraud scheduled to go on trial by Joey Peters April 15, 2024December 16, 2025
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Minneapolis City Council members criticize plans for old Third Precinct, call for more community engagement by Katrina Pross April 8, 2024April 8, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Action for East African People dismisses founder in wake of Feeding Our Future charges by Joey Peters March 29, 2024March 29, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Yia Xiong’s family ‘devastated’ by decision not to charge officer in fatal shooting by Katrina Pross March 27, 2024March 27, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Fentanyl, staffing, and youth: Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt reflects on her first year in office by Katrina Pross March 27, 2024October 24, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Minneapolis police and community resources under one roof? Community members blast plans for new Third Precinct. by Katrina Pross March 25, 2024May 28, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY St. Paul officer who fatally shot Yia Xiong will not face criminal charges by Katrina Pross March 20, 2024March 20, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY What’s changed in Minnesota policing since George Floyd was murdered? Not enough, advocates say. by Katrina Pross March 13, 2024March 13, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Hennepin County Attorney’s Office pledges to help crime victims pursue immigration visas by Katrina Pross March 8, 2024March 8, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Man who shot Burnsville police, firefighter lost right to own guns, was accused of abuse by Katrina Pross February 19, 2024February 20, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Mpls. safety commissioner wants to staff up police force and alternative services by Katrina Pross February 15, 2024February 16, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY 10 more charged in Feeding Our Future food-aid fraud by Matt Sepic February 6, 2024February 6, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY The lost children of north Minneapolis by Selin Thomas February 6, 2024March 1, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Independent monitor chosen to oversee Minneapolis police reforms by Katrina Pross February 2, 2024February 2, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Following attacks, federal grants help boost security at Minnesota mosques by Abdirizak Diis February 2, 2024January 30, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Community input sought for proposal to turn Third Precinct into Black cultural center by Katrina Pross January 30, 2024February 1, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Activist Tou Ger Xiong remembered as a ‘hero’ who instilled Hmong pride in others by Joey Peters January 27, 2024March 7, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Minneapolis City Council passes cease-fire resolution for Israel-Hamas war by Estelle Timar-Wilcox January 25, 2024September 18, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Four suspects charged in kidnapping, killing of Hmong activist Tou Ger Xiong by Astrid Suárez | Associated Press January 18, 2024January 27, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Anoka County sheriff’s employee accused of racially profiling Palestinian men at MSP airport by Hibah Ansari January 11, 2024January 11, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Head of St. Paul’s House of Refuge pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future food-aid fraud by Joey Peters January 10, 2024January 10, 2024
Posted inNews Twin Cities Hmong artist and activist Tou Ger Xiong kidnapped and killed in Colombia by Joey Peters December 12, 2023March 12, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Former Burnsville charter school founder allegedly diverted nearly $300,000 in school funds to himself, others by Joey Peters December 8, 2023December 8, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Feeding Our Future defendant admits faking children’s names to steal money meant to feed the underprivileged by Joey Peters December 7, 2023December 8, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Complaint faults mental health treatment for ICE detainees held at Minnesota jails by Hibah Ansari November 16, 2023November 16, 2023
Posted inNews Secret Pentagon investigation found no one at fault in drone strike that killed Somali woman, child by Nick Turse November 13, 2023November 16, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Minneapolis mosque fire raises concerns in light of political climate, past vandalism by Cole Miska November 3, 2023November 6, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Minnesota couple mourns relatives killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza by Louis Krauss October 23, 2023September 18, 2024
Posted inNews, PUBLIC SAFETY Minnesota Palestinians and Jews express hurt, fear as Israel-Hamas war claims lives by Cole Miska and Joey Peters October 20, 2023September 18, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS What’s next for George Floyd Square? by Dave Orrick October 19, 2023October 19, 2023
Posted inEDUCATION Shakopee accountant charged with ‘theft by swindle’ from Hmong charter school by Becky Z. Dernbach October 17, 2023May 22, 2024
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY A year later: At least two major trials loom for Feeding Our Future defendants in 2024 by Joey Peters October 17, 2023January 9, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Fighting for kin: A Black family struggles to unite with two of its youngest members in foster care by Sara Tiano October 6, 2023October 6, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Frey to Minneapolis City Council: Put the Third Precinct at 26th and Minnehaha by Dave Orrick October 4, 2023October 4, 2023
Posted inEDUCATION Unaccountable: Shakopee accountant under investigation for alleged $42,000 theft from Hmong charter school by Becky Z. Dernbach September 27, 2023May 22, 2024
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Hennepin County judge named new Minneapolis community safety commissioner by MPR News Staff September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Two more defendants plead guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case by Joey Peters September 7, 2023September 8, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minnesota entrepreneur sees opportunities, obstacles for people of color in marijuana industry by Mecca Bos September 6, 2023September 6, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis Police union wants stake in human rights agreement with the city by Jon Collins September 6, 2023September 6, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Twelfth defendant in Feeding our Future fraud case pleads guilty to stealing $1 million by Andrew Hazzard August 31, 2023August 31, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Marijuana is legal in Minnesota, but legal experts urge caution for immigrants. by Hibah Ansari August 21, 2023August 18, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Former Minneapolis officer Tou Thao sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for George Floyd’s murder by Matt Sepic August 7, 2023August 7, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Six former Mississippi officers plead guilty to assaulting Black men by Michael Goldberg | Associated Press and Emily Wagster Pettus | Associated Press August 4, 2023August 4, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Programming, services denied to Minnesota inmates who aren’t U.S. citizens by Hibah Ansari July 31, 2023August 4, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis safety commissioner Cedric Alexander retiring after a year by Liz Sawyer July 21, 2023July 21, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS, PUBLIC SAFETY Minneapolis to temporarily relocate third precinct police station downtown by Melissa Olson July 19, 2023October 4, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Judge approves Minneapolis police reform agreement despite community concerns by Susan Du | Star Tribune July 14, 2023July 14, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Somali dads, imams reach out to youth causing problems in Dinkytown by Susan Du | Star Tribune July 7, 2023July 7, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Victims’ families call for independent investigation into Minneapolis crash that killed 5 by Joey Peters June 26, 2023July 5, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Charges: Gun, drugs found in Derrick Thompson’s car after crash that killed 5 by Joey Peters June 22, 2023June 22, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Thousands attend funeral for 5 friends killed in Minneapolis crash by Hibah Ansari and Alfonzo Galvan June 19, 2023June 20, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY 5 friends preparing for Saturday wedding killed in Minneapolis crash by Alfonzo Galvan and Hibah Ansari June 17, 2023June 21, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY ‘We already knew,’ community members say of DOJ investigation into Minneapolis police misconduct by Katelyn Vue June 16, 2023June 21, 2023
Posted inNews, PUBLIC SAFETY Ten takeaways from the DOJ’s investigation into Minneapolis police misconduct by Hibah Ansari and Joey Peters June 16, 2023June 16, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY What’s the history behind federal investigations into police, and how do consent decrees work? by Joey Peters June 16, 2023June 16, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY DOJ finds ‘heartbreaking’ pattern of discrimination, excessive force at Minneapolis Police Department by Joey Peters, Katelyn Vue and Hibah Ansari June 15, 2023June 17, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Bloomington man pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case by Joey Peters June 14, 2023June 14, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Suspect charged in St. Paul mosque vandalism, but remains at large by Joey Peters June 8, 2023June 8, 2023
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, PUBLIC SAFETY ‘Struggling’ community can’t meet mosque security needs, local imam says by Alfonzo Galvan June 7, 2023June 8, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Faribault residents admit stealing $5 million earmarked to feed underprivileged children by Joey Peters June 7, 2023June 7, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY What motivates people to act on hate? Retired professor shares insights on recent mosque attacks by Joey Peters May 29, 2023May 30, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Charges: Suspect set St. Paul mosque on fire to protest homelessness by Katelyn Vue May 19, 2023May 19, 2023
Posted inNews, PUBLIC SAFETY ‘I don’t feel safe’: Minnesota Muslims call for action on mosque attacks by Alfonzo Galvan, Katelyn Vue and Andrew Hazzard May 19, 2023May 20, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Suspect arrested in St. Paul mosque arson investigation by Katelyn Vue and Alfonzo Galvan May 18, 2023May 18, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Leaders condemn sixth vandalism against Twin Cities mosques, suspect at large by Katelyn Vue and Alfonzo Galvan May 17, 2023May 25, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Suspect vandalizes St. Paul mosque weeks after two Minneapolis mosque fires by Joey Peters and Hibah Ansari May 12, 2023June 8, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Suspect in south Minneapolis mosque fires indicted on hate crime charge by Joey Peters May 4, 2023May 4, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office reports outreach, expansion plans in first two years by Hibah Ansari May 2, 2023May 4, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Former officer Tou Thao guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in George Floyd killing by Jon Collins May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS, PUBLIC SAFETY Suspect in Minneapolis mosque arsons arrested, charged in federal court by MPR News Staff May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis man charged with arson after two mosque fires in two days by Louis Krauss April 28, 2023May 4, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Man killed by FBI in Minneapolis pointed shotgun at woman, search warrant alleges by Andrew Hazzard, Joey Peters and Alfonzo Galvan April 27, 2023April 28, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Rod Adams endured years of hardships because of a marijuana conviction. Now, Minnesota could legalize the drug. by Joey Peters April 26, 2023April 27, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Fires at two south Minneapolis mosques this week investigated as potential hate crimes by Joey Peters April 25, 2023May 1, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy by Dylan Lovan | Associated Press April 24, 2023April 24, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Marijuana convictions can jeopardize employment and housing. What to know about removing them from your record and how to get free help Wednesday. by Joey Peters April 18, 2023April 28, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Seventh suspect in Feeding Our Future fraud case pleads guilty to aiding money laundering by Joey Peters April 11, 2023April 12, 2023
Posted inEDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY Education department seeks more statutory oversight in wake of alleged Feeding Our Future fraud by Becky Z. Dernbach April 10, 2023April 10, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Lawsuit bars ex-Minneapolis police union head Bob Kroll from policing in 3 counties by Jon Collins April 5, 2023April 7, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Report: Black kids 6 times likelier to be strip-searched in England and Wales by Associated Press March 27, 2023March 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS Trump waits out grand jury as New York braces for protests by Eric Tucker | AP and Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press March 21, 2023March 21, 2023