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Baxter Public Works Director Trevor Walter agreed with Erickson but added without making the necessary changes to Highway 210 now, problems with the crossing at highways 210 and 371 would lead to its failure and be deemed unsafe by MNDOT, resulting in the creation of a possible bypass.
By Tim Speier, Freelance Journalist While community members mourned the loss of Daunte Wright last month, a nightcap of teargas and flashbangs shook the neighborhood around the Brooklyn Center Police Department, compelling Pastor Dan Haukos at Lutheran Church of the Master to keep the church doors open to all. After a Brooklyn Center police officer shot Daunte Wright on April 11, protests erupted around the city’s police department. Protesters and medics found sanctuary at the nearby LCM as the congregation offered a place to warm up and grab snacks. Even as police pressure escalated near...
By: J.D. Duggan, Freelance Journalist A thriving camp of houseless people in Near North Minneapolis has faced repeated threats of eviction by the city, but residents said they hope they can remain in their location on an empty stretch of city-owned land. In late January, houseless people in Near North Minneapolis braced for the worst. It was a harsh 25 degrees Fahrenheit, and a supposed eviction was on the doorstep for the nearly 20 people who had pitched tents on an empty plot of city-owned land. By midmorning, two city officials showed up: Minneapolis Police Department Lt. Grant Snyder and ...