Articles for Downtown Minneapolis

Karl-Anthony Towns’ impact in Minnesota goes deeper than basketball as a promise is kept
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Karl-Anthony Towns’ impact in Minnesota goes deeper than basketball as a promise is kept

New York Times  

BLAINE, Minn. — Not even 15 hours after having his socks knocked off by a trade that ended his nine-year run in Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns strolled onto Field 49N at the National Sports Center, a sprawling youth soccer complex that was playing host to over 300 teams from across the Upper Midwest for the Fall Cup. And yet, there Towns …

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Photos Show Extreme Winter Weather Battering The U.S.
2 years ago

Photos Show Extreme Winter Weather Battering The U.S.

Huff Post  

Bone-chilling temperatures, blankets of snow and powerful stormwaters have descended on much of the United States, adding to the chaos of one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. Star Tribune via Getty Images via Getty Images Rows of headstones at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery are blanketed by snow Thursday. Star Tribune via Getty Images Vapor rises from …

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Verdict is in for Derek Chauvin murder trial, announcement soon
3 years, 8 months ago

Verdict is in for Derek Chauvin murder trial, announcement soon

Al Jazeera  

Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, is accused of killing George Floyd, and faces three murder counts. Minneapolis, the United States – The jury in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has reached a verdict, the court said on Tuesday afternoon, as tensions are running high across the United States. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren, reporting from …

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Target leaving downtown Minneapolis City Center offices
3 years, 10 months ago

Target leaving downtown Minneapolis City Center offices

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Twin Cities commercial real estate managers are fearful Target Corp.‘s decision to leave a main downtown Minneapolis location will become a trend that will continue to diminish office space needs. Target informed the City Center’s manager Thursday that it will no longer need the 985,000 square feet of office space it rents in the 51-story tower because it …

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Chauvin trial highlights divide between US city, activists
3 years, 10 months ago

Chauvin trial highlights divide between US city, activists

Al Jazeera  

The tumultuous months that Minneapolis has experienced since ex-police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck as he died last May are coming to a head as the city readies for the commencement of his trial. “I don’t believe that they’ve received adequate de-escalation training,” Levy Armstrong said of Minneapolis’s home police force. Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said …

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Cops clash with protesters and cars are set on fire on sixth night of George Floyd protests
4 years, 7 months ago

Cops clash with protesters and cars are set on fire on sixth night of George Floyd protests

Daily Mail  

Chaos has continued to unfold in cities across America with more than 50 Secret Service agents injured in clashes with protesters in Washington DC, police charging into demonstrators in New York City and lootings continuing to unfold in major cities like California, Philadelphia and Boston. The truck did not appear to have struck anyone BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Protests continued to rage …

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
5 years, 3 months ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Associated Press  

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. The online assertions were made shortly after the Sept. 12 Democratic presidential debate where, in response to a question about gun control, O’Rourke said, “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47, and we’re not going to allow it to be …

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