Local news for Hennepin County, Minnesota.https://hennepinherald.com/https://hennepinherald.com/article/charles-anderson-obituary-lakeville-mn-1945-2026/https://hennepinherald.com/article/charles-anderson-obituary-lakeville-mn-1945-2026/Charles Ralph Anderson, who passed away on October 16, 2026, will be remembered for his devotion to family and commitment to serving others.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/high-school-football-best-of-friday-s-action-including-the-team-and-player-of-th/https://hennepinherald.com/article/high-school-football-best-of-friday-s-action-including-the-team-and-player-of-th/Roseville beat Coon Rapids 24-14 for its best regular season since 2017, while Forest Lake's Mack Jurkovich rushed for 245 yards and Lakeville South won on a last-second field goal.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTYasmin Faroukhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/will-a-progressive-be-able-to-keep-angie-craig-s-district-in-dfl-hands/https://hennepinherald.com/article/will-a-progressive-be-able-to-keep-angie-craig-s-district-in-dfl-hands/A Democrat with progressive backing and a suburban Republican lawmaker are running for the congressional seat soon to be vacated by U.S. Rep. Angie Craig.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTYasmin Faroukhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/systems-in-place-continue-to-fail-them-community-calls-for-accountability-in-mar/https://hennepinherald.com/article/systems-in-place-continue-to-fail-them-community-calls-for-accountability-in-mar/More than a year after Mariah Samuels was killed by her ex-boyfriend, residents urged the Minneapolis City Council to examine how warning signs were missed.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTYasmin Faroukhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/business-owners-squeezed-as-costs-rise-profits-fall-minneapolis-fed-survey-finds/https://hennepinherald.com/article/business-owners-squeezed-as-costs-rise-profits-fall-minneapolis-fed-survey-finds/A Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis survey of more than 900 Ninth District businesses found most saw lower profits in the second quarter, with smaller firms hit hardest.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/reaching-a-record-level-duluth-s-hazardous-air-quality-forces-many-tourists-indo/https://hennepinherald.com/article/reaching-a-record-level-duluth-s-hazardous-air-quality-forces-many-tourists-indo/Smoke from wildfires in and near the Boundary Waters drove Duluth's air quality to an all-time hazardous high this week, forcing visitors to rethink their summer plans.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTYasmin Faroukhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/mpls-council-member-warren-looks-for-action-on-conditions-at-heritage-park-publi/https://hennepinherald.com/article/mpls-council-member-warren-looks-for-action-on-conditions-at-heritage-park-publi/Council Member Pearll Warren says mold, leaks and vacant units at the north Minneapolis development demand answers about how public money was spent, as new court-appointed managers work on repairs.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTYasmin Faroukhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/three-drownings-reported-in-minnesota-over-holiday-weekend/https://hennepinherald.com/article/three-drownings-reported-in-minnesota-over-holiday-weekend/Three people died in separate drownings at lakes and a river in Minnesota over the holiday weekend, and a 16-year-old remained in critical condition after being pulled from the water below Minnehaha Falls.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTYasmin Faroukhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/early-voting-begins-in-minnesota-ahead-of-this-year-s-primary-election/https://hennepinherald.com/article/early-voting-begins-in-minnesota-ahead-of-this-year-s-primary-election/Early voting for Minnesota's primary began Friday, the same day an Inver Grove Heights data center moratorium passed and University of Minnesota regents approved a 3.8 percent tuition increase.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/with-key-races-to-sort-out-early-voting-for-minnesota-s-primary-election-begins/https://hennepinherald.com/article/with-key-races-to-sort-out-early-voting-for-minnesota-s-primary-election-begins/Minnesotans began casting absentee ballots Friday for the Aug. 11 primary, as candidates for governor and U.S. Senate urged supporters to vote early.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTYasmin Faroukhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/feds-seek-to-revoke-citizenship-of-feeding-our-future-defendant/https://hennepinherald.com/article/feds-seek-to-revoke-citizenship-of-feeding-our-future-defendant/Federal authorities allege Abdikadir Kadiye concealed a prior identity and a rejected residency bid to obtain naturalization in 2012, while he awaits sentencing in the child nutrition fraud case.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/minneapolis-poised-to-pass-assault-weapons-ban/https://hennepinherald.com/article/minneapolis-poised-to-pass-assault-weapons-ban/The City Council is expected to give final approval to a ban on assault weapons, large capacity magazines, binary triggers and ghost guns, even as state preemption laws leave the measure largely symbolic.Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/restoration-project-along-mississippi-river-expects-to-break-ground-this-month/https://hennepinherald.com/article/restoration-project-along-mississippi-river-expects-to-break-ground-this-month/After a decade of planning and fundraising, Owámniyomni Okhódayapi will start construction in mid-May on a project to replace a downtown Minneapolis parking lot with native prairie and Dakota medicines.Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/trump-signs-order-to-pay-tsa-workers-after-dhs-funding-deadlock/https://hennepinherald.com/article/trump-signs-order-to-pay-tsa-workers-after-dhs-funding-deadlock/President Donald Trump signed an executive action on Friday to pay Transportation Security Administration employees, even as House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed bill to end the 42-day funding impasse at the Department of Homeland Security.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/judge-orders-homeland-security-to-open-whipple-to-clergy/https://hennepinherald.com/article/judge-orders-homeland-security-to-open-whipple-to-clergy/A St. Paul judge granted a preliminary injunction requiring Homeland Security to replace its ad hoc handling of clergy visits with a workable process for the Minneapolis-area federal detention site.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/pursued-by-federal-agents-suburban-ice-observers-remain-resolved/https://hennepinherald.com/article/pursued-by-federal-agents-suburban-ice-observers-remain-resolved/Volunteers who monitor immigration agents in Minneapolis-area suburbs describe being pursued and boxed in on roads, yet say the experience has deepened their commitment and their bonds with one another.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/across-minnesota-many-businesses-closed-friday-to-protest-ice-action/https://hennepinherald.com/article/across-minnesota-many-businesses-closed-friday-to-protest-ice-action/Shops, restaurants and bakeries from Minneapolis to Rochester, Mankato and St. Cloud closed or redirected profits as part of an economic blackout opposing ICE activity in the state.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTYasmin Faroukhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/dangerously-cold-temperatures-in-minnesota-rally-and-march-planned-for-friday/https://hennepinherald.com/article/dangerously-cold-temperatures-in-minnesota-rally-and-march-planned-for-friday/Subzero temperatures and wind chills as low as the 50s below zero prompted widespread school closures on Friday, while a statewide economic blackout and a downtown Minneapolis march targeting federal immigration enforcement were also planned.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/state-regulators-rule-that-burning-trash-and-wood-can-be-considered-carbon-free/https://hennepinherald.com/article/state-regulators-rule-that-burning-trash-and-wood-can-be-considered-carbon-free/The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission ruled that power plants burning trash or biomass can meet the state's 2040 carbon-free electricity requirement if a life-cycle analysis shows a net reduction in greenhouse gases.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/douglas-shaw-obituary/https://hennepinherald.com/article/douglas-shaw-obituary/Shaw, who led organizations across Minnesota's health industry and had lived with Alzheimer's for years, died October 16, and a memorial service is set for October 27 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Saint Paul.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/carole-ann-barsness-obituary/https://hennepinherald.com/article/carole-ann-barsness-obituary/Barsness, a nurse turned corporate HR manager who was orphaned at 12, died August 25; visitation is set for September 10 in Saint Paul.Sun, 07 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMTYasmin Faroukhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/bellezza-jane-louise-squllace-obituary/https://hennepinherald.com/article/bellezza-jane-louise-squllace-obituary/Bellezza Jane-Louise Squillace, born in Saint Paul and later a teacher, ordained clergy member and nonprofit co-founder, died peacefully at her Tehachapi, California, home on September 5, 2024.Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMTYasmin Faroukhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/uncommitted-voters-show-strength-against-biden-in-minnesota/https://hennepinherald.com/article/uncommitted-voters-show-strength-against-biden-in-minnesota/A hastily organized, low-budget "uncommitted" campaign won enough support in Minnesota's Super Tuesday primary to send delegates to the Democratic National Convention, signaling discontent with President Biden beyond Muslim voters.Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/threshold-theater-s-2023-new-play-reading-series-to-kick-off-monday-night-with-s/https://hennepinherald.com/article/threshold-theater-s-2023-new-play-reading-series-to-kick-off-monday-night-with-s/The LGBTQ-focused company will present Allison Moon's "Zero State" on Monday, March 13, at The Black Hart of Saint Paul.Sun, 12 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/election-2022-mendota-heights/https://hennepinherald.com/article/election-2022-mendota-heights/Candidates in the Mendota Heights election describe their qualifications and priorities, with city services, fiscal restraint and preserving the city's natural feel recurring across their answers.Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMTAnna Nowakhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/a-hidden-tradition-benjamin-moser-wants-you-to-know-jewish-anti-zionism-is-not-new/https://hennepinherald.com/article/a-hidden-tradition-benjamin-moser-wants-you-to-know-jewish-anti-zionism-is-not-new/In a new book and a series of interviews, the Pulitzer-winning writer argues that Jewish opposition to Zionism has deep roots, even as critics fault his methods and tone.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/a-match-like-no-other-el-clasico-awaits-a-yamal-vs-mbappe-showdown/https://hennepinherald.com/article/a-match-like-no-other-el-clasico-awaits-a-yamal-vs-mbappe-showdown/The rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid is set to reach new heights as Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe face off in El Clasico.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/a-senior-dog-vanished-from-a-warren-yard-days-later-she-came-back-burned/https://hennepinherald.com/article/a-senior-dog-vanished-from-a-warren-yard-days-later-she-came-back-burned/A Warren couple is seeking answers after their 16-year-old dog, Ellie, disappeared from their yard and was brought to a veterinary clinic days later with burn injuries.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNatalia Camposhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/afp-boss-says-politicians-heated-rhetoric-is-fuelling-threats-against-mps/https://hennepinherald.com/article/afp-boss-says-politicians-heated-rhetoric-is-fuelling-threats-against-mps/Commissioner Krissy Barrett says political conflict can prompt an immediate rise in threats as the alleged attack on Helen Haines renews concerns about MPs’ safety.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/ageing-users-and-record-deaths-the-data-behind-britain-s-9-8bn-a-year-cocaine-habit/https://hennepinherald.com/article/ageing-users-and-record-deaths-the-data-behind-britain-s-9-8bn-a-year-cocaine-habit/New estimates put English cocaine consumption at a street value of £9.8bn a year, with older users driving a record rise in deaths even as survey numbers stay flat.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/ai-s-opportunity-divide-could-deepen-global-inequality-un-official-warns/https://hennepinherald.com/article/ai-s-opportunity-divide-could-deepen-global-inequality-un-official-warns/A senior International Telecommunication Union official says gaps in infrastructure, skills and adoption could leave developing countries behind as artificial intelligence reshapes economies.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/algerian-parliament-s-upper-house-approves-troop-deployment-to-niger/https://hennepinherald.com/article/algerian-parliament-s-upper-house-approves-troop-deployment-to-niger/The upper house of Algeria's parliament has unanimously voted to allow military forces to be stationed in neighboring Niger, marking the country's first such mission since 1973.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/ali-g-who-iz-i-stooge-says-he-was-in-on-joke-but-didn-t-tell-sacha-baron-cohen-he-s-not-go/https://hennepinherald.com/article/ali-g-who-iz-i-stooge-says-he-was-in-on-joke-but-didn-t-tell-sacha-baron-cohen-he-s-not-go/Joshua Loudermilk, one of two men shown as unwitting participants in Ali G: Who Iz I?, says he recognised the star during filming and kept up his act, though the film's representatives maintain he was not in on the joke.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/all-aboard-the-traintok-trend-spotters-and-staff-boost-rail-content-online/https://hennepinherald.com/article/all-aboard-the-traintok-trend-spotters-and-staff-boost-rail-content-online/Train content has seen a huge increase on TikTok in the last three months.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/almost-two-thirds-of-australians-bulk-billed-for-all-gp-care-amid-extra-incentives-for-doc/https://hennepinherald.com/article/almost-two-thirds-of-australians-bulk-billed-for-all-gp-care-amid-extra-incentives-for-doc/A new college of GPs report finds the share of doctors bulk-billing every patient has more than doubled in a year, though experts say affordability is only part of the picture.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/analysis-can-tennessee-execute-christa-pike-again-after-failed-lethal-injection-cbc-news/https://hennepinherald.com/article/analysis-can-tennessee-execute-christa-pike-again-after-failed-lethal-injection-cbc-news/After a failed lethal injection earlier this month, legal experts say double jeopardy, cruel and unusual punishment claims and Pike's mental state could all complicate any second attempt.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/analysis-oct-7-changed-israeli-society-will-it-also-lead-to-a-change-in-leadership-cbc-new/https://hennepinherald.com/article/analysis-oct-7-changed-israeli-society-will-it-also-lead-to-a-change-in-leadership-cbc-new/With polls showing the country split almost evenly, Israel's longest-serving prime minister could still survive Tuesday's election despite the fallout from the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/as-yemen-s-houthis-continue-strikes-saudi-arabia-is-looking-to-the-us-for-advanced-ai-weap/https://hennepinherald.com/article/as-yemen-s-houthis-continue-strikes-saudi-arabia-is-looking-to-the-us-for-advanced-ai-weap/With Houthi strikes ongoing, Riyadh is relying on American intelligence and an AI targeting tool, raising questions about effectiveness and civilian risk.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/asher-grunis-head-of-submarine-affair-commission-steps-down-due-to-health-the-jerusalem-po/https://hennepinherald.com/article/asher-grunis-head-of-submarine-affair-commission-steps-down-due-to-health-the-jerusalem-po/Asher Grunis, 81, has stepped down as head of the commission examining Israel's submarine and naval vessel deals, just ahead of hearings on personal responsibility set to begin on November 1.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/australian-grand-prix-called-off-as-rain-spoils-phillip-island-sendoff/https://hennepinherald.com/article/australian-grand-prix-called-off-as-rain-spoils-phillip-island-sendoff/Heavy rain and poor visibility grounded the medical helicopter, forcing organisers to scrap the MotoGP race at Phillip Island in front of a sold-out crowd.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/bandages-for-the-heart-jerusalem-artist-takes-life-s-challenges-as-they-come-the-jerusalem/https://hennepinherald.com/article/bandages-for-the-heart-jerusalem-artist-takes-life-s-challenges-as-they-come-the-jerusalem/Swiss-born multidisciplinary artist Ariane Littman is showing work in several Israeli venues that uses medical gauze to reflect on the Oct. 7 attack, grief and recovery.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/bangladesh-per-capita-gdp-forecast-to-outstrip-india-s-what-does-it-mean/https://hennepinherald.com/article/bangladesh-per-capita-gdp-forecast-to-outstrip-india-s-what-does-it-mean/The IMF forecasts Bangladesh's per capita GDP will edge above India's in 2026, though India retains a far larger economy and stronger growth momentum.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/benjamin-netanyahu-presses-donald-trump-for-support-ahead-of-israel-elections-the-jerusale/https://hennepinherald.com/article/benjamin-netanyahu-presses-donald-trump-for-support-ahead-of-israel-elections-the-jerusale/With elections two days away, the Israeli prime minister is reportedly seeking fresh public support from the US president, even as parts of the American administration signal they are ready to work with any new government.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/bots-deepfakes-and-surveillance-israel-s-election-goes-to-war-online/https://hennepinherald.com/article/bots-deepfakes-and-surveillance-israel-s-election-goes-to-war-online/With rival political blocs virtually tied before Tuesday’s vote, Israeli parties are using bots, manipulated videos and turnout technology to rally supporters.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/brandon-miller-scores-34-points-as-the-hornets-beat-the-winless-heat-115-110-wsv/https://hennepinherald.com/article/brandon-miller-scores-34-points-as-the-hornets-beat-the-winless-heat-115-110-wsv/Charlotte answered a lopsided home-opener defeat with a 115-110 victory over Miami, leaving the Heat at 0-3 despite a late rally.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMiguel Hernandezhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/brazilians-vote-in-presidential-election-runoff-pitting-leftist-lula-against-far-right-bol/https://hennepinherald.com/article/brazilians-vote-in-presidential-election-runoff-pitting-leftist-lula-against-far-right-bol/Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday in a closely fought presidential runoff in which the leftist incumbent seeks to overturn a first-round defeat to the far-right senator.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/bulgaria-holds-presidential-elections-amid-divisions-over-ukraine-war/https://hennepinherald.com/article/bulgaria-holds-presidential-elections-amid-divisions-over-ukraine-war/Bulgarians cast ballots on Sunday in a presidential race split over ties with Moscow, as drone strikes off the country's Black Sea coast underscore the war's proximity.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/bulgarians-vote-for-president-in-shadow-of-russia-s-war-in-ukraine/https://hennepinherald.com/article/bulgarians-vote-for-president-in-shadow-of-russia-s-war-in-ukraine/Bulgarians cast ballots for a new president with former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov and acting President Iliana Iotova leading a 27-candidate field, as drone attacks on ships off the coast sharpen debate over ties with Russia and the West.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/bust-companies-revived-in-phoenix-deals-more-likely-to-fail-again-study-finds/https://hennepinherald.com/article/bust-companies-revived-in-phoenix-deals-more-likely-to-fail-again-study-finds/Research commissioned by the Guardian found that companies bought back by former directors or shareholders out of administration were far more likely to collapse a second time and paid creditors much less.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staffhttps://hennepinherald.com/article/california-leader-calls-attack-on-alleged-noncitizen-voting-weaponizing-the-law/https://hennepinherald.com/article/california-leader-calls-attack-on-alleged-noncitizen-voting-weaponizing-the-law/Rob Bonta says federal demands to verify about 20,000 suspected noncitizen ballots are politically motivated, as an appeals court prepares to hear the dispute.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNews Media House Staff