More from the HomepageSpecial unit uses team approach, support to keep risk-taking behavior of 18- to 21-year-olds in check. By Star TribunemoreMateo watched his mom and dad's abusive relationship and then began sliding into the same pattern. Newly on probation, he saw little hope."I thought this was my life," the 21-year-old said.Now Mateo is part of Hennepin County's new probation program aimed at young adults, swarming them with support and guidance as they transition back into the community. The program is the first in the nation targeting 18- to 21-year-olds on probation, an age...…More from the HomepageSpecial unit uses team approach, support to keep risk-taking behavior of 18- to 21-year-olds in check. By Star TribunemoreMateo watched his mom and dad's abusive relationship and then began sliding into the same pattern. Newly on probation, he saw little hope."I thought this was my life," the 21-year-old said.Now Mateo is part of Hennepin County's new probation program aimed at young adults, swarming them with support and guidance as they transition back into the community. The program is the first in the nation targeting 18- to 21-year-olds on probation, an age...WW…

More from the HomepageBy Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink:The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board voted Wednesday to allow anyone to go topless in the city’s parks without being ticketed.Under city and state law, it’s legal for anyone to be topless in public. But a Minneapolis park ordinance continued to make bared “female breasts” in city parks and parkways grounds for an indecent exposure citation.That language has come under criticism.The current ordinance says that no one 10 or older “shall intentionally expose his or her own genitals, pubic area, buttocks or female breast below the top...…More from the HomepageBy Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink:The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board voted Wednesday to allow anyone to go topless in the city’s parks without being ticketed.Under city and state law, it’s legal for anyone to be topless in public. But a Minneapolis park ordinance continued to make bared “female breasts” in city parks and parkways grounds for an indecent exposure citation.That language has come under criticism.The current ordinance says that no one 10 or older “shall intentionally expose his or her own genitals, pubic area, buttocks or female breast below the top...WW…

More from the HomepageMpls. mayor proposes more money for housing and violence prevention. ByandStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:Minneapolis would operate with about 100 fewer police officers than it has planned for in recent years and would increase property taxes for some under a new budget proposal released this week.The specifics of Mayor Jacob Frey’s budget plan, posted online late Tuesday, provide a fresh glimpse into how the city expects to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic and a following George Floyd’s death. The plan warns that an unusually large number of officer...…More from the HomepageMpls. mayor proposes more money for housing and violence prevention. ByandStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:Minneapolis would operate with about 100 fewer police officers than it has planned for in recent years and would increase property taxes for some under a new budget proposal released this week.The specifics of Mayor Jacob Frey’s budget plan, posted online late Tuesday, provide a fresh glimpse into how the city expects to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic and a following George Floyd’s death. The plan warns that an unusually large number of officer...WW…

More from the HomepageA St. Paul security guard boasted on social media about the fire, gear theft. By Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink:A former Menards store security guard was charged Monday with arson that damaged the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building following the May 25 killing of George Floyd in police custody.Branden M. Wolfe, 23, of St. Paul, is the first person to be charged in connection with the Third Precinct building fire. Hundreds of businesses were damaged in south Minneapolis and St. Paul in the aftermath of Floyd’s death on Memorial Day.The Third...…More from the HomepageA St. Paul security guard boasted on social media about the fire, gear theft. By Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink:A former Menards store security guard was charged Monday with arson that damaged the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building following the May 25 killing of George Floyd in police custody.Branden M. Wolfe, 23, of St. Paul, is the first person to be charged in connection with the Third Precinct building fire. Hundreds of businesses were damaged in south Minneapolis and St. Paul in the aftermath of Floyd’s death on Memorial Day.The Third...WW…