More from the HomepageByandStar Tribune staff writersmoreCopy shortlink:Health officials warned throughout the pandemic that younger people returning to bars, restaurants and nightclubs would lead to a rise in COVID-19 cases.That is exactly what happened in the North Loop, a burgeoning neighborhood near downtown Minneapolis. Over the past month, it has had nearly 29 new cases of COVID-19 per 1,000 people, the city’s third highest growth rate for the virus, according to a Star Tribune analysis of data from the Minnesota Department of Health.The city’s overall growth rate is 16 new cases per...…More from the HomepageByandStar Tribune staff writersmoreCopy shortlink:Health officials warned throughout the pandemic that younger people returning to bars, restaurants and nightclubs would lead to a rise in COVID-19 cases.That is exactly what happened in the North Loop, a burgeoning neighborhood near downtown Minneapolis. Over the past month, it has had nearly 29 new cases of COVID-19 per 1,000 people, the city’s third highest growth rate for the virus, according to a Star Tribune analysis of data from the Minnesota Department of Health.The city’s overall growth rate is 16 new cases per...WW…

More from the HomepageThe surge included more prosperous neighborhoods that typically experience few such incidents while continuing to exact the heaviest toll in the city's poor areas. ByandStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:Violent crime has surged to record highs across Minneapolis this year, rising in more prosperous neighborhoods that typically experience few such incidents while continuing to exact the heaviest toll in the city’s poor, ethnically diverse areas.Through last week, the city had logged 3,674 violent crimes — defined as homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults — up...…More from the HomepageThe surge included more prosperous neighborhoods that typically experience few such incidents while continuing to exact the heaviest toll in the city's poor areas. ByandStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:Violent crime has surged to record highs across Minneapolis this year, rising in more prosperous neighborhoods that typically experience few such incidents while continuing to exact the heaviest toll in the city’s poor, ethnically diverse areas.Through last week, the city had logged 3,674 violent crimes — defined as homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults — up...WW…