Taylor Rivera

The cities of St. Louis Park and Golden Valley have jointly re-named themselves “West-o-polis”. While the two cities will still keep their individuality they hope the new name will help them stand out as suburbs of Minneapolis.

University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham has spoken out condemning the actions of Pro-Palestinian protestors on campus Monday, and ahead of more protests expected later on Tuesday on campus.

New concessions options are coming to Target Center with more local vendors for the upcoming Timberwolves season. “This is our best year yet, in my opinion,” says Executive Chef for the Timberwolves David Fhima.

Minnesota-based chef Justin Sutherland has been arrested in St. Paul just three days after he pleaded guilty to threatening his girlfriend. Sutherland allegedly violated a no-contact order with that girlfriend at a Halloween store in St. Paul.

The election is now just one week away and thousands of Minnesotans will be voting after the Restore the Vote Act was passed last year. The new law marks the largest expansion of voting rights since the voting age in Minnesota was lowered to 18.

Minneapolis Police are facing backlash, including from former St. Cloud Chief Blair Anderson, after records showed a man had called 911 dozens of times before he was shot by his neighbor.

11 members of the Minneapolis Low’s gang are now facing racketeering charges after a grand indictment from a federal grand jury. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger says there there are still additional individuals involved that have yet to face charges.

Chief Brian O’Hara says they don’t believe Earl Bennett is responsible for the shooting on Saturday that left one person dead but is facing charges in another shooting Sunday. Meanwhile, the city continues to be concerned about violence at the camps.

On WCCO’s Behind the Ballot, we take a look at The Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund that has launched a new campaign to keep “reproductive health care champions” in office.

Community activists gathered Thursday to call for the firing of Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, the removal of city council members along with Mayor Jacob Frey a week after a man was shot by his neighbor despite numerous prior 911 calls.