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1 month ago | 
kstp.com | Cory Knudsen |Ben Henry KSTP
If you or your child goes to a Minnesota State college or university, there’s a good chance it’s going to become more expensive. We’re talking about tuition, and while nothing is set in stone, it could increase as much as 18% over the next two years. The price hikes would impact the Minnesota State system, which makes up more than 30 colleges and universities.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Cory Knudsen |Ben Henry KSTP
It’s being called the most thorough study of Minnesota’s queer community in decades, and the community input at its core is underway. “It asks you about your health and wellness, your wellbeing, your access to housing, your access to health care, economic stability,” Emma Watts, executive director of MNQT, told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Cory Knudsen |Ben Henry KSTP
A $40 million project is expected to break ground within months along St. Paul’s historic Grand Avenue. Following difficulties during and after the pandemic, several businesses have closed, and some worried for their safety following a jump in violent crime. But now, a developer wants to turn the page on that chapter and build on the area’s reputation as a destination for people to live, work and shop.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Emily Baude |Ben Henry KSTP
The Minneapolis Police Department is seeing a surge in the number of experienced officers joining the force. The need for more officers in Minneapolis is drastic, losing hundreds following the murder of George Floyd — the fewer officers has led to longer 911 response times, officer burnout, to less focus on investigations with investigators needing to be on patrol.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Emily Baude |Ben Henry KSTP
A decades-long free dentist clinic is closed in St. Paul. Hope Dentist Clinic filed for bankruptcy after its board was unable to find a sustainable funding source. Last year the clinic served 2,500 people and solely relies on donations. “It feels really final, but it also feels like we’ve let the community down,” Linda Maytan, former board chair, said. For most of its nearly 60 years in service, it operated out of the Union Gospel Mission; for the last several years, it was independent.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Emily Baude |Ben Henry KSTP
A nationwide text scam targeting Minnesotans is ramping up, and if you haven’t received one, you likely know someone who has. The texts are made to look like they’re from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) or its E-ZPass program and as for payment on an “outstanding toll” — but MNDOT says that’s not how it works. “We will never text or email for payment or personal information,” Sue Gergen, with the E-ZPass team, said. She adds drivers have to be signed up to be billed.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Cory Knudsen |Ben Henry KSTP
Minnesota sees record number of food shelf visits last year, support needed to keep up with demandMinnesota had a record number of food shelf visits last year, a trend some nonprofits expect to continue. The data highlights the continuation of skyrocketing demand on food shelves, which, according to the New Hope-based nonprofit The Food Group, started in 2021. Last year, Minnesotans made nearly 9 million visits to food shelves, the most ever, and about 1.4 million more than 2023.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Emily Baude |Ben Henry KSTP
North Minneapolis seeing decade-low rate of gun violence, community playing big roleFrom focused enforcement and partnerships with state and federal agencies to the strengthening and creation of community partnerships, Mayor Jacob Frey says while great strides have been taken, the work isn’t over. “We need to talk about the northside differently,” Mayor Frey said.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Emily Baude |Ben Henry KSTP
More arrests, fewer guns on the streets, and a drop in shootings — prosecutors and investigators say a new tailored approach to non-deadly shootings in Ramsey County is working. It’s all part of the county attorney’s office’s “Nonfatal Shootings Initiative,” which, since the start of 2024, has been uniquely addressing the crime.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Cory Knudsen |Ben Henry KSTP
The first round of school resource officers (SROs) to go through new state-certified training has wrapped up. The more than 20 SROs from all over the state met at St. Michael Albertville High School on Friday, where the focus was on the physical safety of the school — it was the tail end of a 40-hour learning session. The training is now required after a state law change following months of debate over how SROs can physically handle students.
