Elliot Hughes

Minneapolis

General Assignment Reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune

General assignment reporter for the @StarTribune. Gimme a shout: [email protected] 📰✊🏼

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Articles

Minnesota AG calls Supreme Court decision on injunctions a 'monumental' mistake

17 hours ago | startribune.com | Elliot Hughes

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said the U.S. Supreme Court made a "mistake of monumental proportions" when it limited the federal judiciary's ability to issue nationwide injunctions. But in a statement released Friday afternoon, Ellison said he remains confident that he and other attorneys general can stop President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship.
Businesses near George Floyd Square sued Minneapolis for damages. A judge again dismissed it.

1 day ago | startribune.com | Elliot Hughes

A Hennepin County judge last week dismissed a lawsuit filed by several business owners who argued the city of Minneapolis was at fault for the declining revenue and real estate value of their businesses in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder. In November, five businesses located at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue near where Floyd was killed by police in 2020, demanded the city begin eminent domain proceedings to take over their properties and pay $30 million in damages.
St. Paul police investigate after 16 Pride flags recently damaged

2 days ago | startribune.com | Elliot Hughes

By Elliot Hughes Police are investigating 16 reports of damaged Pride flags outside homes in two St. Paul neighborhoods, along with another report of vandalism at a nearby bookstore. The incidents appear to have happened in the overnight hours, and St. Paul police are asking residents in the Highland Park and Macalester-Groveland neighborhoods to review their surveillance camera footage.
Minneapolis' famed adult store, SexWorld, will close permanently

2 days ago | startribune.com | Elliot Hughes

SexWorld, Minneapolis' adult entertainment store that was once three floors tall, featured a live peepshow and became a rite of passage to visit in the Twin Cities, will close its doors permanently June 29. The closure was confirmed by Hailey Buchanan of D.B. Graphics, which owns the store and the THC Joint, a downtown Minneapolis smoke shop also slated to close. Buchanan indicated the closures were the result of economic stress and regulations over the sale of THC.
Suspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootings

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Ryan Faircloth |Deena Winter |Elliot Hughes

In an age of social media tirades and escalating polarization, Vance Boelter did not strike people who knew him or worked with him as someone motivated by political rage. Boelter was apprehended by police Sunday night, officials said, and is alleged by law enforcement to have carried out a political assassination. He's been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the fatal shootings of state Rep.
Suspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootings

1 week ago | thederrick.com | Ryan Faircloth |Deena Winter |Elliot Hughes

In an age of social media tirades and escalating polarization, Vance Boelter did not strike people who knew him or worked with him as someone motivated by political rage. Boelter was apprehended by police Sunday night, officials said, and is alleged by law enforcement to have carried out a political assassination. He’s been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the fatal shootings of state Rep.
Suspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootings

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Ryan Faircloth |Deena Winter |Elliot Hughes

In an age of social media tirades and escalating polarization, Vance Boelter did not strike people who knew him or worked with him as someone motivated by political rage. Boelter was apprehended by police Sunday night, officials said, and is alleged by law enforcement to have carried out a political assassination. He's been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the fatal shootings of state Rep.
Suspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootings

1 week ago | dailygazette.com | Ryan Faircloth |Deena Winter |Elliot Hughes

In an age of social media tirades and escalating polarization, Vance Boelter did not strike people who knew him or worked with him as someone motivated by political rage. Boelter was apprehended by police Sunday night, officials said, and is alleged by law enforcement to have carried out a political assassination. He’s been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the fatal shootings of state Rep.
What we know so far about shootings of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses

1 week ago | tribuneledgernews.com | Elliot Hughes

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Suspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootings

1 week ago | dailyitem.com | Ryan Faircloth |Deena Winter |Elliot Hughes

In an age of social media tirades and escalating polarization, Vance Boelter did not strike people who knew him or worked with him as someone motivated by political rage. Boelter was apprehended by police Sunday night, officials said, and is alleged by law enforcement to have carried out a political assassination. He’s been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the fatal shootings of state Rep.