Estelle Timar-Wilcox

Minneapolis

Morning Reporter at MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)

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Articles

Macalester College offers free summer housing to international students with visa worries

5 days ago | mprnews.org | Estelle Timar-Wilcox

International students at Macalester College in St. Paul will be able to stay on campus for free this summer, in light of concerns over changing visa practices. College president Suzanne Rivera said students are worried immigration rules might change, leaving them stuck abroad for the fall semester if they go home for summer break. “Anxiety levels were really high,” Rivera said.
3 charged in deadly Minneapolis shooting

1 week ago | inforum.com | Estelle Timar-Wilcox

MINNEAPOLIS — Three people are facing charges stemming from a shooting in Minneapolis last week that left one person dead. Jose Vasquez-Rodriguez, 22, of Minneapolis, and Victor Vazquez-Rodriguez, 20, of Hayward, Wisconsin, are charged with the murder of 34-year-old Tiago Antonio Gilbert, of Minneapolis. Officers responded to the shooting around 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 30.
Department of Justice opens investigation into Hennepin County plea deal policy

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Estelle Timar-Wilcox

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a Hennepin County Attorney’s Office policy that lets prosecutors consider race in plea deals. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty implemented the policy last week. KARE 11 reports it prompts prosecutors to consider the background of people charged with a crime, including their race and age. The policy cites a need to address racial disparities when considering plea deals.
Three charged in deadly Minneapolis shooting

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Estelle Timar-Wilcox

Three people are facing charges stemming from Wednesday’s shooting in Minneapolis last week, which left one person dead. Jose Vasquez-Rodriguez, 22, of Minneapolis and Victor Vazquez-Rodriguez, 20, of Hayward, Wisconsin are charged with the murder of 34-year-old Tiago Antonio Gilbert of Minneapolis. Officers responded to the shooting around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Fourth person dies following Minneapolis shooting; suspect arrested

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Estelle Timar-Wilcox

A fourth person has died following a Tuesday shooting in Minneapolis, hours after police announced the arrest of a suspect. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, near the corner of 25th and Bloomington, late Tuesday. Two people were hospitalized with injuries. Police said one of them — a 28-year-old man — died Thursday. Minneapolis police also announced an arrest in the case on Thursday.
Minneapolis Native community mourns victims of gunfire

1 week ago | inforum.com | Chandra Colvin |Estelle Timar-Wilcox

MINNEAPOLIS — Dozens of Minneapolis Native residents and city officials gathered at Cedar Avenue Field Park on Thursday morning to grieve five people killed in shootings over the last two days. Mourners gathered around fires and a drum circle and prayed for an end to the recent string of violence. Longtime neighborhood resident Carrie Day Aspinwall led a prayer. “I’ve been in this neighborhood, I’ve been in this park all my life,” she said.
Minneapolis Native community mourns victims of gunfire

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Chandra Colvin |Estelle Timar-Wilcox

Dozens of Minneapolis Native residents and city officials gathered at Cedar Avenue Field Park Thursday morning to grieve five people killed in shootings over the last two days. Mourners gathered around fires and a drum circle and prayed for an end to the recent string of violence. Longtime neighborhood resident Carrie Day Aspinwall led a prayer. “I've been in this neighborhood, I've been in this park all my life,” Aspinwall said.
Minneapolis to bring dance programs to every public school, rec center

2 weeks ago | mankatofreepress.com | Estelle Timar-Wilcox

A class of about a dozen FAIR School for Arts students practiced a jazzy dance routine on Monday morning in the downtown Minneapolis school building, all in matching dance uniforms, their tap shoes clicking on a mat rolled out for the occasion. The downtown Minneapolis high school has robust dance programming, but that can be hard to find at other public schools. Now, there’s a plan to improve dance offerings.
Minneapolis to bring dance programs to every public school, rec center

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Estelle Timar-Wilcox

A class of about a dozen FAIR School for Arts students practiced a jazzy dance routine on Monday morning in the downtown Minneapolis school building, all in matching dance uniforms, their tap shoes clicking on a mat rolled out for the occasion. The downtown Minneapolis high school has robust dance programming, but that can be hard to find at other public schools. Now, there’s a plan to improve dance offerings.
State regulators give St. Paul foundry deadline to submit pollution control information

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Estelle Timar-Wilcox

State regulators are giving a St. Paul iron foundry until May 8 to submit an updated information on its pollution control operations, or lose its air quality permit. It’s the latest deadline in the state’s dispute with Northern Iron in the city’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood. It started in 2023 when the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a $41,500 fine. The agency said the foundry replaced and removed pieces of pollution control equipment without notifying the state, which violated its permit.