Jay Kolls

Feb 13, 2024 | kstp.com | Krystal Frasier |Jay Kolls |Kelsey Christensen KSTP

MPS teachers to rally ahead of school board meetingMore than 200 teachers with Minneapolis Public Schools rallied outside the district’s school board meeting Tuesday evening to demand a new contract and a 16% pay increase over the next two years. MFT President Greta Callahan told the crowd their intent was to let the school board and new superintendent hear their voices.

Jan 7, 2024 | kstp.com | Cory Knudsen |Jay Kolls

2023 was a much better year for St. Paul as violent crime, in nearly every category, went down compared to 2022. St. Paul police data showed homicides dropped from 34 in 2022 to 33 in 2023. Aggravated assaults went down from 1,488 to 1,246, robberies dipped from 415 to 383 and carjackings dropped from 53 to 42. The number of people injured by non-fatal gunshots also went down from 193 to 122.

Jan 3, 2024 | kstp.com | Cory Knudsen |Jay Kolls

Last week, video captured two Ramsey County corrections officers helping a state trooper struggling with a person in crisis near Loring Park. Ramsey County Sheriff Corrections Officer Lt. Shannon Williams and Ramsey County Corrections Officer Grecia Olmedo told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS they were driving together and parked at a stop light near Loring Park in Minneapolis when they noticed a Minnesota state trooper struggling with a person who appeared to be in distress on the afternoon of Dec. 28.

Dec 27, 2023 | kstp.com | Cory Knudsen |Jay Kolls

As 2023 comes to a close, Minneapolis Mayor Frey sat down on Wednesday to detail the legislative accomplishments the city saw throughout the year. Frey told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the city was leading the nation in creating affordable housing, with $320 million invested and more than 2,200 housing units created. He specifically pointed to “deeply affordable” housing as one of his top accomplishments in 2023. “Deeply affordable means 30% of the median income and below.

Dec 26, 2023 | kstp.com | Kyle Brown |Jay Kolls

With Minnesota lawmakers set to convene another legislative session in February, that permanent director’s job has not yet been filled. Sen. Mark Koran, R-North Branch, told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS hundreds of people are expected to start applying next year for licenses to grow and sell recreational marijuana, and without a director in place, he said, it will be a challenge for lawmakers to approve the rules, regulations and policies that will govern how the new recreational cannabis program will work.