Lindsey Peterson

1 week ago | audacy.com | Taylor Rivera |Lindsey Peterson

The City of Minneapolis is addressing a recent shift in the status quo for people who regularly park in downtown. As more employees return to the office - including Target workers and some state employees - parking dynamics are noticeably changing. Many people who have worked downtown since the start of the pandemic may have noticed they were "getting away" without paying at meters. That time could be at an end.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Steve Simpson |Mark Freie |Lindsey Peterson

The family of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman is speaking out for the first time since Saturday's deadly shooting in Brooklyn Park that left Hortman and her husband Mark dead. Another Minnesota lawmaker and his wife were seriously injured. Hortman's mother, Linda Haluptzok, tells CBS News that Melissa kept a prayer tucked inside a small wallet that she carried with everywhere. "Make me a channel of your peace, yes," describes Haluptzok.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Susie Jones |Lindsey Peterson

A candlelight vigil is being planned that will take place on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol Wednesday to honor the life of House Speaker Emerita Melissa and her spouse, Mark Hortman, killed early Saturday morning in a politically motivated shooting. Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also seriously injured after being shot. Vance Boelter is the main suspect and faces a litany of federal and state charges.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Mark Freie |Lindsey Peterson

A state spending boost looks to have an impact on Minnesota jails. Part of Minnesota' $700 million infrastructure package that was approved last week focuses on crowded Minnesota jails and adding bed space inside a state owned psychiatric hospital. Hennepin County sheriff Dawanna Witt tell WCCO Radio's Adam and Jordana this includes individuals battling addiction and mental health issues.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ed White |Lindsey Peterson

The assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes are the latest additions to a long roll call of political violence in the United States in recent years. In just the past two months: People marching for the release of hostages in Gaza were struck by firebombs, two Israeli embassy workers in Washington were killed, and the Pennsylvania governor's mansion was badly damaged by an arsonist on a Jewish holiday while Gov.