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KSTP
April 26, 2018
April 25, 2018 06:41 PM. The former Minneapolis police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Justine Damond last July plans to plead not guilty, using self-defense and reasonable force as a defense during trial, according to court documents. Mohamed Noor's intent to plead not guilty was included in a Rule 9 DisclosureÃâà...
JEMS.com
April 25, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The people on the front lines of the opioid epidemic see the crisis daily. It's become typical for a crew in Hennepin County to respond to an opioid-related overdose on every shift. In Minnesota, that's where the highest number of overdoses occur. [Native Advertisement]. WCCO'sÃâà...
Minnesota Public Radio News
April 24, 2018
Hennepin County became the fourth county in the country today to join an international campaign that changes how public health officials respond to HIV prevention and care. The "U=U" campaign states that people who have HIV cannot sexually transmit the virus if they are being treated and the virus isÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
April 18, 2018
Hennepin County violated state open records laws by failing to comply promptly with a request for information on the sheriff's use of biometric technology, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled in a case tracked by government watchdogs, law enforcement and the media. In August 2015, open governmentÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
April 11, 2018
Mark Haase didn't set out to become an attorney. On Wednesday, though, he announced his bid for the DFL endorsement for Hennepin County attorney, the chief prosecutor in Minnesota's most populous county. In his mid-30s, Haase said, he was a college-level teacher when he read an article about aÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
April 10, 2018
In her State of the County address Tuesday, Hennepin County Commissioner Jan Callison highlighted many successes and challenges in public safety, transportation and health services in 2017. Callison discussed the lack of affordable housing in the county and the impact it has on families.
Finance and Commerce
April 5, 2018
Hennepin County is forging a new path to meeting its workforce needs while also assisting some of its most job-challenged residents. In 2013, Hennepin County launched “Career Pathways,” applying the employment training initiative initially to its Human Services department. “The program was inspired byÃâà...
ECM Publishers
March 29, 2018
On April 1, the contract between the city and Hennepin County Sheriff will take effect, moving sheriff's department presence in the city from three hours per day to six. According to Lieutenant Chris Mathisen, this will allow time for more “proactive” policing in the area, something he said had been lacking for aÃâà...
City Pages
March 29, 2018
itemprop. He says Hennepin County has a Trump fan running the sheriff's department, but most people don't know it. ... He also wants to make things better for Hennepin County Jail staff by hiring more corrections officers, and not forcing cops to work overtime in jail when they'd rather be patrolling. He's proÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 26, 2018
Hennepin County residents fighting their deportations are in line to get some financial help from the county. A divided County Board backed a $250,000 legal defense fund in December, making Hennepin County one of the first Midwestern jurisdictions among a growing roster of cities and counties thatÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 21, 2018
Key agreements related to freight trains that will share part of the $1.9 billion Southwest light-rail corridor were approved by the Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County this week. The actions clear the way for the regional planning body to apply for a $929 million grant from the federal government toÃâà...
KSTP
March 21, 2018
"And yet, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman's decision to charge Officer Noor did not come as a surprise to us. Freeman made his intentions clear—both publicly and privately—long before the press conference detailing his decision and the completion of the BCA investigation. We believe FreemanÃâà...
KSTP
March 20, 2018
On Tuesday afternoon, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman held a press conference to discuss the charges against now-former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor. Noor was charged Tuesday with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Justine Damond lastÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 20, 2018
Hennepin County has launched an unusually wide-ranging internal review into its handling of a case of extreme child maltreatment at a south Minneapolis home, where twin girls with developmental disabilities allegedly endured years of horrific abuse by their parents. The county hopes to determine whyÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 18, 2018
Twenty-nine years sober, Campbell, a licensed drug and alcohol counselor, has been what his colleagues call the glue of the Hennepin County DWI Court since he began volunteering in 2008. His character has transcended the court and nurtured a network of former offenders who mentor new clients.
KMSP-TV
March 17, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is in the middle of a major makeover. While the hospital's name remains the same, the health system has been renamed Hennepin Healthcare. Saturday, the county-owned health organization opened the doors to the Hennepin HealthÃâà...
Minnesota Public Radio News
March 16, 2018
Hennepin County is launching a comprehensive review of how a case in Minneapolis that involved years of abuse of two developmentally-disabled twins was handled. The county has so far said little about the case, which Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman described as one of the most horrific of hisÃâà...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
March 16, 2018
Hennepin County is reviewing how Minneapolis authorities handled the case of two developmentally disabled twins who were abused for years before one was able to escape and report what had happened. The now 21-year-old twins told investigators they were deprived of food, beaten and sexuallyÃâà...
ECM Publishers
March 15, 2018
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners recently approved an amendment to an agreement between the county and the Children's Law Center of Minnesota. On Feb. 22, the board voted to provide full legal representation to state wards, children whose parents' rights have been terminated due toÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 15, 2018
Hennepin County sheriff's deputies hope to use a recent arbitration ruling to change a restrictive tattoo policy that they claim turns away potential hires. Nearly three years ago, Sheriff Rich Stanek notified the union representing the office's 246 deputies that anybody with a tattoo would have to cover it up.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 1, 2018
All 45 cities in Hennepin County are now covered by first responders who are trained and equipped with the drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses, Sheriff Rich Stanek said ... Of the 36 total law enforcement agencies in Hennepin County, roughly two dozen are currently equipped with naloxone.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
February 23, 2018
Hennepin County is rolling out a first-of-its-kind strategy to find affordable housing for its most vulnerable populations, including youth leaving foster care and recovering addicts looking for stability. The County Board asked housing staff to identify groups whose search for a place to live is hampered byÃâà...
KSTP.com
February 20, 2018
There's only enough treated road salt left in Hennepin County for one more round of snow, according to county officials. However, those officials aren't worried. They did this on purpose. Advertisement. "We backed down to 80 percent of what we normally order," said Andy Kraemer, operations manager forÃâà...
ECM Publishers
December 31, 1999
Rockford. On April 8 Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies responded to an address in the 6000 block of Raven Ridge Court for a medical. Deputy arrived and administered oxygen to an adult. Victim was transported to Methodist Hospital by Allina Ambulance due to body pain. No other action was taken.
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
December 31, 1999
Serving as Hennepin County attorney for more than a decade, Tom Johnson sat across tables from too many people who had horrible things happen to them. Amid the blur of faces and stories, one still sticks in his memory after nearly 30 years. The boy was one of a handful of teenagers who authoritiesÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
December 31, 1999
A Plymouth woman has been charged with third-degree murder in the heroin death of another inmate while both were in the Hennepin County jail. Cortney Ann Metcalfe, 31, was charged in the fatal overdose of Kristina Duren, of St. Paul, who was found unresponsive in her bunk about 5:40 a.m. Jan. 21.
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
December 31, 1999
Hennepin County Medical Center has changed its name to Hennepin Healthcare, a rebranding the organization said will better promote its widening array of services. The Minneapolis-based, county-owned health system is best know for its downtown medical center, but it also runs a network of clinics,Ãâà...
