Sit-in protesters gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center on Tuesday, March 12, calling on the County Commission and Bench to prohibit ICE detention in public buildings. Credit ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County will pay $5.4 million to move inmates from its jail to facilities in other counties following an inmate reduction order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly a year after Minnesota’s red flag law took effect, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office says it’s looking to expand information and training on how it works.

MINNEAPOLIS — Citing a failure to provide adequate well-being checks and staffing woes, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) placed the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center's license ...

ST.PAUL — The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, Oct. 29 that Hennepin County must change its absentee ballot board to prioritize placement of GOP-submitted nominees. The MN Voters ...

Navy veteran Alyssa Koeppen felt some added satisfaction on Tuesday as she listened to Hennepin County officials announce the county had “effectively ended” homelessness among veterans.

Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel University. MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County says it has effectively ended veteran homelessness. State leaders, lawmakers and county social workers ...

MINNEAPOLIS — When small businesses struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hennepin County contracted with a number of companies to help reach out to the community and assist with things like ...

Yaneth Quintero Cruz never had paid time off until she started working for the Hennepin County Assessor’s Office. “It’s something I’m so grateful for,” said Quintero Cruz, who previously ...

This screenshot from Hennepin County's dashboard shows monthly patterns of homelessness inflow and outflow, informed by the county's by-name count. Overall, homelessness increased three-tenths of ...

Will you join them with a gift to support our nonprofit newsroom today? Curiously, Hennepin County has received virtually no attention for adopting a near-identical posture on work from home.

Curiously, Hennepin County has received virtually no attention for adopting a near-identical posture on work from home. According to the county, roughly 68% of its employees, or more than 6,500 ...