During its 2025 Point in Time (PIT) count — a federally mandated count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness conducted nationwide — Hennepin County found 2,651 people ...

Hennepin County has awarded $14.8 million for affordable housing. Funded projects include the future 40-unit Lyndale Avenue Apartments at 5739 Lyndale Ave. in Minneapolis, which will include 10 ...

The U.S. Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation into the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office after it directly prosecutors to take race into account when negotiating plea deals with ...

On Friday, AFSCME Council 5 announced it had reached a tentative agreement with the county. The agreement includes a 4% wage increase for employees in 2025, 2026, and 2027, compounded annually.

That means the county still needs to relocate 123 inmates to comply with the state's order. (An additional 155 people from Hennepin County have already been annexed to other facilities).

The Minnesota Star Tribune reported in March that Hennepin County Administrator David Hough received a 20% pay raise, making him the county’s highest paid employee at $353,284 a year, up from ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly one in four registered voters in Hennepin County have also already voted. On Wednesday the county's top election official is sharing what you can expect come election night.

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.

Read the statement from Hennepin County in full below. “A Hennepin County courier vehicle was photographed on October 18 at Edina City Hall during a ballot transfer pick-up.

Hennepin County courier fired after boxes of ballots left unattended for nearly 10 minutes in Edina Richard Reeve KSTP Updated: October 21, 2024 - 4:03 PM Published: October 19, 2024 - 6:58 PM ...

Angela Conley, commissioner of Hennepin County's 4th District, says this is a huge achievement. "Housing is the fundamental root of how we take care of people, especially our veterans," Conley said.

Valleyfair was closed as the Minnesota River crested to 719.4 feet, higher than the 1993 flood. Now, Hennepin County homeowners who experienced damage are asked to report it at bit.ly/HennFloodReport.