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Hennepin County gets extension to reduce jail population 02:22. MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County will pay $5.4 million to move inmates from its jail to facilities in other counties following an ...

According to documents submitted to the state, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office already has agreements with five counties -- Carver, Chisago, Scott, Washington and Wright -- to help them house ...

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 ...

Hennepin County officials have fired a courier who left several boxes of ballots unsecured outside of Edina City Hall on Friday. The discovery led to an immediate response from the county and ...

While the number of homeless veterans decreased in Hennepin County, nearly 9,200 people overall were found to be homeless statewide during the Point-in-Time survey, up more than 9% from 2023.

Judge Todd Fellman had ordered Hennepin County — who has legal custody of the boy through the child protection case — to pick the 12-year-old boy up from the JDC on Aug. 26 but the county refused.

Hennepin County's Pathways workforce training program has helped 400 workers get county jobs over the last decade. Subscribe. Log In. Minnesota News You Can Use. Subscribe. The Latest.

Hennepin County, Minn., has set a goal of ending chronic homelessness by 2025. The county has achieved a 28 percent reduction in chronic homelessness since 2021.

Hennepin County spokesperson Carolyn Marinan says approximately 26% of its downtown workforce—1,425 workers—is remote; 1,760, or 32%, are on-site, and 2,320 (42%) are hybrid.

HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. — If you live in Hennepin County, you may end up paying more in property taxes this coming year. The board voted to approve a $991.3 million maximum property tax levy for ...

The Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County have signed off on a grant agreement that will provide $75.3M in additional county money for the Metro Blue Line Extension project, according to a ...