With the 2024 expiration of pandemic relief dollars, the county has taken on a $20 million deficit to sustain robust programing aimed at stopping homelessness before it happens. Homelessness is ...

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.

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 — A local judge has sharply criticized Hennepin County officials for holding a sixth-grade boy in juvenile jail — illegally — for weeks. The case highlights a longstanding ...

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 ...

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