Public Safety

Community meeting focuses on curbing crime in St. Paul parking lot

By John Tanur Badgley, TC Daily Planet

A parking lot is usually a place where people come and go, but the parking lot at the corner of University Avenue and Grotto Street has recently become a hangout space for young people and a hotspot for crime, according to St. Paul police and community residents. The lot next to St. Paul Grocery at 712 University Avenue has seen nearly 100 reported calls according to a Saint Paul Police Department report for the specific address. [See PDFs of reports below.]

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Pioneering educator retires after 40 years; reformed education in juvenile justice

By Harry Colbert, Jr., Insight News

Rebel educator Larry Lucio is retiring after more than 40 years of service to students in Minneapolis and St. Paul. (Photo by Harry Colbert, Jr.)

It is said that a society (or a person) shall be judged by what it (or he or she) has done for the least of its citizens.

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Legislation would help undocumented immigrants drive legally

By Jonathan Avise, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Francisco Segovia of Minneapolis, shoots videos on his tablet computer of the House Transportation Finance Committee hearing March 21 as testifiers discuss HF348, Rep. Karen Clark’s bill, which would modify driver’s license application procedures. (Photo by Paul Battaglia)

Undocumented immigrants would be able to obtain a Minnesota driver’s license under legislation that continued its advance Thursday toward the House floor.

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Gun show checks section of weapons bill heads to the floor

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Two days after a gun bill that contained universal background checks was pulled by its sponsor, a House committee gave approval to another bill containing a provision that was just as problematic for some people.

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Release of nonviolent drug offenders proposed

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

A person imprisoned for drug possession might be able to get out early from behind bars.

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Gun violence bill stalls in House

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

A controversial gun bill that would have required background checks was discarded by its sponsor Tuesday night.

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Update on Grand Avenue pedestrian safety improvement proposal

By Staff, Summit Hill Association

On March 12th, representatives from Summit Hill Association, Macalester Groveland Community Council and the Grand Avenue Business Association (the “Collaborative”) took the latest step in seeking City funding to make pedestrian safety & traffic calming improvements along Grand Avenue between Hamline Avenue and Lexington Parkway in the wake of recent pedestrian deaths.

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MN VIDEOS | Immigrant Freedom Seder's message to Minnesota's elected leaders

By JCA, MN Videos

On Sunday, March 17th, 2013, 200 people attended Jewish Community Action's 11th Annual Immigrant Freedom Seder. The event brings together our members alongside allies from many different communities to tell the story of Passover and, drawing from our values, to share our plans and hopes for working together to build a more just Minnesota.

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REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK | Mug shot magazines: Why are they legal? Should they be?

By Stephanie Fox, TC Daily Planet

Celebrities like Lindsay Lohan can expect that if they're arrested, their mug shots will be all over the news. Should the same be true for non-celebrities?

In Minnesota, as in most states, booking photos—a.k.a. mug shots—are part of public record. Recently, private organizations have been making the most unflattering of these available online or in printed tabloids, sold mostly in convenience stores for a small profit. Some of these will remove photos for a payment.

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Peace and war: An Iraq veteran's experience at war earned her an unanticipated education

By Mikki Morrissette, Minnesota Women’s Press

Meghan had dreamed of studying abroad in Spain. But she never dreamed she would get an entirely different type of education serving two tours of duty in Iraq with the Minnesota National Guard.

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