Shiloh Temple plans expansion

Big news coming from a north Minneapolis church and a nonprofit that operates from the same building. Shiloh Temple and the group "Change Starts with Community are renovating and expanding after raising $2 million in 30 days.

Minneapolis named 'Child Friendly City'

The City of Minneapolis has been named a "Child Friendly City" by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the second city in the United States to receive the recognition.

Man shot, killed in Minneapolis on Valentine's Day

Minneapolis police are investigating a man who was shot and killed early Wednesday morning. Police say it appears a person approached on foot and fired directly at the victim before leaving the scene. No arrests have been made.

Twin Cities chef gets invite to Flavortown

After his recent appearance on the cooking competition show, Guy’s Grocery Games, Josh Thoma, owner and chef at Smack Shack, will be headed to South Beach in March for another event with Guy Fieri. At the same time, he’s prepping for a big week of food-centered holidays, from Galentine’s Day and Fat Tuesday to Valentine’s Day and the start of Lent. The restaurant has a lot of special menus planned to handle all the occasions. There are two Smack Shack locations in the Twin Cities, one in Bloomington and the other in the North Loop.

Minneapolis City Council: Safe encampments, rideshare wages and more

The Minneapolis City Council has signaled a wide swath of priorities it will hope to tackle for city residents, including potentially creating "safe spaces" for homeless encampments, giving more power to voters, guaranteeing a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers and more.

Nation's Best History Museum Mpls nominee

The Mill City Museum in Minneapolis is asking for the public’s support to take the top spot in an online contest to win the title of Nation’s Best History Museum. After coming in fourth place last year in the contest, museum director Dave Stevens is hoping to gather enough votes to take the top spot. Voting ends Monday, Feb. 12th at 11 a.m. CT time. You can vote here: https://www.mnhs.org/millcity