An order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections says the inmate population needs to be lowered to under 600.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office was ordered to reduce its jail inmate population to 600 by noon on Thursday, Nov. 14.

The Hennepin County Sherriff’s office is poised to challenge an order to reduce its inmate population by Thursday at noon.

Tyereh Dontrell House pleaded guilty to 4th-degree assault after an ambulance camera caught him on tape launching a big piece ...

Debbie Goettel will continue to serve residents of Bloomington and Richfield on the Hennepin County Board. Goettel received ...

The Minnesota Department of Corrections cited failures by the county to provide adequate well-being checks, in addition to ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County says it has effectively ended veteran homelessness. State leaders, lawmakers and county social workers gathered to share the news on Tuesday morning at the Hennepin ...

Hennepin County has launched a program to give a second life to the campaign and yard signs with their new recycling ...

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.

The state of Minnesota has given the Hennepin County jail eight days to reduce its inmate population by 239 people, saying the jail doesn’t have enough staff on duty and isn’t checking on ...

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 city ...

The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution urging the county to stop burning trash at the ...