Fateh, a 35-year-old democratic socialist and state senator, fell short of a mayoral win despite energizing many young, progressive voters.

Democratic socialist Omar Fateh mounted a progressive challenge against Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey with an endorsement from Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

Voters in Minneapolis turned out in record numbers for the 2025 municipal election, city officials said. According to the unofficial results, 147,702 voters cast their ballots in the election, which is 55% of registered voters. That's compared to the previous record of 145,337 voters, or 54% turnout, in the 2021 election.

City elections officials have announced that Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation President Steve Brandt was re-elected. Newcomer Eric Harris Bernstein, a progressive tax policy analyst, will join him on the six-member board that sets the city’s maximum property tax levy.

The teen said he had given her crack cocaine and brought her to the apartment, where she was sexually and physically assaulted, charges said.

The Minneapolis Police Department says it’s investigating an apparent murder-suicide that happened Tuesday evening.

During the recent Minneapolis mayoral debate sponsored by MPR and the Star Tribune, reporter Eric Roper noted that the candidates had not really discussed the built environment. That omission stood out to me — especially considering how deeply the built environment impacts our daily lives.

Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh, a far-left candidate for Minneapolis mayor who drew comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, came up short