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Fewer Hennepin County residents voted in the 2024 presidential election
Ultimately, 81.71% of residents voted in this year’s election including absentee ballots.
HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. — Did you vote this year?
Hennepin County released results showing that about 3.5% fewer voters cast a ballot in the 2024 election than in 2020. This year, about 725,000 residents voted, in comparison to 760,000 four years earlier.
Ultimately, 81.71% of registered Hennepin County residents voted in this year’s election, including absentee ballots.
Minnesota is historically a leading state in voter turnout, with a record 79.96% of residents turning in a ballot in 2020. On Nov. 6, 2024, the Secretary of State’s Office estimated this year’s turnout was around the 76% mark, which also falls short of the record in 2020.
As for the presidential race, some Minnesota voters switched allegiances from Democrat in 2020 to Republican in 2024. Winona, Nicollet, Carlton and Blue Earth counties flipped from blue to red, though the majority of voters did choose Democratic nominee Kamala Harris on their ballots.
The video shows the moments leading up to Mychel Stowers being shot by police officers this past weekend in St. Paul.
ST PAUL, Minn — Police have made public body camera video that shows the moments that led up to a man wanted for double homicide being shot by police officers.
This past Sunday, St. Paul Police say an anonymous caller told authorities Mychel Stowers was seen on a bike on West 7th Street. Stowers was wanted for a double homicide and armed carjacking, according to authorities.
The Minnesota Bureau of Investigation says that officers “converged on him” near the intersection of Watson Avenue and Bay Street, and “before officers could confirm his identity, the man, now identified as Stowers, produced a handgun and pointed it at the officers.”
Stowers died at Regionals Hospital, officials said. No one else was hurt.
Video depicting the incident can be found by clicking here. The Minnesota BCA is conducting the investigation.
BCA crime scene personnel recovered a handgun from the location where Stowers was shot, authorities said.
“We are committed to the sanctity of the independent investigation; we are also committed to the transparency of our actions. That’s why we are releasing the body-worn camera (BWC) and in car camera footage from this incident. No one wants apprehensions to result in the use of force of any kind. Not using force is always our goal—and is the outcome of the majority of our officers’ interactions.” said Saint Paul Police Chief Axel Henry in a press release Friday. “We grieve with the families impacted, our community, and our officers. We hope that with working together as a community, we can prevent these outcomes in the future.”
According to the report, Adam Metz left a friend’s home on Oct. 3 during a mental health crisis and was last seen on Oct. 10.
COON RAPIDS, Minn. — The Coon Rapids Police Department is asking the public to help find a 41-year-old man who hasn’t been seen in over a month.
According to the report, Adam Metz left a friend’s home on Oct. 3 during a mental health crisis and was last seen on Oct. 10 in the areas of Blaine and Coon Rapids.
According to the report, Metz, who also goes by “Dern”, stands 5’10” tall and weighs 310 pounds.
Anyone who sees Metz is asked to contact the Coon Rapids PD at 763-427-1212.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Over 500 pieces of mail were estimated to be stolen. The woman was arrested and taken to the Dakota County Jail.
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. — The Inver Grove Heights Police Department has recovered a large amount of stolen mail and wants residents in a specific area to check to see if they are missing any.
In the early morning hours of Thursday, Nov. 14, police officers observed a vehicle with a headlight out in the 7800 block of Concord Blvd.
Police pulled over a female driver, “who appeared nervous,” according to a post on the Inver Grove Heights Police Department’s Facebook page.
Officers discovered “mail strewn throughout the inside of the car.”
Police officials said the woman admitted to driving around and stealing from mailboxes.
“The rest of our night shift tackled the herculean task of sorting the mail by name, recording those names, packaging/photographing for evidence, and documenting addresses for each piece of mail,” the social post read.
Over 500 pieces of mail were estimated to be stolen from 161 victims.
Police want residents “within the area of Concord/78th” to check to see if they have not received any mail. Officials said the stolen mail was taken to the post office and will be “redistributed to all those impacted,” according to the post.
The woman was arrested and taken to the Dakota County Jail to be held on charges relating to mail theft.
