Jerry McAfee speaks to the media surrounded by violence interrupters and other violence prevention workers after a ...

McAfee is the founder nonprofit violence prevention group 21 Days of Peace, which the Star Tribune reports has received $3 ...

The debate descended into some personal attacks and became sort of a proxy war for bigger political battles at Minneapolis ...

Minneapolis leaders are moving forward with new contracts for violence prevention work after council members previously ...

A group of councilmembers, including Jason Chavez, said the violence prevention programs have fallen far below expectations ...

The city’s Neighborhood Safety Department and the violence prevention organizations have been under growing scrutiny because ...

Here’s the essential background on what happened this week as the City Council feuded over violence programs and community ...

Minneapolis City Council members are proposing to move some of the city’s violence prevention programming to Hennepin County, ...

The Rev. Jerry McAfee speaks to the media surrounded by Violence Interrupters and other violence prevention workers after a ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis City Council members met Monday afternoon to discuss moving $1.125 million to Hennepin County to temporarily take over some of the city's violence prevention programs.

Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Todd Barnette says he was blindsided by the proposal surrounding the $1.2 million.