Looking Back and Looking Forward: The Ogaden Region in the 21st Century

By Oromsis Adula* The Institute for Horn of Africa Studies and Affairs (IHASA*) held its annual conference in Minneapolis from June 18th to 20 th , 2010.

Young Somalis beating the odds (Minnesota Public Radio)

In the final part of our series, “Civil War Kids: Young Somalis in Minnesota,” Laura Yuen reports on the young people who are succeeding in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis despite the grim statistics.

Suspects in triple homicide make initial court appearance (Minnesota Public Radio)

The two teenagers charged with triple homicide in last week’s shooting at a Minneapolis corner market made their initial court appearances Friday.

Two teens charged with murder in Seward killings (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

A pair of 17-year-olds from Minneapolis were charged in connection with the killings of three people last week at a south Minneapolis market. Hennepin County’s top prosecutor called it “a robbery gone bad.”

Seward shooting suspects charged with murder (Minnesota Public Radio)

First-degree murder charges were filed Thursday against two 17-year-old males in the shooting at a Minneapolis corner market that left three men dead.

Funerals scheduled for victims of triple homicide (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Funerals will be held Friday afternoon for those killed in a triple homicide at a Minneapolis grocery store Wednesday night.

Oromo man among the three killed in Minneapolis

By ABBY SIMONS and DAVID CHANEN , Star Tribune staff writers Two victims, cousins from Somalia, owned the store. The third, from Oromo , was a customer .

Somali community shaken by violent tragedy (Minnesota Public Radio)

The family of two cousins killed in a triple homicide this week in Minneapolis plan to bury the men on Friday and members of the community say they must work with police to prevent further violence.

Civic beat // Money saved by consolidating Park Board and city? (Southwest Journal)

Money saved by consolidating Park Board and city? Not in IT If combining city and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board services were to create a more efficient and affordable local government, it’s not to be found in information technology (IT) services.