The Minneapolis City Council approved an ordinance Thursday allowing the city to charge fees to private businesses when cops do off-duty security work for them. It’s the first step toward recouping some of the costs to taxpayers for allowing police officers to use squad cars,

The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a new ordinance that would allow the city to charge fees for off-duty police work.

The Minneapolis City Council plans approved the implementation of charging fees for Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers who participate in off-duty work.

Four people, including one teenage boy, were stabbed after a large fight broke out at a north Minneapolis home early Sunday, according to police. The Minneapolis Police Department said officers responded to the incident on the 3100 block of Irving Avenue North around 4:10 a.m.

Shortly after 4 a.m., officers responded to a large fight on the 3100 block of Irving Avenue North that resulted in four injured people, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. There, officers found a man suffering from a stab wound not believed to be life-threatening.

A policy protecting immigrants in “sensitive zones,” including schools, has been rescinded under new policy from the Trump administration.

Minneapolis Police found 12-year-old Peyton safe after an urgent search in collaboration with the community and law enforcement.

One day after the Trump administration injected fresh uncertainty into the fate of Justice Department agreements aimed at reforming local police departments with histories of misconduct and abuse, city leaders in in Minneapolis and Louisville pledged to follow through with agreed-upon reforms no matter what.

In Minneapolis, officers - for the most part - are paid directly by the business for their off-duty security work.

The Minneapolis City Council approved an ordinance to collect fees for off-duty police work when officers provide security at local businesses and events.

Minneapolis is implementing its consent decree, prioritizing community trust and transparency over political expediency. Louisville should too.