A Minneapolis City Council member is holding a community meeting Monday to discuss the demolition of the Smith Foundry.

According to one Facebook user, residents near the demolition site have reported "a horrible taste and smell in the area." ...

South Minneapolis residents didn’t know the city approved a demolition permit for a polluting foundry that closed after ...

Minneapolis residents are sharing concerns with the ongoing demolition of a controversial metal foundry, according to City ...

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Create an account or log in to save stories. Demolition work began Wednesday on Smith Foundry, shocking residents of Minneapolis’ East Phillips neighborhood who say they weren’t informed that ...

The Office of the Legislative Auditor review began in November 2023 after a Minnesota lawmaker reached out with concerns about the agency's oversight of the Smith Foundry, including the MPCA's ...

A worker prepared a ladle filled with molten iron at Smith Foundry in Minneapolis in December 2023. (Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

A new audit report looked at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) response to complaints about the Smith Foundry in Minneapolis. The foundry, which closed last year, faced violations ...

Eviction filings surged at the start of 2025 to levels not seen in some Minnesota communities since before the coronavirus pandemic.