MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A fight broke out Saturday at a political party campaign event for city council candidates in Minneapolis, prompting a call to police and injuries after the brawl stemmed from heated disagreements over the nominations. The Star Tribune reports that at least one person was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and another was treated at the scene of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement convention for Minneapolis Ward 10. The Star Tribune reports that Minneapolis police spokesman Brian Feintech says officers made no arrests. Video posted on social media showed the disturbance starting after supporters of Minneapolis Councilwoman Aisha Chughtai took the stage, sparking an uproar among supporters of her rival, Nasri Warsame.
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