Munich news on city politics, transport, culture, daily life and community topics with regional context.
The 27-year-old daughter of an innkeeper, Sina Hochreiter, has been named the new Münchner Kindl, the traditional hostess of Munich's Oktoberfest, as reported by the Süddeutsche Zeitung. She will have to prove her suitability during the festival this autumn.
A 49-year-old man fell onto the tracks at Munich's Kolumbusplatz U-Bahn station and later died from his injuries. Bystanders had managed to rescue him from an incoming train, police said.
The Munich Higher Regional Court has sentenced three supporters of the so-called Kaiserreich group, who planned the kidnapping of former health minister Karl Lauterbach during the coronavirus pandemic. The sentences range from one year and four months to two years and three months.
For nearly a week, commuters on the U3 and U6 lines have had to switch to buses at Goetheplatz and Poccistraße. After numerous complaints about crowding and wrong buses, MVG is now responding with comprehensive measures.
The Süddeutsche Zeitung reports on the latest Munich news: the suspected mastermind of the attack on the Eclipse restaurant has been caught, the city cannot award Oktoberfest contracts despite winning a tent dispute, and a headhunter has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
A married couple has been arrested in Munich. The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office accuses them of spying for China at German universities.
Munich's municipal utility, Stadtwerke München (SWM), has made considerable progress in expanding renewable energy but failed to fully meet its self-imposed green electricity target, according to a commentary in the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Joachim Wolbergs, former mayor of Regensburg, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for accepting benefits.
The city is examining a common model for advice, events and smaller cultural formats with clear municipal sponsorship.