St. Paul mayor skydives into news conference to say Red Bull's 'Flugtag' event will return
Mayor Melvin Carter parachuted onto Harriet Island to spread the news.
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Legislative auditor calls for shift in Minnesota's child-care fraud investigations
They are criminal probes, he said, and belong in the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
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Valerie Castile and John Choi create guidelines to reduce officer-involved shootings
Prosecutor and families collaborated on a guide to reduce police use of force.
Local
Morneau to throw out first pitch, Har Mar Superstar to sing anthem at Twins opener
A former All-Star, a self-described "superstar" and a Stars and Stripes battlefield defender are headlining Opening Day festivities for the Twins next week.
Local
Minnesota church flipper gives empty religious buildings new life
Pastor Paul Marzahn finds a mission matching empty buildings and congregations. It's work that might soon get a wider audience via TV.
St. Paul schools still show gaps in student discipline
Report says black students last fall were suspended eight times more often than whites.
Local
Minn. lawmakers aim to reduce salt runoff from sidewalks
Bills in the House and Senate would create a state program to certify the professionals who apply salt to sidewalks and parking lots, so they know how to best control ice without using excessive salt.
Local
Attorney Bucky Zimmerman dies at 72
In a career spanning nearly five decades, Zimmerman waged battle against legal foes that included Target, the NHL and the Vatican bank.
Minnesota cities prep for worst as spring, snowmelt bring flood threat
Prairie Island Indian Community shows what is at stake with planning efforts.
St. Francis students score big by turning out parts for MnDOT
They're rethinking the bounds of high school shop class.
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Former AGs Lori Swanson, Mike Hatch to open Mpls. law firm
The firm brings together the last two state attorneys general, both of them litigators with a long history of working together in Minnesota's legal community.
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Detroit Lakes man in critical condition after Moorhead fish house explosion
Michael Herzog suffered second- and third-degree burns over nearly 80 percent of his body.
Local
Lois Riess' sister accused of purposely running over adult son, putting him in hospital
The mothÂer said she reÂspondÂed to him sayÂing, "Why don't you just run me over," acÂcordÂing to the SherÂiff's Office.
Man gets nearly 40-year prison term for fatal shooting on Minneapolis sidewalk
He'll serve roughly 25 years of his sentence in prison.
Police release description of car in fatal St. Paul hit-and-run
The vehicle is a 1996 to 1998 red Honda Civic, according to police.
The bank robbery that wasn't: Man tells Minneapolis teller he wants $10,000
Police sort out the details and let the man go without charges.
Local
Pollinator-friendly yards could get help from the state of Minnesota
Legislature considers subsidies for homeowners who convert lawns to clover and wildflowers.
Waconia wrestling coach investigated over drug allegation involving student
A Waconia high school wrestling coach and his wife are under investigation for allegedly giving a student prescription medication to treat a herpes rash in an apparent attempt to avoid disqualification from competition.
Families urged to seek free lead, asthma testing in north Minneapolis
The services are funded by a settlement over air pollution concerns at Northern Metals Recycling.
Watch St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter jump out of an airplane
Mayor Melvin Carter and snowmobile racer Levi LaVallee dropped out of an airplane at 12,000 feet and parachuted to Harriet Island on Tuesday morning to announce Red Bull's Flugtag will come to St. Paul on Sept. 7.
Lindsay Guentzel again leaving WCCO Radio
The producer and on-air talent said she'll be starting a weekly podcast and taking up other opportunities.
Local
Prairie Island Indian Community prepares for flooding
Flooding is an annual issue for the community as much of its reservation land sits within the floodplain.
Local
Midwest forecast for further flooding, 'cannot be complacent'
With epic floods swamping much of the Great Plains and warmer weather likely to start melting the snowpack across Minnesota and North Dakota, Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney declared a state of emergency for his city in anticipation of spring flooding and is seeking 200 volunteers to begin stuffing 1 million sandbags.
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