A still image from body camera footage shows Pepsi Heinl aiming a handgun at St. Paul police officers moments after their arrival. They returned fire,

Body camera footage shows woman pointing gun at St. Paul officers before they return fire

Pepsi Lee Heinl, 41, died of gunshot wounds after a "suicide in progress" call.
Local

Minneapolis teachers, support staff ratify two-year contracts with significant pay increases

May 10
Greta Callahan, left, led a union rally earlier in the year outside Minneapolis Public Schools headquarters.
The contracts now go to the school board for final approval.
Local

Latest felony charge says Myon Burrell had illicit drugs in his SUV, $60,000 in cash in his home

May 10
Myon Burrell is photographed at his home in Minneapolis, Dec. 17, 2020, two days after his release from prison.
Burrell remains jailed in Minneapolis in lieu of $75,000 bail ahead of a court appearance Monday.
Politics

Minnesota Supreme Court: Pandemic emergency declaration OK under state law

May 10
Gov. Walz used the Emergency Management Act to declare a peacetime emergency and issue a mask mandate.
Local

Former St. Kate's nursing dean embezzled $400K, charges say

May 10
"Little to no services" were provided, according to the charges, which allege the money was funneled to a business owned by her romantic partner.
Local

Debate over whether to divest from Israel dominates University of Minnesota regents meeting

May 10
Pro-Palestinian student activists are urging the U to cut ties with companies in response to the war between Israel and Hamas, while some Jewish organizations have called boycotts discriminatory.
Local

Apple Valley Police Department relaxes strict vehicle-pursuit policy

May 9
Officers can now chase vehicles involved in more felonies, including robbery, sexual assault and aggravated assault, along with homicide.
Local
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Riders say Metro Mobility is a lifeline, but sometimes it makes their lives miserable

Delays, denials, circuitous routes, a confusing complaints process — Met Council says it's working on it.
Local
45 minutes ago
Northern lights dance across the Minnesota sky

Northern lights dance across the Minnesota sky

The northern lights put on spectacular show across Minnesota Friday night into Saturday.
Politics
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Grounds supervisor Charlie Krueger raises the new Minnesota state flag for the first time at sunrise atop the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on S

'Watching history happen': New Minnesota flag flies at Capitol

The historic changeover to mark Statehood Day follows a whirlwind process late last year to rethink and redesign the symbols that have represented Minnesota for most of the state's history.
Sports
8:06am
Anglers head out from a packed boat access early Saturday morning on Bald Eagle Lake in White Bear Lake.

Live: Updates and photos from the Minnesota fishing opener

Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans are participating in Saturday's fishing opener, with walleye the preferred game fish.
Election
8:00am
Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and challenger Don Samuels will vie for the DFL's endorsement on Saturday at a convention in Minneapolis.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, Don Samuels to battle for DFL endorsement on Saturday

Omar and Samuels seek their party's backing ahead of highly anticipated primary election rematch.
St. Cloud
7:43am

St. Cloud police recruit crime prevention experts: dog walkers

Participants in a new yearlong program will learn how to identify and report suspicious behavior.
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Local
7:00am
The future of Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis has been a source of concern and debate in recent weeks.

Minneapolis rideshare controversy shows growing power of progressive Democrats

Gov. Walz's administration signals it is not comfortable with a compromise bill as Uber and Lyft threaten to leave.
Local
6:58am
Northern lights dance across the Minnesota sky

Video: See the northern lights dance across the Minnesota sky

The northern lights put on spectacular show across Minnesota Friday night into Saturday.
Local
May 10
Aboude Elmir screams, “Wolves back baby!” at Kieran’s Irish Pub ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves playoff game against the Denver Nuggets on F

'Minnesota's coming to life': Timberwolves' playoff bid has the fans excited - and ready for more

Thousands of fans swarmed downtown Minneapolis for Friday's game, which marked the team's first second-round playoff appearance since 2004.
Local
May 10
Dave Doucot shows off the new ”Naz Reid” tattoo he got on his fingers by Marika George at Beloved Tattoo in Roseville on Friday.

Tattoo artist inks 'Naz Reid' on dozens of Timberwolves fans ahead of Game 3

More proof that love of the Timberwolves runs deep in Minnesota — skin deep.
Local
May 10
Best chance in years to view aurora borealis tonight

'Highly active' northern lights displays this weekend may be largest in nearly 20 years

The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Friday and Saturday, the first since 2005.
Local
May 10
FBI agents raided Feeding Our Future in St. Anthony in January 2022.

Cash, gold jewelry, luxury cars: FBI agent details evidence seized in Feeding Our Future case

An FBI agent testified Friday in the Feeding Our Future trial about the luxury purchases defendants bought during the alleged fraud scheme.
Local
May 10
Charlene Toal (left) protests conditions at her senior apartment, Bii Di Gain in south Minneapolis. Toal and other residents have been complaining for

New ownership, management coming to troubled Bii Di Gain senior apartments

Elders living in the Minneapolis housing complex have been protesting in recent months, accusing management of failing to perform maintenance.
West Metro
May 10

Motorcyclist, 35, suspected of speeding dies in collision with car in Brooklyn Park

The crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday, police said.
Twins
May 10
Debbie Weinberg, 87, normally would be watching her beloved Minnesota Twins on television, but instead finds other ways to pass the time at her home i

Neal: Hurt most by Bally-Comcast fight? Superfans like Debbie

The most-tenured of fans can't watch their Twins on TV, and that might be the best reason of all to settle this squabble. C'mon, CEOs, figure this out.
High Schools
May 10
Holy Family's P.J. Herron is among the 16 boys still in the running to be Mr. Minnesota Golf.

List of 32 in running for Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf is revealed

The awards go to the top high school senior golfers in the state, and the winners will be named June 9.
Minneapolis
May 10

Charges: Woman embezzled $1.5M from Minneapolis marketing firm, bought $50K Rolex, trip to Europe

The federal charges detail spending on luxuries with money stolen from Little & Company.
Politics
May 10
Patrick McClellan, a longtime medical marijuana patient, talks about the marijuana plants he's cultivating in a grow tent for personal use Thursday, O

Minnesota pot growers sue state, seeking to legally sell their homegrown cannabis

State constitution allows farm and garden products to be sold without licenses, they argue.
North Metro
May 10
The former Minnesota School of Business building in Blaine.

Nonprofit group wants to transform an empty Blaine building into Islamic school and mosque

The East Blaine Community Center has bought the former Minnesota School of Business building overlooking I-35W. It wants the land rezoned.
High Schools
May 10
Junior Reese Reimler is a big contributor to Champlin Park's 10-game winning streak.

Three softball teams make it their moment in the state rankings

Champlin Park, winner of 10 in a row, landed in Class 4A's top 10. Farmington in 4A and Red Lake Falls in 1A are new No. 1s.

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