Prosecutors: Teen posted images of guns, poll on which south metro high school to shoot up first
The 16-year-old Eastview High School student is charged with four felonies.
December 18, 2025
Retired cop run over and killed in Sherburne County while helping stranded motorist, police say
“It’s no surprise that he was in the midst of helping those in need,” a former colleague said.
December 18, 2025
ACLU of Minnesota sues ICE over alleged mistreatment of observers
Six residents say they were threatened, pepper sprayed and unlawfully detained for observing immigration enforcement actions.
December 17, 2025
Prosecutors: Former Eden Prairie police chaplain admitted being on phone when he hit family, drove off
One child suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized for six weeks, according to felony charges.
December 17, 2025
Anoka-Hennepin educators voting on strike after negotiations fail
Amid rising health care costs, the teachers union and suburban school district have yet to agree on pay and benefits.
December 17, 2025
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Teen arrested as suspect in online threats that closed south metro schools
Apple Valley, Eagan, Eastview and Rosemount and Burnsville high schools, along with the School of Environmental Studies, had called off classes as a precaution.
December 16, 2025
Prosecutors allege man killed roommate, 52, in Corcoran home with 3 shots to back of head
The 54-year-old suspect said he must be the killer but was mum about a motive for killing Chad Huntington, according to a criminal complaint.
December 16, 2025
Plea deal means brief jail time for abuse of lawmaker’s daughter, other babies at Blaine daycare
A co-defendant was sentenced earlier and also given jail time.
December 16, 2025
Robbinsdale district to close three schools, district headquarters
Parents and teachers said the decision felt rushed. District leaders say choices had to be made now for a state-mandated debt plan.
December 16, 2025
Medical facilities improperly disposing body parts and bandages at municipal waste facility
Ramsey-Washington Recycling and Energy said sending infectious waste to municipal waste facilities violates state law and poses health and safety risks for workers.
December 16, 2025
ICE arrest in Twin Cities strikes close to home for key witness who filmed George Floyd’s murder
Darnella Frazier said her sister was arrested last week with her boyfriend following a run-in with a federal agent.
December 15, 2025
(Almost) everyone in this Hastings family is a novelist. What gives?
Local fiction: Everyone but MaryJanice Davidson’s son gets in on the act in this literary clan.
December 15, 2025
