Local
May 21, 2015
MSU Mankato football player wins on 'Price is Right' using Kolstad number

MSU Mankato football player wins on 'Price is Right' using Kolstad number

Football player Jeffrey Raymond says he wanted to memorialize his friend Isaac Kolstad while playing televised game show
Minneapolis
May 21, 2015
Bruce Shover, bowling alley owner in Marshall, will likely close rather than pay $50,000 to fend off a lawsuit brought by a group calling itself the D

In Marshall, Minn., Main Street is rising up against a flurry of disability lawsuits

Nonprofit has sued businesses from Marshall to St. Paul
Local
May 21, 2015
Mounds View High economics team wins national title

Mounds View High economics team wins national title

Four students from Mounds View High School went to the National Economics Challenge and came back with the national championship after defeating a team from Carmel, Ind.
Minneapolis
May 21, 2015
A concrete seating section panel is moved into position in the new Vikings stadium.

Super Bowl security talks are quietly underway

The Minneapolis Police Department has been quietly meeting for months with other local and federal law enforcement agencies to discuss security preparations for the 2018 Super Bowl.
East Metro
May 21, 2015
Officers worked the scene of an officer involved shooting that happened at 261 University Avenue E., Wednesday, January 14, 2015 in St. Paul, MN. ] (E

Grand jury clears St. Paul police officers in Marcus Golden shooting

The decision means the two officers have been cleared of wrongdoing and will return to work.
Politics
May 21, 2015
Dayton blitzed with requests as special session approaches

Dayton blitzed with requests as special session approaches

Gov. Mark Dayton and House Speaker Kurt Daudt will begin negotiations over a special session on Tuesday, with the governor saying he hopes to convene the session by early June.
Local
May 21, 2015

Gallery: Top photos May 21

Pictures of the day.
West Metro
May 21, 2015
The downtown Minneapolis skyline in January. Minneapolis is now the 46th-largest city in the country, moving up two positions over the past year, new

Minneapolis continues growth spurt, census data show

Minneapolis is now the 46th-largest city in the country, moving up two positions over the past year, new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2014 show.
West Metro
May 21, 2015
J.P. Paul, Vikings director for new stadium corporate development, pointed out where the flat screen monitors would be positioned in front of him and

Vikings creating tech infrastructure to match scope of stadium

At the heart of the Vikings' gameday fan plan is the concept of connectivity — to the Vikings' brand, the players, each other.
Politics
May 21, 2015

Judge suggests law change for uninsured snowmobile riders

Current classification leaves crash victims unable to collect.
West Metro
May 21, 2015
Extending light rail to the southwest suburbs is proving to be more expensive than originally estimated.

$500 million in cuts proposed for Southwest light-rail line

Several stations could be in jeopardy through effort to pare project's $2 billion price tag.
West Metro
May 21, 2015
Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels treatment on Lake Independence

Treatment to rid the waterway of zebra mussels is forcing the shutdown until June 8.
Minneapolis
May 21, 2015
Minneapolis police officer Michael Griffin, shown when he graduated from the department's academy.

Mpls. police officer indicted on nine criminal counts, including perjury

Michael Griffin, the target of lawsuits, now faces nine criminal counts over bar fights.
Minneapolis
May 21, 2015
Man fleeing Minneapolis police takes to rooftop, is coaxed down

Man fleeing Minneapolis police takes to rooftop, is coaxed down

Officers coaxed the man down after hours of talks.
South Metro
May 21, 2015
Former priest Francis Hoefgen passed through security at the Dakota County Judicial Center in Hastings.

Ex-Hastings priest accused of abusing altar boy goes on trial

Attorneys focus on recollections in case of ex-priest accused of abusing altar boy.
Local
May 21, 2015
In this 2014 photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, a moose calf follows it's mother in the snow near Grand Marias, Minn.

In Minnesota's pine woods, a coalition tries to restore moose habitat

A coalition is working to restore growth and habitat to reverse decline in moose numbers.
West Metro
May 20, 2015
Elk River Police Officer Todd Besser

'I just lost it': 911 calls released in killings of Elk River officer, son

The Wright County attorney's office on Wednesday released two 911 transcripts related to the May 9 shooting deaths of Elk River police officer Todd Besser, 49, and his 27-year-old son, Blake.
Politics
May 20, 2015

Legislature mandates tuition cut at Minnesota's two-year colleges

East Metro
May 20, 2015

St. Paul man cut down in gang feud called out, 'Daddy, daddy, daddy'

Suspect faces 10 felony counts of gang activity and murder in 2012 case.

Local News

Complete coverage of Minneapolis, St. Paul, the Twin Cities metro area and the state of Minnesota, including Duluth, Rochester, St. Cloud, Mankato and Moorhead.