Local
September 18, 2017
Devin Delaney

Sept. 18: Teen found dead in NDSU dorm was Burnsville High senior

17-year-old was on campus visiting friends.
Local
September 18, 2017

Overturned truck leads to long delays on I-494 in Mendota Heights

A semitrailer truck rolled over on the ramp from Dodd Road to westbound I-494 Monday morning leading to a huge backup extending more than 8 miles into Woodbury, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.
Local
September 18, 2017
David M. Easter

25-year term for gunman who killed man sitting in car in state park near Albert Lea

The shooter's wife and their baby daughter were at the scene when the killing occurred.
Local
September 18, 2017

80-year-old missing all night from S. Minnesota care center is found alive

He was located in Kenyon midafternoon Sunday and was receiving medical attention.
Minneapolis
September 18, 2017
Shanea Turner-Smith, who works for Adult Shelter Connect in Minneapolis, fields calls and tries to help homeless people find a place to sleep for the

With too many homeless, too few beds, Mpls. policy debated

A $400,000 federal grant offered to Minneapolis is at the heart of a debate over the best way to help the city's homeless.
West Metro
September 17, 2017
Bob Hautman, an artist from Delano, Minn., is the winner of the 2017 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest

Hautman wins again: Minnesotans keep up duck stamp dominance

Bob Hautman painted a pair mallards to win his third contest.
South Metro
September 17, 2017
The poster used by a Burnsville High student to ask a black student to the homecoming dance.

'Deeply offensive' Burnsville High School homecoming sign comes under fire

A white student referenced "picking cotton" in a poster to ask out a black student. The junior has apologized and removed the post.
Local
September 17, 2017

DOJ shift casts doubt on federal audit of St. Anthony police

St. Anthony was one of 16 cities nationwide enrolled in a program that sought to boost police reform and the federal changes make the status and future of the assessment unclear.
East Metro
September 17, 2017
After years of planning, the Point Douglas Regional Trail, soon will be built from the new Hastings Bridge along the Mississippi River and St. Croix R

New regional trail opens in southern Washington County

Point Douglas Trail will connect to Hastings bridge next June.
Local
September 17, 2017
People stand near the entrance on the north side of Crossroads Center shopping mall in St. Cloud, Minn., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. Several people were

St. Cloud mall attacker's motive remains unclear one year later

Newly unsealed court filings detailing the FBI's early response underline the difficulty that persists in trying to unwrap Dahir Adan's reasons and to uncover any help from abroad.
Music
September 17, 2017
Niall Horan

State Fair fast out of gate locking up its first grandstand act for 2018

Former member of One Direction will take the stage on the opening night of next year's fair.
Local
September 17, 2017
Duluth Judge Shaun Floerke gave praise to a defendant Dennis Blake during DWI court, Friday, August 11, 2017 in Duluth, MN.

Duluth judge adds personal touch to help repeat DWI offenders

Shaun Floerke uses empathy to guide his decisionmaking in drunken-driving cases.
St. Paul
September 17, 2017
Third-graders at the Community School of Excellence, a St. Paul charter school, listened in Hmong language class.

Rising exodus of students puts more pressure on Minnesota schools

In Minneapolis and St. Paul, a third of the students are now leaving for other districts. The student flight is magnifying budget pressures and transforming the racial diversity of metro-area schools.
Local
September 16, 2017

St. Louis County man killed in bulldozer accident

Family went looking when driver didn't return home for lunch.
Local
September 16, 2017
This moose drew a crowd to Lake Bemidji on Saturday before it left the water about 3:30 p.m.

Of moose and Minn.: Lake Bemidji visitor draws crowd, fires up social media

A massive moose's swim across Lake Bemidji drew crowds and many social media posts Saturday.

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