North Metro
September 19, 2017
The Abbey Church is a landmark on the St. John's University campus located in Collegeville.

Names of 3 more St. John's Abbey priests who sexually abused children are released

The Collegeville abbey still has more than 60 lawsuits pending.
East Metro
September 19, 2017
Ken Harycki sat during a Stillwater City Council meeting in April, when he was mayor.

Brothers tied to former Stillwater mayor plead guilty to tax crimes in federal court

Thurlee and Roylee Belfrey withheld taxes but never paid the government. Ex-mayor, in separate case, admitted to tax fraud.
Minneapolis
September 19, 2017

Police investigate bomb threat at Seward co-op's Friendship store in Minneapolis

The store shut down Saturday after the threat and reopened Sunday.
Local
September 19, 2017

Tevlin: From serving in Iraq to working on Ph.D, U scholar is 'like a kid in a candy store'

Jason Jones is the first in his family to go to college, and he said the U's TRIO McNair Scholars program has been instrumental in getting an advanced degree.
Local
September 19, 2017

St. Mary's University president to step down in 2018

Brother William Mann will leave in 2018
St. Paul
September 19, 2017
Flavored cigars are for sale at Loon Grocery and Deli in Minneapolis, Minn., Monday, June 8, 2015. The Minneapolis City Council began discussing a pro

St. Paul considers restricting sale of menthol tobacco

The city already restricts the sale of some flavors of tobacco.
North Metro
September 19, 2017
Emily Briones

Plea deal sheds murder charge against Minneapolis drug seller whose buyer overdosed

The sentence calls for a year in the workhouse and five years' probation.
Minneapolis
September 19, 2017
Habtamu H. Ayana has been charged with fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct. He has not been apprehended.

Man charged with groping U student on street suspected of similar incidents

The suspect, still at large, has been showing signs of "escalating nonconsensual behavior," according to the criminal complaint.
Minneapolis
September 19, 2017
Aspiring Minneapolis rapper dies 1 day after his birthday; no arrests

Aspiring Minneapolis rapper dies 1 day after his birthday; no arrests

A woman also was shot and survived the gunfire from last week in south Minneapolis.
St. Paul
September 19, 2017

Pursuit on I-94 in St. Paul ends with driver shooting himself to death

The freeway was closed for about 3 hours after the incident on eastbound I-94 at John Ireland Boulevard.
Local
September 19, 2017

It's National Child Passenger Safety week. Is your child properly buckled up?

This is National Child Passenger Safety Week as proclaimed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the time of year when parents of children are urged to be sure their young passengers are buckled up and in the correct car seat for their age and size.
Local
September 19, 2017
Minneapolis skyline with Capella Tower, IDS, Foshay, others.

Minorities make modest economic gains in Minnesota, new census data shows

Black, Hispanic and American Indian households in Minnesota made modest economic gains last year, but remain far behind whites and Asians, according to new census data.
West Metro
September 19, 2017
A screenshot of Facebook video recorded by one of three young accomplices that was viewed several million times before being taken down.

Crystal police view viral video of 'unprovoked attack' on disabled teen; arrest made

The slapping and kicking of the victim occurred outside Target store.
Minneapolis
September 19, 2017
Ria Patel

Mpls. crash victim ID'd as St. Thomas student

Minneapolis
September 19, 2017

Man shot at south Minneapolis bus stop is identified

Police say a long-simmering feud between two men is to blame for a fatal shooting at a busy south Minneapolis intersection last week.
South Metro
September 18, 2017
Fur-Ever Wild returned to the Dakota County Fair this year after being barred for two years. Owner Terri Petter says she tries to show the reality of

Judge rules Dakota County fur farm can keep one wolf

Appeals court ruling that fur farm owner can have one wolf may have ended the dispute, but not the controversy.
West Metro
September 18, 2017

Charges say Brooklyn Park man raped women 3 weeks apart, has yet to turn himself in

Police said attacks took place three weeks apart; suspect remains at large.
East Metro
September 18, 2017
A sign indicating the location of a future road near a housing development in Woodbury.

Woodbury ruling may shift road development costs to taxpayers

A developer sued Woodbury over a fee to pay for roads outside a new subdivision and won, a ruling that could affect development across the metro area.
Minneapolis
September 18, 2017
Former tenants of landlord Spiros Zorbalas

Landlord kept control of Mpls. apartments after he was banned

Major landlord Spiros Zorbalas continued to have majority ownership and controls of apartment complexes, documents show.
Minneapolis
September 18, 2017

Man shot last week in south Minneapolis dies, becoming 29th homicide victim of this year

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.