East Metro
January 7, 2019
Megan Goeltz and daughter Paisley Mae

Prosecutor: Driver who caused fatal crash will plead guilty, wasn't on phone as suspected

Drew Fleming gets jail time, ordered to speak on risks of distracted driving.
Local
January 7, 2019

Minneapolis offers free kits for radon testing

State health officials say too few Minnesotans test for the cancer-causing gas.
Local
January 7, 2019

Warren Plunkett, boxer, a Gopher football star, Minnesota judge, dies at 98

He was a star athlete at the University of Minnesota, a World War II Navy veteran and a friend of some of Minnesota's most prominent leaders.
West Metro
January 7, 2019
The entrance to Mall of America's new wing.

Tax break for poor areas boosts Mall of America district

Zones meant to help the poorest neighborhoods.
Inspired
January 7, 2019
Matt Lindbo and his Eagle Scout merit badges.

This Minnesotan achieves rare feat in 109-year history of Eagle Scouts

Matt Lindbo 19, a senior at Redwood Valley High School in Redwood Falls, Minn., pulled off a feat that's rarely been accomplished.
South Metro
January 7, 2019
Lakeville South High School senior Soda Simphilavong pays his respects at the site of the Lakeville crash that killed two students.

Lakeville district sued again over Nerf Wars crash

A survivor alleges that Lakeville South High School should have protected students.
South Metro
January 7, 2019
Layla Jackson

Authorities ID 17-month-old Minneapolis girl killed from head, neck injuries

Local
January 7, 2019
Aitkin, MN 9/9/2002 Just two hours before a special hunt by the DNR in the Aitkin area to test for CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease), this doe and her faw

DNR plans late-season deer hunts in Southeastern Minnesota to curb spread of CWD

The Minnesota DNR said the Jan. 25-27 and Feb. 1-3 hunts will take place in the large swath of land in permit zone 346, part of Houston and Winona counties
Minneapolis
January 6, 2019
City of Minneapolis employees talked during a tour of an underground tunnel.

'There should not be any traffic volume issues': Mpls. optimistic as project on 4th St. starts

Downtown Minneapolis is about to get a bit noisier and dustier, maybe even vibrate a little. Along 4th Street, bus and bike lanes will disappear and traffic lanes will be reconfigured.
Local
January 6, 2019
Denfeld High School senior Lindsay Johnson, 17, helped Laura Macarthur Elementary School second grader KaMirra Spencer with her reading as part of the

Duluth works to bridge teaching gap with new high school course

There are about 30 students in Denfeld High School's new class, promoted especially to students of color and designed to encourage students to think critically about the history of educational inequity and show them how they can become part of the solution through a career in teaching — preferably right back in the Duluth school district.
South Metro
January 6, 2019
Haimanot Gebremedhin

Arrest made in hit-and-run in Inver Grove Heights that killed woman

Local
January 6, 2019

Man killed by Albert Lea police is identified as 27-year-old

Authorities also released the names of the 3 officers involved.
East Metro
January 6, 2019
Matthew Albertson

Car rolls onto 35W ramp in New Brighton; driver is dead, passenger hurt

The State Patrol said the driver was speeding.
Variety
January 6, 2019
Andy Gibbons and Deb Meyer illustrate their feelings about winning $1 million.

Deer hunter bags a million bucks for wife with Minnesota Lottery raffle purchase

The second $1 million payout in the annual drawing went to a man from Ely.
St. Paul
January 6, 2019
Fire struck this triplex in St. Paul early Sunday.

St. Paul triplex fire kills 1; man leaps to safety, then 'sorta caught' son

Firefighters rescued four others from the house a few blocks from Lake Phalen.
Local
January 6, 2019
Preschoolers listened as Alan Page, a retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, read to them the book he wrote e

Minnesota gets $4.7 million to assess early learning programs

Officials say federal planning grant will make early education programs easier for families to access.
Local
January 6, 2019

Driver, 87, in northern Wisconsin hit by train and dies

The crash occurred Saturday morning about 50 miles east of Eau Claire.
Local
January 6, 2019
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts speaks at a campaign event at Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. Warren

Minnesota man arrested at Elizabeth Warren campaign event in Iowa

Randal J. Thom, 58, attempted to assault some in the crowd as Warren greeted people outside the venue in Storm Lake, Iowa, police said.
South Metro
January 5, 2019

81-year-old woman dies in Rice County crash

St. Paul
January 5, 2019
The vehicle involved in Friday night's crash in St. Paul that killed one pedestrian and seriously injured the other was towed away.

Pedestrian struck, killed by SUV identified as St. Paul woman

The other pedestrian hit, a 22-year-old woman, was taken to Regions Hospital and is expected to survive.

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