South Metro
July 21, 2019

Man who ran into Apple Valley road and hit by vehicle dies

The driver had "little time to react before the impact," a police statement read.
Local
July 21, 2019

11-year-old driving SUV in Grand Forks hits trees, house

Driver's father and sister were slightly hurt, police said.
Local
July 21, 2019
Nebraska trucker Chris Peters with his pup Oscar at Stockman's Truck Stop in South St. Paul.

Trucking industry weighs sleep apnea as a safety issue for drivers

New University of Minnesota research confirms that sleep apnea is a safety issue for truckers -- and for others on the road.
Local
July 21, 2019

Minnesota courts hit reset on troubled online access system

Scores of errors set back remote access project.
Local
July 20, 2019
Former Nike missile site in Watertown, Minn. Closed since the 1970s, it's slated for an environmental cleanup. Here, Mound fire chief Greg Pederson sh

When nukes in a cornfield protected the Twin Cities from the Soviet Union

St. Paul
July 20, 2019
Five St. Paul police officers were fired after allegedly failing to stop an assault by a former St. Paul officer, Tou Cha, at Checkerbar Food & Liquor

Before 5 officers' firings, St. Paul bar had long police history

The department has filed hundreds of reports related to Checkerbar, owned by a former officer, since it opened a decade ago.
Local
July 20, 2019
Dr. Gianrico Farrugia, the new president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, puts on a surgical mask to watch a vestibular stenosis repair surgery.

How a doctor from a tiny island rose to be Mayo's new CEO

As health care and technology merge, new chief leads a venerable institution through an industry's crossroads.
Local
July 20, 2019
Western Wisconsin residents were left with downed trees and property damage following Friday night's storms in the region. ALEX KORMANN ¥ alex.korman

Wisconsin neighbors help neighbors clear storm mess

Residents expressed overwhelming relief that no one came to harm.
Minneapolis
July 20, 2019
A surveillance camera system attached to a light pole. The Oakland, Calif., City Council voted to prohibit the use of facial recognition technology by

Minneapolis official wants to get ahead of police use of facial recognition

Citing concerns about privacy and civil liberties, he plans to push for tight regulations on any future use of the technology by police.
Local
July 20, 2019

Hastings man found dead in fishing boat on Mille Lacs

St. Paul
July 20, 2019
Durall Chappell, 6, helps hold down the tent in front of the Shakey Bonez food truck as the wind picks up Saturday at St. Paul's Rondo Days festival.

It rained on their parade, but St. Paul's Rondo Days continued

It rained on their parade, but neighbors still turned out for St. Paul's Rondo Days celebration.
Local
July 20, 2019
Local
July 20, 2019
A burrowing mayfly rests on the leaf of a tree hanging over the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota, on Friday, July 19, 2019.

Mayfly hatch is a sure sign of summer

Some years it's a black plague; others, just a brief nuisance
South Metro
July 20, 2019

Twin Cities metro police blotter, July 21

Local
July 20, 2019

Minnesota briefs: Judge orders dock dispute to arbitration

Local
July 20, 2019

Metro briefs: Longtime Chaska Police Chief Scott Knight announces his retirement

Local
July 20, 2019
George Engesser 1889-1962
George Engesser, right, stayed off the circus road one summer in the early 1900s to help his father make bricks for a new ho

Minnesota History: Recalling St. Peter's circus couple with elephant at grave

East Metro
July 20, 2019

3 killed in motorcycle-car collision in Wisconsin's St. Croix County

In western Minnesota, at least one person died in a late-night crash.

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