Local
August 1, 2015

State briefs: Downtown Northfield armory is up for sale, and city gets first dibs

Local
August 1, 2015

Metro briefs: Hennepin County staffers fanning out for National Night Out

Local
August 1, 2015
Local
August 1, 2015

A Convoy of Hope

Local community volunteers came together to put on Convoy of Hope in Spring Lake park..
Local
August 1, 2015

Lileks: Here's one thing you don't want on a stick at the State Fair

Local
August 1, 2015
The Fond du Luth Casino in downtown Duluth.

Federal judge sides with Fond du Lac band in casino dispute with Duluth

City sought $10 million in back payments from Fond du Lac band over downtown casino.
Local
August 1, 2015
The Round Tower of Fort Snelling with residential windows, later returned to the original rifle-openings slits.

Round Tower at Fort Snelling was a 'lovely home' to grow up in

Nina Marcum is the last living person who once called Fort Snelling's iconic Round Tower her home.
Local
August 1, 2015

Tevlin: Ojibwe comedy duo eager to dispense 'good medicine'

West Metro
August 1, 2015

Unattended bag scare closes part of MSP airport, causes delays

No explosives were found, but the incident caused delays.
Local
August 1, 2015

Gallery: Cecil the lion remembered at Walter Palmer's dental office

People have been arriving at River Bluff dental today stuffed animals and signs to remember lion "Cecil" and lament his destruction.
Minneapolis
August 1, 2015
From left to right: Ben Boldenow, 22, Olivia Neary, 21, Andrew Neary, Sherri Shannon-Neary, and Hillary Neary, 22, run Dave's Popcorn in Minneapolis,

Dave's Popcorn, beloved Mpls. shop, will keep poppin' with new owners

All week, customers have lined up outside the shop to buy popcorn and to celebrate the shop's continued stay on E. 38th Street.
East Metro
August 1, 2015
The Health Department ordered the director of Maple Oaks to stop funeral work last month.

Maplewood funeral home reopens after state probe over decomposing bodies

Maple Oaks was closed after a state inspection.
North Metro
August 1, 2015
Actinonaias ligamentina, known commonly at mucket clams, sit in a tank of raw river water in a bio monitoring station. If the mucket clams detect haza

Minneapolis waterworks using mussels to sniff out river contaminants

The 3-inch bivalves could serve as early warning detectors, alerting the city to river contaminants.
Minneapolis
August 1, 2015
Shawn Michael Valstad, left, of Minneapolis gets some help from SkyAnne Welch, 11, center, of Stillwater during bidding in a home auction of north Min

North Side auction experiment puts families in vacant homes

The event — which drew about 40 people — was a county effort to give prospective homeowners a better chance to pick up the vacant homes that fall into government hands after owners stop paying taxes.
West Metro
August 1, 2015
Germany won't continue Nazi probe involving Minneapolis man, 96

Germany won't continue Nazi probe involving Minneapolis man, 96

Michael Karkoc's family has consistently said that the 96-year-man is innocent.
West Metro
August 1, 2015
Endurance swimmer Karen Zemlin, who is training for her attempt at swimming the English Channel in August, took in an early swim at Lake Minnetonka, T

Plymouth swimmer abandons English Channel crossing

Karen Zemlin was more than three-quarters of the way across when she gave up her attempt, according to an online tracker.
Local
August 1, 2015
Clinton local, Dara Gibson made her way through a grocery aisle Tuesday, June 23, 2015.

Health beat: Access to local groceries is key to staying healthy

Minneapolis
July 31, 2015
303 Thomas Ave. N., where the the Fruen Mill is located. Photographed in Minneapolis, Minn. on Thursday July 30, 2015. ] RACHEL WOOLF · rachel.wo

Developers buy troubled Fruen Mill and plan a makeover

Fruen Mill, longtime haunt of trespassers, may get retail, dining, housing.
North Metro
July 31, 2015

Obituary: Crystal Police's Susan Carstens kept kids on the straight and narrow

East Metro
July 31, 2015

Lumberjack Days promoter sentenced for tax evasion

David W. Eckberg, 63, gets a stayed sentence.

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.