Local
August 28, 2015
Immigration lawyer Sandra Feist with her husband Ben and two children, Brennan and Harper hold some of the pages from her grandmother's precious autog

10 years after fleeing Katrina, some have made Minnesota home

Some returned home after fleeing the 2005 storm, but others pieced together new lives to the north.
South Metro
August 28, 2015

St. Paul police in 4-hour standoff with suicidal man in Payne-Phalen neighborhood

The standoff started around 2:30 p.m. Friday, forcing neighbors to evacuate.
Local
August 28, 2015

2015 Minnesota State Fair Attendance: Day 1

Video
August 28, 2015
Dashcam video shows 8-year-old's Minnesota joy ride

Dashcam video shows 8-year-old's Minnesota joy ride

Newly released Minnesota State Patrol dashcam video shows 8-year-old's April joy ride. Two younger siblings were also in the car.
Local
August 28, 2015
Minnesota State Fair opens with nice weather, big crowds

Minnesota State Fair opens with nice weather, big crowds

Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed Thursday Ye Old Mill day in honor of the ride's first century.
Minneapolis
August 28, 2015
Stadium worker died of head injuries, medical examiner says

Stadium worker died of head injuries, medical examiner says

The construction worker who fell from the roof of the new Vikings stadium died of blunt force injuries of the head, the medical examiner's office announced Friday.
Local
August 28, 2015

Gallery: Sampling new State Fair foods

Rick Nelson samples the State Fair offerings.
Local
August 28, 2015

Gallery: DNR and Indian protesters standoff at Gull Lake

As several canoes gathered wild rice nearby, DNR stopped two tribal members from netting fish on Gull Lake.
Local
August 28, 2015

Supporters line up to hear Hillary Clinton at 2015 DNC Summer Meeting

The Hillary Clinton campaign invited supporters to line up Thursday, August 27, 2015 morning at the Minneapolis Hilton to see Clinton speak Friday at the 2015 DNC Summer Meeting.
Local
August 28, 2015

Dome Souvenirs

Dome Souvenirs, the longtime sporting goods shop across from the former Metrodome, is moving to St. Louis Park.
Music
August 28, 2015
The blank white wall facing the corner of 5th and Hennepin Av has transformed into a mural by Brasilian artist Eduardo Kobra and crew. Monday 9/07/201

Giant Bob Dylan mural takes shape in Minneapolis

A team of artists is painting a kaleidoscopic portrait 60 feet tall and 150 feet wide.
East Metro
August 28, 2015

Watch: Black Lives Matter St. Paul protest at Minnesota State Fair

We're live-streaming from the Black Lives Matter protest outside the Minnesota State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015.
St. Paul
August 28, 2015
St. Paul native Rashad Turner used to love to go to the State Fair and even worked there as a teenager selling spaghetti. But, now Turner plans to pro

Black Lives Matter pushes ahead with fair protest plans

The group plans to hold a march and rally outside the fair at 11 a.m. Saturday to call attention to issues facing black communities and to alleged disparity issues at the fair.
Local
August 28, 2015
Washington Post reporter Christopher Ingraham takes photos at a dairy farm during a tour of Red Lake County.

Washington Post detractor gets tour of 'ugliest' Red Lake County

A marching band, a gaggle of beaming local officials and lots of civic pride were on display for reporter Christopher Ingraham's visit.
Local
August 27, 2015
Arthur LaRose - Secretary Treasurer of Leach Lake Band of Ojibwa & Chairman of the 1895 Treaty Board (right) and Steven Clark - Vice Chair of the 1895

Wild rice protest defused Thursday, may be revived Friday

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources defused a confrontation with Chippewa band members Thursday by issuing an unrequested one-day, special permit to harvest wild rice. But band members said the temporary move won't settle the treaty rights issue.
Minneapolis
August 27, 2015
A MnDOT traffic camera appears to capture the rescue happening on the roof of the new Vikings stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015.

Safety investigation begins at new Vikings stadium

The death investigation results will become public upon completion.
Don't Miss
August 27, 2015
Clover kept her 3-day old calf close at the Como Zoo chose to stay inside for now but is free to wander out in the public areas of the zoo when she is

Como Zoo's new baby giraffe already stands at 5-foot-8

The yet-to-be-named female is the sixth calf born to Clover, and the 19th giraffe born at the zoo since the early 1990s, Como officials said. She already stands 5 feet 8 inches, and weighs 135 pounds.
Local
August 27, 2015
A walleye is netted, caught on Lake Mille Lacs.

Minnesota DNR proposes changes for people and fish at Lake Mille Lacs

Strategy includes hatchery, predation control and new panel.
West Metro
August 27, 2015

Cities enter second round of Southwest light-rail talks

East Metro
August 27, 2015

Ramsey, Washington counties agree on price for recycling plant

Purchase of Newport site will save jobs, options for Ramsey, Washington.

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