South Metro
May 22, 2016

Driver cuts in path of car near Faribault and is killed

Local
May 22, 2016
The University of North Dakota squad car that was stolen and later crashed Sunday on U.S. Hwy. 75 near Crookston, Minn.

Young woman stole squad car, drove it 25 miles, then crashed

Local
May 22, 2016

Driver admits guilt in fatal Albert Lea hit-and-run

The woman was walking across a busy street, then was struck and left to die in the median.
South Metro
May 22, 2016
December 31, 1994 Right/ The Sibley House was built in 1835 by Minnesota's first territorial governor, Henry Hastings Sibley. Mendota once was part of

Partnership gives new life to the home of Minnesota's first governor

A 26-year-old is charged with puffing new life into the state's oldest house museum, the 180-year-old Mendota home of Henry Hastings Sibley, the state's first governor.
East Metro
May 22, 2016
Brian McGoldrick can only rent the slips on his docks that are well out into the water on White Bear Lake. He says the empty slips near shore won't be

May 22: White Bear Lake's rising again, but locals still push for a fix

The lake has risen 3 feet from its low point three years ago. But nothing has changed when it comes to the rhetoric and politics at play.
Minneapolis
May 22, 2016
Memorials along roads remember some of the 95 pedestrians killed between 2010 and 2014 in the metro area.

Most drivers in crashes that kill pedestrians don't face charges

Between 2010 and 2014, there were 3,069 crashes with pedestrians in the Twin Cities and its suburbs. 95 were killed. 28 drivers were charged. But many of the deaths weren't even judged worth a traffic ticket.
West Metro
May 22, 2016
Someone tagged a Northstar commuter rail train late at night while it was parked in the Big Lake maintenance yard.

Northstar rail car is blanketed with graffiti; no arrests

The vandalism occurred in the Big Lake maintenance yard.
May 22, 2016

Rosenblum: In Minnesota, a 'common sense' change in alimony

While transportation and public safety dominated the waning days of the 2016 legislative session, our elected officials quietly — and surprisingly quickly — shifted ground on the home front.
Local
May 21, 2016

Gallery: Prom on the Iron Range

Prom on the Iron Range
Minneapolis
May 21, 2016
Concerned citizens listened to Minneapolis City Council members as they discussed a motion to return the Working Families ordinance to author and to c

Minneapolis' Working Families Agenda stumbled under considerable pressure, e-mails show

Business opposition leaves sick-leave plan as lone agenda item still alive.
Local
May 21, 2016
Workers lift the Czechoslovakian-built World War II steam engine owned by the estate of Jim Machacek onto a semi-trailer Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in N

Minn. steam engines that gave children rides sold to Mo. theme park

Engines will be restored, put into service next year in Branson.
Local
May 21, 2016

Body found near Iron Range mine identified as 20-year-old from Hibbing

Death being investigated as a potential homicide.
West Metro
May 21, 2016
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Dazzling $25 million Masonic Heritage Center set to open next month in Bloomington

Group hopes to showcase its history and philosophy to all Minnesotans, not just members.
Minneapolis
May 21, 2016
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges delivered her 2016 State of the City Address at the MacPhail Center for Music, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN

Tevlin: Deep truths and deep thoughts from Mayor Betsy Hodges' address

Local
May 21, 2016

Corrections for May 22, 2016

Local
May 21, 2016

State briefs: Veterans Cemetery in Preston set to be dedicated May 29

Local
May 21, 2016

Metro briefs: St. Paul City Council to get staff report on trash collection

Local
May 21, 2016

Goodhue County man killed in two-vehicle rollover crash on Hwy. 60 in Rice County

Music
May 21, 2016
Two paintings left behind as a memento by Prince fans outside Paisley Park Sunday May 15, 2016, in Chanhassen, MN.

Prince likely was dead for hours as picture of last days emerges

Among the new details, the singer was given an IV treatment at a local hospital the day before he died, a source with knowledge of the investigation said.
Local
May 21, 2016
On Tuesday, House Speaker Kurt Daudt presented his counterproposal to Gov. Mark Dayton's transportation proposals from the day before.

In first crack in stalemate, Minn. legislators agree on $259M tax bill

Outstate Minnesota wins big in tax bill; St. Paul soccer stadium included.

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