East Metro
October 16, 2018
Hundreds of people attended the Minnesota Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony at the monument near the State Capitol Sunday afternoon, September 29,

After lawsuit, Maplewood completes smooth transition to full-time fire department

Local
October 15, 2018
Dr. Josie Robinson Johnson reacted as University President Eric Kaler read the description of her that will be posted in the community room that was b

U fellowship honors civil rights leader

A community room at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs will also soon bear Josie Robinson Johnson's name.
Local
October 15, 2018
Mariah Miller

Minn. man charged with injecting woman with drugs, doing nothing as she died

Suspect allegedly admitted to the crime on Facebook.
Local
October 15, 2018
Damage was evident inside the halls of the building on Aldrich Avenue South in Minneapolis.

Tenants ordered out of Mpls. apartment building when cracks appear after nearby excavation

Cracks appeared in the building this summer after the start of excavation for a new building nearby. Tenants were given less than 72 hours' notice Friday to vacate the building.
Local
October 15, 2018

Rosemary Freeman, who led University of Minnesota sit-in in 1969, dies at 71

East Metro
October 15, 2018

Last suspect pleads guilty in 2017 beating death of St. Paul widow

But Richard Joles insisted he didn't touch the victim during the 2017 robbery.
East Metro
October 15, 2018

Twin Cities fisherman falls into western Wisconsin lake, dies

Michael Christianson, 51, of Cottage Grove, was fishing Saturday morning on Deer Lake, roughly 7 miles east of the Minnesota border, when witnesses spotted him in the water and his empty boat drifting nearby.
Local
October 15, 2018
Minnesota House candidate says he was attacked at Benton County restaurant

Minnesota House candidate says he was attacked at Benton County restaurant

Shane Mekeland believes it was politically motivated.
South Metro
October 15, 2018

Teen cousins found in Chaska pond accidentally drowned, authorities say

Their car veered off the road into the water. Family and friends who stood vigil prepared to gather again to bury the women.
West Metro
October 15, 2018
"Ronnie's Killer," a scary clown actor, made his rounds terrifying patrons Friday night.

Scream Town reopens after deal with Carver County

Visitors were greeted by a sign that read, "All are welcomed here."
October 15, 2018
State Sen. Karin Housley, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, spoke at the Republican state convention in Duluth in June.

Senate candidate Housley compared Michelle Obama's posture to a chimp in 2009

Republican Minnesota Senate hopeful Karin Housley's campaign says a 2009 Facebook post in which she compares Michelle Obama's posture to that of a chimpanzee is being taken out of context.
Local
October 15, 2018

ID'd: 2 killed when car crashed into Bethel volleyball team's bus in Wis.

Volleyball players were returning from Wis. match when a car crossed the centerline, authorities said.
Minneapolis
October 15, 2018

3 shot at downtown Minneapolis club; police search for suspect

The shooting inside the Aqua Nightclub took place as more than 200 people attended a rap concert
Don't Miss
October 15, 2018
Nichole Mickelson and her new twins, Anna and Ashley.

Minn. police officers kick door open, revive newborn, help deliver twin

The two officers found a locked door, a newborn who wasn't breathing and a major surprise.
South Metro
October 15, 2018
Gregory Greseth

Two-vehicle crash kills Air Force veteran northwest of Rochester

South Metro
October 15, 2018

Pickup fatally strikes man on county road in Norwood Young America

Minneapolis
October 15, 2018
At Mpls. homeless camp, recovering addicts seek refuge amid the squalor

At Mpls. homeless camp, recovering addicts seek refuge amid the squalor

The easy access to drugs makes staying sober difficult.
South Metro
October 15, 2018
Bushra Abdi (left) and Zeynab (Hapsa) Abdalla both 19, had been missing since early Saturday.

After frantic search, bodies of 2 missing women found in Chaska

Two bodies were pulled from a murky pond in Chaska late Sunday, bringing a frantic two-day search for two 19-year-old cousins and best friends from Shakopee to a tragic end.
Local
October 15, 2018
Justice Margaret Chutich, left, faces challenger Michelle MacDonald in Minnesota's only contested Supreme Court race.

Repeat candidate stirs up state's only contested Supreme Court race

Dayton appointee Margaret Chutich faces attorney with a history of legal problems.
Local
October 14, 2018
Jessica Hartshorn, a forester with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, cut the bark away from a tamarack tree as she looked for larch beetl

When it comes to climate change, you can argue, or adapt

Minnesota is trying to cope with just how much its climate has changed already.

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