Charges: Rift over a cigarette led to fatal stabbing on Metro Transit bus in Uptown
The defendant has a long and sometimes violent criminal history.
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Census overcount of Minnesota's population may have aided political win
Data released Thursday helped explain how the state narrowly retained its last congressional seat.
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State Patrol co-pilot hurt after duck crashes through helicopter windshield
The incident occurred while the crew was returning from assisting law enforcement in southeastern Minnesota.
Minnesota DFLers work to build momentum in tough election year
With a slate of incumbents on the ballot, party activists are aiming to ramp up enthusiasm at this weekend's convention.
More than 75% of long COVID patients weren't hospitalized for initial illness
Study results paint a sobering picture of long COVID's effects on people's health and the health care system.
Couple charged with stealing $500K in high-end merchandise from Nordstrom Ridgedale
Minnetonka police made the arrest after executing a search warrant at a home in Plymouth earlier this month.
St. Louis County Depot upends tenant base; will Duluth Art Institute, historical society get kicked out?
The Lake Superior Railroad Museum's executive director isn't worried. Where else would someone put a 500-plus ton locomotive?
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South Education Center to install metal detectors after student was shot, killed outside school
The recommendation comes after the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jahmari Rice outside the Richfield school.
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Minnesota Somali singer fights deportation as he faces death threats in native country
The Minneapolis resident who came to the U.S. as a refugee teenager said he fears militants will kill him if he's deported to Somalia.
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Teen's month-long hospital stay underscores challenges facing children in crisis
Hospitals are taking in more children whose severe disabilities and behavior problems are challenging Minnesota's mental health and child protection systems.
'We can get some justice': Vows to find killer of 6-year-old Aniya Allen one year later
The loss of Aniya last May shocked Minneapolis – the last in a trio of shootings of children by stray gunfire over several weeks.
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Catholic Charities opens new $75M affordable housing project in downtown Minneapolis
Starting in June, Endeavors Residence will house 203 people who are chronically homeless, homeless veterans or those recovering from an illness or injury.
Ron Rabinovitz, pen pal to Jackie Robinson, dies at 76
Wisconsin native never stopped sharing story of a lifetime.
Minneapolis man charged with fatally stabbing teen in northern Minnesota home
The suspect also received medical attention before being jailed, according to the Sheriff's Office.
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New COVID-19 variants of concern found in Minnesota
The BA.4 and BA.5 variants present concerns because they caused outbreaks in a highly immunized population in South Africa.
Late Rep. Jim Hagedorn's family sues his widow for medical expenses
Jennifer Carnahan, Hagedorn's widow, says the matter needs to go through the probate process.
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Ex-officer Lane pleads guilty to charge for role in Floyd's murder
Thomas Lane was one of three officers convicted in federal court and expected to face trial next month on state charges. In exchange for the plea, Lane agreed to a sentence of three years, to be served concurrently with his federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights. That sentence has yet to be handed down.
Minnesota's 2021 teacher of the year wins national education award
Natalia Benjamin teaches students learning English as a second language in Rochester.
Developer's plan to build 12 homes on St. Croix has residents pushing back
The developer calls the structures eco-friendly and sustainable, but the plan has drawn cries of disapproval from some locals who see it as an encroachment on the federally protected waterway.
Minneapolis council members pitch their plans for American Rescue Plan funding
They tentatively agreed Wednesday to use money to help facilitate discussions for how to redevelop the former Third Precinct site and buy vans for mobile mental health units.
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