Local
April 19
Interim Colonel Christina Bogojevic reads the oath of office to 35 cadets graduating the Minnesota State Patrol's 68th and 69th training academy.

Minnesota State Patrol celebrates diverse new class of troopers

Hundreds gathered Friday to support the 35 graduating cadets.
Local
April 19
An American flag flies above a brutalist architecture-style building beneath a cloudy sky.

Fired Mpls. teacher accuses management of 'cancerous rot'

Becka Thompson was hired to teach students learning English as a second language.
Local
April 19
First Lady Jill Biden gives a short campaign speech for her husband, President Joe Biden, for a room of over 100 “Women for Biden” supporters at N

Jill Biden rallies women, teachers for the Biden-Harris ticket in Bloomington speeches

She spoke to women at a brewery and then addressed Education Minnesota's annual convention.
Local
April 19
The Silver Lake Dam in Rochester, Minn.

Neighbors, city officials at odds over Rochester lake dam

Critics planning a rally to protest a city plan to make changes to the Silver Lake area.
Wolves
April 19
June 2015: No. 1 pick Karl-Anthony Towns shares a laugh with the man who chose him: then-head coach Flip Saunders.

Souhan: This is KAT's chance to prove Flip Saunders was right

The series against Phoenix will give Karl-Anthony Towns an opportunity unlike any he's had before to prove the faith people have shown in him. Can KAT come through?
Local
April 19
Hercules relaxes at home in St. Paul in 2023 while wearing a device that delivered pulsed electromagnetic therapy to help with pain and inflammation w

The story of Hercules the cat: Rescued in 2022, Target model in 2024

Hercules, the cat with the lovable face, now appears on cartons of Target brand kitty litter.
Local
April 19
John K. Jefferson presents at a Community Commission on Police Oversight meeting on Nov. 8, 2023 in downtown Minneapolis.

Records: Former Minneapolis police oversight head disparaged women, threatened staff

John Jefferson, a retired FBI agent, resigned in February after a lengthy HR investigation into numerous allegations, including his decision to reenact police restraint holds on civilian staff without warning or consent.
St. Paul
April 19
Video of a chain attack Thursday in downtown St. Paul was shot from a hotel window.

Video goes viral of man enduring 'shocking' chain whipping on downtown St. Paul street

The video was shot from a hotel room window by Kevin Weekes, a hockey analyst with ESPN.
Local
April 19
In this Star Tribune file photo, two people pass a marijuana joint outside Wayzata High School in 1977, long before recreational cannabis was legalize

Marijuana's path to legality in Minnesota: A timeline

Various efforts to decriminalize or legalize the drug stalled until 2023, when Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature made it legal for recreational purposes.
Local
April 19
The state plans to shutter Hill Annex Mine State Park in Calumet on the Iron Range to turn the site back into an active mine.

Minnesota to close state park on Iron Range, turn it back into a mine

A reclamation company wants to find usable iron in the waste pilings at Hill Annex Mine State Park in Calumet, Minn.
Local
April 19
Crude ore is fed into a grinder at U.S. Steel's Keetac plant in Keewatin, Minn., in 2022. The company sought an exemption from new water pollution rul

U.S. Steel won't get exception to pollution rules that protect wild rice, MPCA says

The company had asked the state to raise limits for sulfate in Hay Lake, downstream of its Keetac taconite plant.
Local
April 19
The crowd sings "Hey Jude" along with the Fabulous Armadillo's during their performance at the Taste of Minnesota in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon. Thi

Taste of Minnesota to be enjoyed on the ground and in the air this year

The festival in Minneapolis will have around 60 food vendors and a zipline over Washington Avenue S.
Minneapolis
April 19
Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson said the program fills gaps in police departments with social workers.

Ex-Hennepin sheriff paid for drunk-driving damages with workers' comp

The Hennepin County Board approved a $240,000 settlement with former Sheriff Dave Hutchinson.
Local
April 19
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District lab is where mosquito populations are examined. The Aedes Vexans is the most common species of mosquito locally

Mosquitoes are back and so are the workers trying to keep their numbers down

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District sent its seasonal technicians out this week to collect samples and learn where to focus its early treatment efforts.
Local
April 19

Officials ID teen who died after jumping into southwestern Minnesota lake to retrieve canoe paddle

He attempted to swim back to the canoe, but the wind pushed it farther from him, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Duluth
April 19

Charges: Man fatally stabbed woman in neck outside downtown Duluth bar after closing time

Gunfire erupted immediately afterward, according to the charges.
Rochester
April 19
William Guy Amick III

Wanted man charged with luring men into sexually exploiting young children

"His whereabouts ... are unknown," a BCA statement read. "He may or may not still be in Minnesota."
Variety
April 19
Jed and Jocelyn Gorlin worked to restore their New England-style home in Hopkins built in 1939 by the Gluek brewing and restaurant family.

Over 27 years, couple have renovated Hopkins 'three-chimney house' built by Gluek family in 1939

Colonial that once belonged to famed Minnesota brewing family has been updated but retains its old New England aesthetic.
Don't Miss
April 19
Andrew “Reeferman” Sumner smokes a cannagar during Hash Bash on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 1, 2023.

Want to celebrate 4/20? Here are 33 weed-themed events across Minnesota.

Wherever you are in the state, chances are there's one near you.
Music
April 19
Work began this week on the sign above the former Treehouse Records space, soon to be reopened as Lucky Cat Records.

Legendary record store site in Minneapolis will soon house a new shop for musicheads

The former home of Treehouse Records and Oar Folkjokeopus will reopen as Lucky Cat Records in July.

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