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Minnesota sees surge in mail-in and early voting
New figures released Friday by the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office show a surge in absentee and mail ballots compl...
St. Cloud schools tighten security at high school games
School district officials say the changes were prompted in part by recent violence at other Minnesota high schools, as w...
Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear, dies at 86
Mike Ditka, who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, has died. He was 86....
Flock is catching flak. Experts say other police surveillance tools are more worrisome
Real-time crime-center software is a sometimes overlooked but powerful tool allowing police to aggregate immense amounts...
Brad Finstad, Jake Johnson debate in southern Minnesota
Outside spending in the race between Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad and DFL challenger Jake Johnson has outpaced the ...
Frey taps interim chief to lead Minneapolis police
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday named interim police Chief Bill Peterson, a 30-year veteran of the department, as...
Why mailing a ballot close to Election Day may get it rejected for a late postmark
If you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmar...
Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the Gulf Coast
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season was forecast to intensify rapidly and cause dangerous conditions in the Flori...
Little, Pratt debate on MPR News in 2nd District race
The race to be Minnesota’s newest U.S. House member is playing out in the 2nd Congressional District where no incumbent ...
MN Shortlist Oct. 9-15: 'Kunene' at Guthrie, more
Previews of “Kunene and the King” at the Guthrie Theater, Theatre in the Round celebrating its 75th season and a nostalg...
Upcoming Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations
Events over the weekend and Monday offer many ways to gather, learn, dance and celebrate Indigenous culture....
Minnesota voter rolls dominate Secretary of State race
Secretary of State Steve Simon said he’ll stand up to the Trump administration to protect Minnesota’s voter rolls, while...
Federal agents involved in New York shooting
An FBI spokesperson said an evidence response team was responding to the scene “to support our partners at the Departmen...
Pentagon: Execution of Fort Hood shooter to be streamed
The Army announced this week that the execution would take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3 after Hasan was convicted of kil...
Police arrest man in Eden Prairie homecoming shooting
An 18-year-old St. Louis Park man was arrested Thursday in connection with the Oct. 2 shooting outside Eden Prairie High...
Hourcar and Evie nonprofit carshare to end operations after 20 years
Hourcar’s board of directors announced Thursday that it will stop operating the carshare programs next week on Oct. 15. ...
St. Paul hires another outside law firm amid lawsuit
The law firm is being asked to issue a determination on whether the city is required to pay Mayor Kaohly Her’s ongoing l...
4 people on NASA's Crew-12 mission return to Earth after 8 months in space
Four people — two NASA astronauts, one from the European Space Agency and a Russian cosmonaut — spent nearly eight month...
Trump suspends Microsoft from green card program
President Donald Trump's administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for w...
Woman charged in mass shooting outside Minneapolis club
A 21-year-old woman was charged with drive-by shooting and second-degree assault tied to the gunfire that injured nine p...
Judge lifts gag order in Vance Boelter's Minnesota case
Judge Juan Hoyos had issued a temporary gag order last week, pending a hearing to discuss the issue. In the wake of that...
State trooper, firefighters rescue three people from burning home in Minneapolis
A state trooper spotted and reported the fire just before 1 a.m. on 29th Avenue South, just south of Interstate 94. Heav...
Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one ...
Minnesota father describes detainment conditions, life separated from his family
Luis has been in detainment for nearly 10 months. He’s hoping to one day be reunited with his family in Minnesota....
Alleged Mall of America plot details 'chilling' texts
According to the charges, Mohamud was still in high school when he started messaging an unidentified person, saying he s...
Minnesota nonprofit designs affordable net zero housing
A Minnesota nonprofit has built two new affordable housing developments that are also helping fight climate change, buck...
Olivia Miles is changing the game for youth sports
Olivia Miles set in motion more than just a record-breaking rookie season on the Minnesota Lynx. She inspired youth athl...
Art Hounds: 'Young Frankenstein,' joy through dance
Art Hounds recommend Theatre 55’s “Young Frankenstein,” Ananya Dance Theatre’s response to Operation Metro Surge and Fre...
Meet the elder protecting neighbors at an encampment
In August, the city of St. Paul closed the Pig's Eye Park encampment but many residents ultimately relocated to the Shep...
Viral Tall Tour meetup comes to Minneapolis
Though all sizes are welcome, the Tall Tour event series celebrates people who struggle with modern airplane seats and l...
Cass County seeks public's help in teen's homicide case
The Cass County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information about the death of 17-year-old Dylon Oothoudt to come...
Jury convicts Anoka Co. man of killing his teenage son
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. will be sentenced in December for the death of his 16-year-old son, Manny Collins, in 2025....
DNC sues Trump administration over propaganda law
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that the ads are illegal governmen...
St. Paul cops probe disappearance of 100 Lime scooters
One man was recently charged for allegedly throwing two scooters from the Wabasha Street bridge into the Mississippi Riv...
Fairview sues UnitedHealthcare over false advertising
Fairview claims that UnitedHealthcare is misleading Medicare Advantage customers by suggesting that the health system wi...
Pete Stauber, Trina Swanson debate in Duluth
In the first and possibly only debate in the race, the two candidates discussed key issues to the region like mining and...
Vikings sign veteran receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to their practice squad
The Minnesota Vikings have signed wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to their practice squad. The move adds some skill posi...
Federal officials to announce ‘significant counterterrorism’ law enforcement action in Minnesota
The U.S. attorney for Minnesota and the head of the FBI’s Minneapolis field office are scheduled to speak at noon Wednes...
St. Paul’s HmongTown Marketplace faces foreclosure, leaving longtime vendors uncertain
HmongTown Marketplace could close amid a $6.6 million lawsuit, raising concerns among vendors and Hmong community member...
Napheesa Collier faces a big decision about returning to the Lynx as WNBA free agency awaits
Napheesa Collier had a particularly late start to her eighth season with the Minnesota Lynx following surgery on both an...
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