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Severe storms knock out power to thousands across Minnesota
A line of severe thunderstorms raced across Minnesota overnight, bringing wind gusts of more than 80 mph and knocking ou...
Judge: Utility cannot cut tribal nation's power
The ruling marks a significant moment in a nearly two-year dispute between the Upper Sioux Community and its electric co...
Minnesota State Fair unveils new cookbook
For the first time in 50 years, the Minnesota State Fair has a new cookbook filled with blue ribbon winning recipes....
Minnesota’s construction slows while pessimism grows
Construction activity is slowing down, according to a survey of construction firms conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank...
Minneapolis estimates Operation Metro Surge cost the city $700 million
City leaders plan to release an updated impact assessment on Wednesday morning....
How property tax relief will reach Minnesota homeowners
Lawmakers added to an existing tax relief program after many homeowners saw steep increases to their annual property tax...
House passes bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the remainder of Trump's term
The bill provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement and highlights a GOP caucus continuing to endorse Trum...
Death penalty off the table for alleged Hortman killer
The Justice Department says it will not seek the death penalty against Vance Boelter, who is accused of killing former H...
Wild sign Michael McCarron to 6-year, $20M deal
The Minnesota Wild signed center Michael McCarron to a six-year, $20 million contract that takes one of their impending ...
Vance demands DOJ probe of Minnesota officials
In his referral, Vance wrote that officials in Minnesota or anywhere else in the country “must be held accountable” if t...
Streets closed in Minneapolis after shots fired at deputies serving arrest warrant
Authorities closed streets in the area of West 28th Street and Nicollet Avenue in south Minneapolis on Tuesday after she...
U of M Fairview and M Physicians reach deal
The agreement includes a $1 billion investment from Fairview in its medical facilities on the University of Minnesota ca...
World Cup ref from Somalia was about to make history
The World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States after arriving in Miami and subsequently dr...
Air quality alert issued for Twin Cities, St. Cloud
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday for the Twin Cities m...
The Supreme Court is in its final stretch this term. Here are the major cases left
The Supreme Court is heading into its crunch time, the part of the year when the justices are racing to finish decisions...
Conflicts on rise globally, highest level since WWII, data shows
Global conflicts surged to the highest number tallied by Uppsala Conflict Data Program. Fatalities were the highest on r...
Trump says pilots are fine after U.S. helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
A U.S. Army helicopter has crashed near the Strait of Hormuz but President Donald Trump says the two crew members were n...
Affordable homes going into former Mankato convent site
Construction crews will start clearing land and evening out the ground, dividing the pasture land area adjacent to the T...
Fargo mayor election sees return to traditional voting
After three elections using a voting system called approval voting, Fargo is having its first local election without it....
Ask a Bookseller: ‘We Burned So Bright’ by TJ Klune
Rachel Ostrom of Acorn Bookshop recommends TJ Klune’s new novel “We Burned So Bright.”...
New exhibit shows off Minnesota petroglyphs
The Jeffers Petroglyphs site in southwestern Minnesota is renowned for rock carvings, some older than Stonehenge. With a...
Catering drivers at MSP call out safety concerns
Catering truck drivers at MSP say LSG Sky Chefs’ move to single-driver trucks has made their work more dangerous, and wo...
Federal fraud report highlights missed signals
A congressional report casts blame over fraud problems in Minnesota in a prelude to fall campaign messaging over money p...
DOJ says man naturalized after being previously denied
According to the civil complaint filed June 3, the 54-year-old man tried unsuccessfully to gain citizenship in the U.S. ...
Farmworkers at risk due to dangerous humidity
Extreme heat combined with high humidity is becoming more common as the climate warms, making it harder for people to co...
Street construction starts at George Floyd Square
Street construction started Monday at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, after years of planning and debate. Some resid...
Appeals court: Faribault erred in data center decision
The city of Faribault decided it did not need to conduct an extensive environmental review of a massive proposed data ce...
Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants
New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much large...
Former '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley speaks out after firing
Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS' news leader Bari Weiss shouldn't be leading the network. Pelley...
A stormy and steamy few days ahead
We’re in for a steamy and stormy few days. We’ll have several chances of storms — some severe — especially Wednesday. It...
Tony Award winners list: 'Schmigadoon!' wins best musical, 'Death of a Salesman' lives on
The 79th Annual Tony Awards celebrated the best of Broadway performances on Sunday in New York, but the star of the nigh...
St. Paul’s housing policies show mixed results
A new tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis illuminates the effects of St. Paul housing policies, including ...
Investigators: Chainsaw likely sparked Birch Bay Fire
A wildfire that has burned an estimated 33 acres near Ely was believed to be caused by U.S. Forest Service crews conduct...
Annunciation parents celebrate school safety wins
Four parents impacted by gun violence reflected on the first legislative session since the Aug. 27 mass shooting at Annu...
Warming groundwater raises questions in MN
Amid Minnesota’s frequent temperature swings, there’s one place that scientists expect to stay consistently cool all yea...
Tony Awards offer a number of intriguing, possible wins
Twenty-four Broadway shows will hope to nab at least one win Sunday across the 26 Tony categories, which can mean the di...
4 takeaways from the U.S. team before the World Cup
The U.S. men's national team chose to play a pair of highly-ranked, super competitive teams in the final lead-up to the ...
Royals beat Twins 3-2 after ninth-inning comeback
Minnesota tried to rally in the bottom of the ninth inning but fell short....
Lynx beat Storm 88-68 for seventh straight win
The Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 88-68 on Saturday for their seventh win in a row — the last six by double figu...
Mankato Clinic's new CFO is returning home
After a decade away, Brandon Janike, 32, returned home to the Mankato area last week to help lead one of southern Minnes...
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