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MAPLEWOOD, Minn. - A 25-year-old man from St. Paul Park is facing criminal charges after allegedly driving through a residential yard to get around road construction in Maplewood, striking a 64-year-old grandfather who attempted to stop him and leaving the scene.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A 24-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree unintentional murder in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend inside her St. Cloud apartment in December 2025.

Minnesota is heading into another stretch of changing fall weather, with rain in the forecast offering some potential relief for communities still dealing with dry conditions across the state.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Two children suffered serious injuries Wednesday afternoon after they were struck by a car while crossing a street in a crosswalk in St. Cloud, according to police.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A 44-year-old St. Cloud man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly threatening a young woman with a knife, groping her and attempting to force her to have sex with him at his home.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Two St. Cloud police officers are recovering from non-life-threatening injuries after two police patrol vehicles collided while responding to an emergency call Tuesday evening.

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - A 17-year-old boy from Inver Grove Heights will face trial as an adult in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy at a Brooklyn Park park earlier this summer.

MACVILLE TOWNSHIP, Minn. - A father and his teenage daughter from Big Lake, Minnesota, died in an ATV rollover crash over the weekend in northern Minnesota, according to the Sheriff's Office.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry has expanded his lawsuit against Mayor Kaohly Her, adding a retaliation allegation and raising new questions about the city's handling of an independent investigation into the mayor's workplace conduct.

BEND, Ore. - A shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday has reportedly left four people dead, with a teenage suspect also dead after being shot by a witness.

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. - A pizza delivery experience involving a Domino’s Pizza location in Sauk Rapids has raised concerns about food quality, delivery times and customer satisfaction after a customer reported waiting approximately 50 minutes for an order that allegedly arrived cold and incomplete.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - A Minneapolis City Council effort to impose new restrictions on self-driving vehicles has come to a halt after council members failed Thursday to overturn Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of an ordinance that would have required human drivers inside commercial autonomous vehicles.

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in a deadly shooting at a Brooklyn Park apartment complex earlier this year.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A 32-year-old St. Cloud man has pleaded guilty to felony drug sales and receiving profits from prostitution following an investigation into allegations of sex trafficking and fentanyl distribution in central Minnesota.

Workday is facing a federal lawsuit alleging that its automated hiring tools unfairly screen out job applicants based on race, age and disability, placing the software company at the center of a legal fight over discrimination in technology-assisted recruiting.

MINNEAPOLIS - A shooting near Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street in Uptown sent two people to the hospital Sunday night, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

MINNEAPOLIS - Two firefighters were hospitalized with minor burns and heat exhaustion Sunday afternoon as crews battled a three-alarm fire at a commercial building on the 1400 block of East Franklin Avenue.

MINNEAPOLIS - A man died after he was shot in the stairwell of a northeast Minneapolis apartment building early Sunday, according to police.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A former Macalester College professor faces a first-degree property damage charge after authorities say urine he spilled onto a student’s backpack caused more than $2,000 in damage.

MINNEAPOLIS - Mayor Jacob Frey has selected Interim Police Chief Bill Peterson to become Minneapolis’ next permanent police chief, according to reports citing sources familiar with the decision.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Police have arrested an 18-year-old St. Louis Park man in connection with last week’s shooting at the Eden Prairie homecoming football game.

COLD SPRING, Minn. - A Stearns County grand jury has indicted a 33-year-old Cold Spring man on a charge of premeditated first-degree murder in the June stabbing death of a group home employee.

ANOKA COUNTY, Minn. - A jury has found a Columbia Heights man guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his 16-year-old son, whose remains were discovered in an Elk River landfill nearly two months after he was last seen alive.

MINNESOTA - Consumers across Minnesota are being urged to check their Gatorade bottles following a nationwide recall involving approximately 122,000 cases of the popular sports drink due to artificial food dyes that were not disclosed on product labels.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A 39-year-old St. Cloud man is facing a carjacking charge after authorities say he stole a rental vehicle last month and forcibly removed the driver from the vehicle.

ISANTI COUNTY, Minn. - Two people are dead and another person was injured following a crash involving a pickup truck and a semi Monday afternoon in Isanti County.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A jury on Monday convicted a 27-year-old man on all counts in connection with a deadly road rage confrontation that ended with the shooting death of a passenger in St. Paul.

MINNEAPOLIS - A Hennepin County judge has delayed the state trial of Vance Boelter until next year, giving his defense attorneys additional time to prepare for the high-profile case involving the 2025 attacks on Minnesota lawmakers.

Electric bicycles continue to grow in popularity across Minnesota, but state officials are reminding riders that e-bikes are subject to specific rules governing who can operate them, where they can be ridden and what qualifies as a legal electric-assisted bicycle.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minneapolis police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred late Saturday night at a Green Line light rail station near the Minneapolis-St. Paul border.

WISCONSIN - A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper has died after suffering critical injuries when he fell from a bridge while responding to a vehicle pursuit last month, authorities announced.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - A man in his 50s died early Saturday morning after being struck by a train in Minneapolis, according to authorities.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A growing homeless encampment near a St. Paul apartment complex is raising concerns among nearby residents as colder temperatures approach, prompting discussions among city officials, law enforcement and community organizations about how to address the situation.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Eden Prairie High School's homecoming football game came to an abrupt end after an emergency prompted a police response and forced students, families and staff to evacuate the stadium.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Tens of thousands of runners and spectators are expected to descend on Minneapolis and St. Paul this weekend for the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, bringing excitement to the metro area along with significant traffic disruptions and road closures.

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. - Four people, including a toddler and an infant, were injured Thursday evening after a pickup truck collided with a horse-drawn buggy in Becker County.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The Herb Brooks National Hockey Center at St. Cloud State University is ready to welcome hockey fans back following an extensive renovation project that was completed on time and nearly $2 million under budget.

HUGO, Minn. - A 47-year-old Hugo man has been found guilty on all charges in connection with the 2024 beating death of his mother at their Washington County home.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - St. Cloud State University is celebrating Homecoming weekend with a packed schedule of athletics as nationally ranked volleyball and swimming and diving teams compete at home.

BIG LAKE, Minn. - Five people have been displaced after a fire tore through an attached garage at a Big Lake home on Sept. 20, destroying vehicles, damaging the residence and killing the family's dog.

ST. PETER, Minn. - A situation that prompted a large law enforcement response in St. Peter on Thursday afternoon has been resolved, according to local authorities.

Saint Cloud Minnesota - A church that has sat vacant for nearly 15 years is preparing to begin a new chapter after undergoing an $8 million renovation that will transform the building into a drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility.

HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. - A Hennepin County judge has issued a gag order in the state murder case against Vance Boelter, who has already been convicted in federal court in connection with last summer’s attacks on Minnesota lawmakers.

MINNEAPOLIS - A Zimmerman man has been charged with killing a 23-year-old man and injuring four other people during an attack at a Minneapolis mental health facility, adding to criminal cases already pending against him in Sherburne and Anoka counties.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A St. Cloud man is demanding accountability and answers after police officers mistakenly held him at gunpoint outside his home Thursday.

The family of 10-year-old Harper Moyski is considering legal action against YouTube and others following the Annunciation shooting that killed their daughter last year, according to attorneys representing the family.

LOS ANGELES - A 19-year-old mother has been arrested on suspicion of murder after her four-month-old daughter was found unresponsive inside a dumpster in South Los Angeles and later died at a hospital, authorities said.

ALBERT LEA, Minn. - A former Albert Lea police officer is accused of sending his wife private law enforcement photos and body-camera videos through Snapchat, including footage of encounters involving force.

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - A Burnsville man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing the mother of his children while two young children were inside the home.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Dave’s Hot Chicken is preparing to bring its spicy chicken menu to St. Cloud, with signs installed and hiring underway at a location near Barnes & Noble.