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Edina police investigating shots fired near Our Lady of Grace church

Gunshots were fired near an Edina church on Tuesday night and police are asking anyone with information or surveillance video to contact them. Officers responded to the 5000 block of Eden Avenue at around 8 p.m. after reports of gunfire in the area. Our 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS camera c...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 23, 2026

Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein , the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced in Manhattan to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning. Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a leg...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 23, 2026

Driver sentenced to 4 years in prison for fatal 100 mph crash in Ramsey County

A St. Paul man accused of driving over 100 mph before crashing into another vehicle and killing its driver will be in prison for four years. Paw Moo Htoo, 32, recieved a 48-month sentence (4 years) after pleading guilty to criminal vehicular homicide while under the influence of ...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 23, 2026

Brief lockdown at school in Blaine due to suspect in the area

On Tuesday afternoon, students who were outside at Westwood Intermediate and Middle School were brought into the building, and the doors were secured at the request of law enforcement. Blaine police said that a man they were trying to arrest rode away from them on a bicycle and t...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 23, 2026

Investigation underway after inmate found dead in Stearns County Jail

State officials are investigating after an inmate was found dead in his cell at Stearns County Jail earlier this month. On Sept. 12 at about 3:49 p.m., staff at Stearns County Jail were conducting well-being checks and found an inmate having a medical emergency in his cell. The i...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 22, 2026

Alcohol suspected in semi rollover crash in northern Minnesota

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says investigators believe alcohol contributed to a rollover crash involving a semi tractor-trailer that was transporting large railroad ties late on Monday night in Embarrass Township. Courtesy: St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. Courtesy: S...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 22, 2026

Willmar shooting kills 2 men; 3rd victim in critical condition

Two young men are dead, and a third man was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a shooting near Rau Park in Willmar on Monday evening, according to police. Willmar police responded to the 1000 block of Seventh Street Northwest at around 8 p.m. for a report of gunfire and possibl...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 22, 2026

Hayden Panettiere’s death was accidental and involved fentanyl, coroner says

Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, a coroner in South Carolina said Tuesday. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug. 16. Her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and ...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 22, 2026

Firefighting helicopter crashes near Yosemite, killing both pilots

Two helicopter pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed Sunday afternoon while conducting water drops on a wildfire at Yosemite National Park , officials say. The pilots were the only people on board and were employed by the contract aircraft company Precision. One of the p...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 21, 2026

Contractor dies after losing consciousness while working on refinery in St. Paul Park

A contractor working at a St. Paul Park refinery died on Sunday afternoon after being injured when he lost consciousness while working, Marathon Petroleum officials said. A spokesperson for the city’s police department said first responders were called to the Marathon Petroleum r...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 21, 2026

Don’t let scammers crash back-to-school season

Today’s students and young adults are true digital natives, having grown up online, learning to navigate digital spaces as a normal part of daily life. As they transition to college, they turn to digital platforms and social media for everything from apartment hunting and job sea...

Sahan JournalSep 21, 2026

9-year-old boy hit by car in Northeast Minneapolis before driver leaves on foot

A 9-year-old boy was hit by a car in Northeast Minneapolis and police are now searching for the driver who left the scene after leaving the boy injured. According to investigators, the boy was chasing a ball into the street when he was stuck or brushed by car at about 7:48 p.m. o...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 21, 2026

US pitches new AI alert system to China for incidents affecting national security

The United States is looking to establish a new “notification mechanism" with China that would be triggered in cases where artificial intelligence-related incidents could affect national security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed the proposal Sunday as the two nations me...

FOX 9 KMSP (FOX)Sep 21, 2026

1 dead after single-vehicle crash in Brooklyn Center

One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Brooklyn Center on Saturday night. According to Minnesota State Patrol , just before 8 p.m., a Chevy Silverado was going from westbound I-694 to westbound I-94 when it lost control and rolled over in the ditch. As a result, the d...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 21, 2026

Blue Line train hits, kills person at 46th Street Station

Metro Transit police say a Blue Line train struck and killed a person Saturday morning in Minneapolis, the second fatal collision involving a light rail train in less than 24 hours. According to Metro Transit spokesman Drew Kerr, a northbound train hit a person on the tracks just...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 20, 2026