10-year-old stabbed Dollar Tree employee during robbery in Pennsylvania, police say
A 10-year-old boy who allegedly robbed a Dollar Tree store in Pennsylvania is also accused of stabbing multiple times one of the employees trying to detain him....
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Helping unsheltered Minnesotans during extreme heat wave
As dangerous heat grips Minnesota, unsheltered residents are facing rising health risks with few places to escape the sun. Outreach teams, emergency responders and shelters across the Twin Cities are expanding services to keep people safe, offering water, cooling spaces and real‑...
Juvenile driver seriously injured, 3 others hurt in Ham Lake crash
A crash in Ham Lake on Monday afternoon left four people injured, one of whom was a juvenile driver who was airlifted to the hospital. At about 3:36 p.m., multiple agencies responded to Crosstown Boulevard Northeast and Vickers Street Northeast for a two-vehicle crash, accordi...
Things to do in Minnesota: 5 things to do this Fourth of July weekend (July 3–5)
Independence Day weekend is here, and Minnesota is going all out with fireworks, festivals, farmers markets, and a massive sci-fi convention taking over the Twin Cities....
Maplewood teen charged with murder following death of mother
A woman found dead in her Maplewood apartment has led to the arrest of her teenage daughter, who has since been charged with murder in connection to her death....
Maplewood teen arrested on suspicion of beating 43-year-old woman to death
Police say a teenage girl has been arrested and charged after a 43-year-old woman was found beaten to death last week at an apartment in Maplewood. Maplewood police officers found Georgina Lee Monk dead Friday morning while performing a welfare check at an apartment complex on...
Woman fights off kidnapping attempt while pushing infant, Fond du Lac County man arrested
Authorities say a man has been arrested after a woman and her young son were attacked on a trail in remote Wisconsin during an alleged kidnapping attempt....
Man wins $50K lawsuit after protesting, trolling national guard with Darth Vader theme song
The District of Columbia has agreed to a $50,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit from a man who claimed police detained him for playing Darth Vader's theme song while following an Ohio National Guard patrol....
DOJ to announce charges in ‘major’ Minnesota drug trafficking bust
Federal and state officials on Tuesday are set to announce criminal charges stemming from a “major” drug trafficking investigation in Minnesota. Leaders from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Minneapolis Police Department and Hennepin County She...
Supreme Court will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles violate the Second Amendment
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment. The justices said Tuesday they will hear appeals challenging bans on the AR-15 and similar semiautomatic...
Supreme Court will consider whether laws called assault weapons bans violate the Second Amendment
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment. The justices said Tuesday they will hear appeals challenging bans on the AR-15 and similar semiautomatic...
Supreme Court will consider whether laws known as assault weapons bans violate the Second Amendment
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment. The justices said Tuesday they will hear appeals challenging bans on the AR-15 and similar semiautomatic...
Unconscious driver slams into Golden Harvest Store in St. Paul
The Golden Harvest Store in St. Paul was damaged after an unconscious driver’s truck smashed into the building, according to police. The crash on Monday morning did not injure any customers or employees. St. Paul police did not say what led up to the crash but they were abl...
Crews battle overnight fire at Crow River Winery in Hutchinson
Fire crews spent hours battling a three-alarm blaze at Crow River Winery in Hutchinson, Minnesota early Tuesday morning, though the main building was spared from the damage....
Crow River Winery in Hutchinson damaged in overnight fire
The Crow River Winery in Hutchinson was badly damaged by a fire overnight and crews are on scene working to learn more about what happened. Our 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS photographer captured footage of the damage early on Tuesday morning. The winery is located along High...
More heat on the way today!
Good Tuesday morning! GET READY FOR MORE HEAT! *A FORECAST FIRST ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90s WITH HIGHER HEAT INDEX READINGS* *A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM THE MIDDLE 90’S TO NEAR 100 AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON A...
3 dead after crash involving UTV, truck in western Wisconsin
A crash involving a UTV and truck in Burnett County, Wisconsin, killed three people after authorities believe the UTV failed to stop at an intersection....
Forecast First Alert: Steamy and stormy pattern continues
Minnesota’s Weather Authority has Forecast First Alerts in the forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday as high heat, humidity, and storm chances continue across Minnesota. TONIGHT: It stays partly cloudy, muggy, and very warm overnight. Temperatures only fall into the mi...
Man in his 60s dead after crashing during pursuit with Redwood County deputies
A man in his 60s is dead after fleeing law enforcement and crashing his vehicle on Saturday night. According to the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office, deputies initiated a traffic stop on County Road 7 around 7:20 p.m., but the driver accelerated and fled from law enforcement. ...
Fiery crash in Eagan, Minnesota overnight leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
One person is dead after a fiery car crash in Eagan, Minnesota early Monday morning. The driver left exit ramp from I-35E onto Lone Oak Road and went airborne, crashing into a traffic light....
Flesh-eating screwworm outbreak escalates in West Texas; strict transport ban issued
Federal and state agricultural officials have confirmed that the number of New World screwworm cases in the United States has reached 27, prompting Texas authorities to issue a fresh round of emergency quarantine orders to combat the flesh-eating parasite's expansion in West Texa...
1 dead, 1 injured in fiery crash after SUV veers off I-35E exit ramp in Eagan
One person is dead and another is seriously injured after an SUV crashed into a traffic signal and combusted early Monday morning in Eagan. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Honda CRV was headed northbound on the Lone Oak Road exit from Interstate 35E just after midni...
Chanhassen native Stu Bickel takes over as Iowa Wild head coach
Chanhassen native and former NHL player Stu Bickel has been named the newest head coach of the Iowa Wild, the Minnesota Wild’s primary affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). The 39-year-old coach joins the Iowa Wild after five season with the Coachella Valley Firebirds...
Fights involving group of juveniles spark panic during Oakdale Summerfest fireworks show
Police said a series of fights involving a large group of "unruly juveniles" sparked panic during the Oakdale Summerfest fireworks Saturday night, though no injuries were reported....
Minnesota teacher, coach arrested for sending explicit Snapchat photos to student
A Minnesota teacher and cross country coach is accused of sending explicit photos of himself to a student on Snapchat, according to a criminal complaint. According to the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Sutton Thomas Junkermeier was arrested at his Lake Lillian hom...
Head-on crash in northern Minnesota kills 2 drivers
Two drivers were killed Sunday afternoon in a head-on crash on Highway 169 in Itasca County. The State Patrol did not say what led to the crash but alcohol is not suspected to be a factor....
Oakdale Summerfest fireworks show disrupted by teen fights
Oakdale police are investigating several fights between groups of juveniles during the Cities Summerfest fireworks show on Saturday night. According to officers, a large group of teenagers created panic at Walton Park and investigators say that they also received reports of pe...
Fatal single-car crash in Carlton County leaves 1 dead, 1 critical
A deadly single-vehicle crash in Carlton County killed one man and left another in critical condition on Sunday evening, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded to the intersection of Thompson Road and Kangas Road at about 6:30 p.m. where they say the victim’s ca...
A Heatwave begins today!
Good Monday morning! GET READY FOR THE HEAT! *A FORECAST FIRST ALERT IS IN EFFECT FROM TODAY INTO THURSDAY FOR TEMPERATURES IN THE 90s WITH HIGHER HEAT INDEX READINGS. *AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100-110 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVE...
Cathedral Hill fireworks: St. Paul Rotary Club raises $165K to revive July 4 tradition
St. Paul is bringing back its big Fourth of July fireworks show, just in time for the nation’s 250th birthday.
Feeding our Future fraud: Burnsville man arrested in Somalia
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, arrested last Thursday in Somalia in connection with the Feeding our Future fraud scheme, was among the four dozen suspects initially indicted....
1 dead in Forest Lake car fire, investigation underway
One person is dead after a car fire in the driveway of a Forest Lake home on Saturday night. At 11:38 p.m., Forest Lake fire officials responded to a vehicle fire on the 100 block of Fifth Street Northwest. In the driveway of a home, crews found a car on fire with one perso...
3 firefighters die fighting Snyder Fire near Colorado-Utah border
The fast-moving flames of a wildfire burning near the Colorado-Utah border claimed the lives of three firefighters and injured two others who had huddled inside emergency shelters to escape the blaze....
St. Paul shooting injures 2 teens in Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood
Two teenagers were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood of St. Paul. So far, no arrests have been made.
Girl, 15, shot in Loring Park neighborhood; 2 teens arrested
Minneapolis police arrested two teenage boys after a 15-year-old girl was shot and injured early Sunday morning in the city's Loring Park neighborhood....
Man dead, suspect arrested following stabbing in Cold Spring
Police say a man has been arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing Saturday night in Cold Spring. According to the Cold Spring/Richmond Police Department, officers responded to a reported assault around 8:30 p.m. at a home near the intersection of Fourth Street North and ...
Three overnight shootings in Minneapolis leave man dead, 2 others hurt
Minneapolis police are investigating three separate shootings early Sunday morning that left one man dead and two others injured, including a 15-year-old girl. The shootings happened within about 45 minutes in different parts of the city....
Skydiving plane crashes in France, killing all 11 people on board
A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said.
Molly says to prepare for an extended wave of prolonged, intense heat
Warm, windy and muggy behind our morning storms with highs in the mid 80’s by the afternoon. By Monday, the relentless heat settles in with highs in the mid 90’s and heat index values in the triple digits for most of the workweek. Forecast First Alerts for the excessive heat ar...
2 boys arrested in connection with shooting that injured 15-year-old girl in Minneapolis
A 15-year-old girl is expected to survive after she was shot early Sunday morning near downtown Minneapolis. According to the Minneapolis Police Department, the girl was shot just before 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of Hennepin and Laurel avenues in the city’s Loring Park n...
Man dies in early-morning shooting in south Minneapolis
Police say a man is dead following a shooting early Sunday morning in south Minneapolis. According to the Minneapolis Police Department, the shooting happened around 1 p.m. on the 2400 block of Bloomington Avenue South in the city’s Phillips neighborhood. Police say a ShotS...
Shooting injures 2 teens overnight in Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood of St. Paul
Police are investigating a shooting that left two teenagers injured early Sunday morning in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood of St. Paul. St. Paul Police Department spokeswoman Alyssa Arcand said officers first responded to a report of two males shot around 12:46 a.m. on the 11...
Barbara Mork-Woodford Remembered in Saint Paul Vigil
A St. Paul community gathered to remember Barbara Mork-Woodford and call for safer streets after a pedestrian crash earlier this month. A vigil was held near Hamline Avenue North and Midway Parkway, where police said the crash happened. Barbara Mork-Woodford died after she was...
Private Selection chicken breast product target of health alert
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants people who may have purchased a variety of Private Selection raw boneless chicken breasts to check their freezers or refrigerators in case they still have them....
Motorcyclist dies after collision with semi truck in western Wisconsin
Authorities are investigating a deadly crash between a motorcycle and a semi in northwestern Dunn County.
US military says it struck multiple targets in Iran as ceasefire is strained by 2nd day of attacks
The U.S. military said Saturday it had struck multiple targets in Iran at President Donald Trump's direction, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the war's uneasy ceasefire....
Minnesota GOP Rep. Elliot Engen pleads not guilty to drunk driving charges
Minnesota GOP lawmaker Elliot Engen has pleaded not guilty to charges related to a drunk driving arrest.
Utah wildfire grows rapidly, forcing more evacuations
A fast-moving wildfire in southern Utah grew rapidly overnight, fueled by intense heat, strong winds, and extremely dry conditions, prompting additional evacuation orders....
Minneapolis shooting leaves 1 injured near Penn Avenue
A shooting in north Minneapolis injured a man near Penn Avenue. According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers responded to a shooting near the 700th block of Penn Avenue North, where they found a man with a gunshot wound. Authorities said preliminary informatio...