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Large police presence in downtown Minneapolis

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has heard from multiple viewers about a heavy police presence in downtown Minneapolis and reports of shots fired. Callers first reported the situation at around 4:50 p.m. near the area of Nicollet Avenue and East Grant Street, near multiple apartment buildings a...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 2, 2026

School bus, childcare transport van crash in Apple Valley

A school bus and a childcare transport van carrying 11 students crashed near an intersection in Apple Valley on Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson for the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district (ISD 196). The childcare transport van was taking the 11 students to...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 2, 2026

Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for US strikes after a monthlong lull

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on U.S. allies in the Gulf early Wednesday following a night of American bombardment that Iranian officials say included a deadly strike on a wedding party. The latest violence came after a monthlong lull in fighting. The six-month wa...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 2, 2026

Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for US strikes after a wedding was hit

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on U.S. allies in the Gulf early Wednesday following a night of American bombardment that Iranian officials say included a deadly strike on a wedding party. The latest violence came after a monthlong lull in fighting. The six-month wa...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 2, 2026

St. Paul man pleads guilty to murdering the mother of his child

A St. Paul man arrested last year after reportedly murdering his child’s mother has pleaded guilty. Joseph Davis, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder with intent. His sentencing date will be Oct. 26, and prosecutors are seeking a 480-month sentence (40 years),...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 2, 2026

121 arrested in ICE raid at Memphis nightclub

A massive raid on a Memphis nightclub led to the arrest of more than one hundred people accused of being in the country illegally, including those who have a criminal record, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported....

FOX 9 KMSP (FOX)Sep 1, 2026

Teen shot near Lovell Square Park in Minneapolis

A 13-year-old was shot near a Minneapolis park late on Monday night, police say. The victim was found near Lovell Square Park around Eighth Avenue North and Emerson Avenue North and was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers later found bullet cas...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 1, 2026

Inver Grove Heights police: 22-year-old man suspected in double-murder suicide

Police have released more information about a suspected double murder-suicide that happened Sunday in Inver Grove Heights. Law enforcement says evidence indicates Jaymison Samuel Shaw, 22, killed 43-year-old Jamie Lee Charles and 19-year-old Willie Samuel Shaw Jr. RELATED: 3 foun...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 1, 2026

St. Paul shooting: 2 teens hit in the leg, no arrests made

A 13-year-old boy and girl were shot in the leg early on Tuesday morning near Sherburne Avenue and Marion Street in St. Paul, according to police. Officers responded to the scene at around 2 a.m. where they found the two teens with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. Investigato...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 1, 2026

Brooklyn Park rollover crash and shooting leave 2 injured, gun recovered nearby

Brooklyn Park police are investigating a rollover crash and a shooting that left a man and woman injured early on Tuesday morning. When first responders arrived to the crash scene near 73rd Ave. N and Brunswick Ave. N, they found a woman with injuries from the crash and a man wit...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Sep 1, 2026

To bring a prairie back to life, burn it

Two decades of restoration efforts in Minnesota show that regular fires help native grasses and wildflowers thrive while keeping invasive plants in check....

Star TribuneSep 1, 2026

New Minnesota state law prevents window-smashing suspects from seeing charges

More than 200 damaged vehicle windows in Minneapolis have raised questions about whether detained teens will face charges. Minneapolis police said three suspects, ages 11, 12 and 16, were detained Tuesday morning on Grand Avenue after a string of smashed vehicle windows. RELATED:...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Aug 31, 2026

South Minneapolis neighbors rattled by weekend stabbing death

A south Minneapolis neighborhood is searching for answers after a man was found stabbed to death outside a home over the weekend. Minneapolis police said officers found Joe Eder dead from an apparent stab wound at around 6:45 a.m. Sunday in a yard near Portland Avenue South and E...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Aug 31, 2026

2 charged after police find stolen Suni Lee statue

A mother and son now face felony charges after a stolen statue of Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee was found inside their St. Paul home. Court records show Dashawn Tyree Caradine, 22, and Tamica Nicole Bazinet, 44, are each charged with one count of receiving stolen property with a...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Aug 31, 2026

3 found dead in Inver Grove Heights home, authorities investigating

An investigation is underway after three people were found dead in an Inver Grove Heights home on Sunday. The Inver Grove Heights Police Department said that officers responded to the 3200 block of 78th Street East for a welfare check and found three people dead inside. The medic...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Aug 30, 2026

Man dead following stabbing on Portland Avenue in Minneapolis

Police say a man was stabbed to death Sunday morning outside a home in south Minneapolis. According to the Minneapolis Police Department, a report came in around 6:45 a.m. of a man who was down in a yard on the 4200 block of Portland Avenue. There, a man was found dead from an ap...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Aug 30, 2026

George Pelawa’s death and 40 years of unrelenting grief for brother Joe

Bound for sports stardom, George Pelawa died in a late-night wreck in a car driven by his older brother. Ten years later, Joe Pelawa was again the driver in a fatal crash. Now, even quiet lake days up north can’t bring solace for the surviving Pelawa brother....

Star TribuneAug 30, 2026

Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation

DHADING, Nepal (AP) — Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Flood warning notices were sent to people’s phones early Sunday as rescu...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Aug 30, 2026