Former Hope Christian Academy teacher charged with several sex crimes against minors
A former teacher and athletic director at Hope Christian Academy in St. Paul Park has been charged with several sex crimes against minors.
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Shot fired at Edina basketball court prompts church to remove community hoops
Edina police say no one was hurt after gunfire outside a church basketball court, but the shooting is raising new calls for safety changes. Police said shots were fired Tuesday night outside Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, where witnesses said a group of teenagers was fired up...
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Township race mistakenly appeared on Finlayson city ballots — here’s what it means for your vote
A ballot mistake in Finlayson led Pine County elections officials to tell city voters one race on their mail-in ballots will not be counted. More than 200 voters in the City of Finlayson were sent a mail-in ballot that mistakenly included a write-in race for a Town of Finlayson H...
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Chapin faces tough campaign against Emmer in 6th District
Republican incumbent Congressman Tom Emmer is running for his seventh term in the 6 th District after winning each of his previous races by anywhere from 18 to more than 30 points. His 2026 Democratic opponent, Doug Chapin, hopes to ride a wave of discontent he sees with Presiden...
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Lawsuit alleging ICE violated Minnesota observers’ rights is dismissed by judge
A federal judge ruled the end of Operation Metro Surge and the drawdown of agents means plaintiffs lack standing to sue.
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Who leads 2026 Texas Senate race? Paxton vs. Talarico poll tracker
Polls have shown the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas is in a dead heat.
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Feds sue MN, St. Paul and Minneapolis for 'unconstitutional' firearm purchase waiting period
The federal government filed a lawsuit against the State of Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis and the City of St. Paul, arguing that the state's gun purchase waiting period and permit-to-purchase requirements violate the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Minnesotans....
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‘It’s devastating’: Hoffmans speak out as Vance Boelter returns to court for state charges
Vance Boelter, the man convicted federally in the deadly attack on Minnesota lawmakers last summer, was back in court on Friday for state charges. This comes two months after Boelter was sentenced in federal court to back-to-back life sentences plus 40 years for the murders of Ho...
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Houston ISD Westbury High School student killed in shooting near campus
A student was killed in a shooting near Houston ISD's Westbury High School on Friday morning, police say.
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Minnesota reading scores get a reset: What parents need to know
“It’s a pretty significant shift over the last 10 years,” said Josh Crosson. “It’s a good move, but that also means that the data is going to be skewed.” On September 30th, we’ll find out how well Minnesota kids are reading, but we won’t know if that’s any better than last year. ...