Wildfires across northeastern Minnesota have burned nearly 69,000 acres, with evacuations and closures in effect in multiple counties as of 10 a.m. Sunday, July 19. Fire crews are working on containment, structure protection and monitoring, but changing weather may increase fire activity.
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A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challenging the deal more time to see their case through in court.
Amid a recent rise in violence among Somali youth, Omar Jamal has had to increase his outreach efforts. Earlier this month, Jamal, who heads the East African engagement unit for the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, met with several parents, including a Somali mother who has lost two children t...
Gas prices are climbing again in the Twin Cities, and drivers are feeling the pinch at the pump.
The first shooting erupted after an altercation outside Reign nightclub on Hennepin Avenue, police say. No arrests have been made.
Monday was the 10th day in a row when it hit at least 90 degrees in the Twin Cities—the longest streak of days with 90-degree highs in over 70 years.
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One Minnesota Lottery player is waking up a multimillionaire after winning the largest Lotto America jackpot in state history.
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Wildfires have burned more than 71,000 acres in northern Minnesota and across the Canadian border, a slightly lower number than previously reported due to updated mapping, federal officials say. About 8,400 of those acres are in Canada. U.S. Forest Service officials announced the revised total...
Morning thunderstorms will move out of Minnesota Monday before hot sunshine takes over, though another round of storms could develop later in the day as a cold front approaches.
Cameras will be placed on I-35W in Burnsville and Hwy. 65 in Braham.
The wildfires, which led to the closing of the Boundary Waters last week, led to the cancellation of Ely’s popular Blueberry Arts Festival this upcoming weekend.
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A Minnesota man who was found guilty of filing more than 100 fraudulent tax returns for a total of $3 million in refunds has been sentenced to 30 months in prison and will pay nearly $1.2 million in restitution. Court documents say 43-year-old Henry Remington Herod conspired with Matthew McDow...
A federal judge on Monday issued a 14-day temporary restraining order pausing Paramount's proposed $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The order comes after 12 states filed a lawsuit last Monday seeking to block the deal, arguing the merger would eliminate competition in Hollywood a...
Minnesota Weather Authority Alert for High Heat and Humidity Today with temperatures in the low 90s and Heat Index Values of 95 to 100 degrees. It will be Hot and Humid Today in the Twin Cities until the early evening hours. Winds will switch from the West-Southwest at 10 to 20 mph and become No...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will now be required to wear body cameras when making vehicle stops.
A semi-truck carrying around 800 turkeys overturned on Highway 47 in Dakota County Monday morning.
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Minnesota Twins All-Star Byron Buxton is back from the injured list. The team announced that Buxton was reinstated from the 10-day Injured List on Monday after going on the IL on July 7 with a right hip strain. The 32-year-old has played 75 games this season and is hitting .271 with 25 home ru...
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The 3M Open will be without one of the expected stars at TPC Twin Cities this weekend, as Jordan Spieth was not on the final field list released by the PGA Tour. Spieth, who fired off a 73-77 to miss the cut this past weekend in The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, did not share why he pul...
The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes against Iran on Monday after announcing the death of another American service member. Iran responded by launching attacks on American allies Kuwait and Bahrain, home of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is working to schedule one-on-one interviews with each of the top candidates for the key election races in Minnesota this fall. Below are the full interviews with each of the two leading DFL candidates for Minnesota’s up-for-grabs U.S. Senate seat: Angie Craig and Peggy Flana...
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash near Elbow Lake in Grant County Sunday morning.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge in the nation’s capital has set a trial date in September for a former Olympic canoe racer charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the site of a troubled multimillion-dollar renovation project championed by President Donald Trump. D.C. S...
A semi carrying abut 800 turkeys overturned on Highway 47 in Dakota County, according to the sheriff’s office. Officials on scene say that Highway 47 will remain closed on Monday morning for several hours. The semi was heading southbound when it overturned at 265th Street near Northfield Bo...
Southeast Texas is facing a heightened threat of tropical weather later this week, as a developing system in the northeastern Gulf is projected to march toward the Texas coast.
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of setting off fireworks and lighting a fire Monday morning in front of a New York building housing an immigration court and other government offices is a former U.S. Army soldier, an FBI official said. Andrew Arrabaca, who was a mechanic on Patriot missile systems...
NEW YORK (AP) — A person set off fireworks and started a fire Monday morning outside a New York building housing an immigration court and other government offices, according to federal authorities. As the flames erupted outside an entrance to the building at 26 Federal Plaza, the person was tackl...
NEW YORK (AP) — A person deployed an “incendiary device” Monday morning outside a New York building housing an immigration court and other federal offices before being taken into custody at the scene, the FBI said. The FBI said its New York Joint Terrorism Task Force was investigating the erupti...
NEW YORK (AP) — An incendiary device was deployed Monday morning outside a New York federal building and officials have taken a person into custody, the FBI said. The FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force was investigating the deployment that happened outside of 26 Federal Plaza, the FBI said i...
Drivers are feeling a financial squeeze at the pump as the national average for a gallon of gasoline went over $4. The surging price eclipses last year's average, which had settled slightly over the $3 mark.
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Someone in Minnesota has won a record lottery prize. The Minnesota Lottery says the jackpot-winning Lotto America ticket from July 18, worth $34.12 million (or $15.15 million in cash), was bought in Coon Rapids. That makes it the largest Lotto America jackpot ever won in Minnesota, the stat...
Dollar Tree plans to close dozens of stores nationwide this year while continuing to expand its overall footprint.
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