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Minnesota Live is celebrating some of the most stunning and serene backyards across the Twin Cities with the Best Backyard Contest. The latest winners, John and Bonnie from Burnsville, wowed us with a breathtaking garden that beautifully blends generations of American heritage. T...
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If you’re dreaming of a loyal, easygoing companion who lives for slow strolls and cozy afternoon naps, the basset hound might just steal your heart. Alexandra Bertz and Stephanie Goetz from Minnesota Basset Rescue stopped by Minnesota Live with two adorable pups, Happy and Tucker...
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Disc golf is a thrilling outdoor sport where players hurl discs toward baskets across a winding course, aiming for the fewest throws possible. Minnesota Bound’s Bill Sherck takes us on an adventure out to The Preserve disc golf course in Clearwater to show us what happens when yo...
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A 25-year-old man is charged in connection with two recent sexual assault cases in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
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Nearly 600 Maple Grove Hospital nurses have reached an agreement for higher pay, improved retirement benefits, health care protections and new workplace safeguards as the hospital gets ready for an acquisition by Sanford Health. The new three-year union contract will help maintai...
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An extreme heat watch is in effect from Saturday through Sunday night. It could feel as hot as 108 degrees.
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A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of a Minnesota woman who allegedly directed racial slurs at an 8-year-old girl with autism while at a Rochester playground. Shiloh Hendrix was found not guilty on the first count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Hendrix was found guilty...
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The fight over AIPAC has become a proxy for Democrats’ broader divide over Israel, even as its involvement in the contest between Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is difficult to measure....
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The potential for tech warehouses to land in rural towns has triggered newly minted politicians, moratoriums and raucous meetings.
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Grief, gratitude and unexpected bonds reshaped one of Minneapolis’ beloved dining corridors after the death of Alex Pretti.
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The bellwether trial is testing allegations that the Minnesota-run company’s mesh products injured patients and were marketed with misleading safety claims....
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The blazes across Minnesota, Canada and Alaska are more than a smoky summer nuisance. Researchers say they are part of a broader transformation of the North Woods....
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Minnesota’s youngest and oldest starters have formed one of the WNBA’s most productive duos, with Howard’s mentorship fueling Miles’ rapid rise on and off the court....
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Light Showers or Sprinkles possible at times in the Twin Cities until 9 a.m. this morning otherwise Today will be Partly Cloudy and Breezy with highs in the low to mid 80s and Southwest Winds at 10 to 15 mph. Partly Cloudy Tonight with T-Storms possible mainly north of the Twin C...
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The former Rochester woman was fined $1,000 and sentenced to community service in a case that went viral nationally.
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As officials review widely circulated bystander videos of the fatal police shooting of a homeless man in Madison, Wisconsin, one key perspective won’t be emerging: footage from the officers’ body-worn cameras. Unlike nearly every other similarly sized city, Madison doesn’t requir...
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Charges have been filed against a man accused of fatally shooting another man in north Minneapolis earlier this year. Chrisean Marcelous Criddell, 29, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder on Wednesday. According to the criminal complaint, Minneapolis police officer...
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Over several decades, one deli has become a landmark by bringing the tastes of Eastern European foods to Northeast Minneapolis. Kramarczuk’s Deli on Hennepin Avenue is a family business now in its third generation. “It’s been the fulfillment of my life,” owner Orest Kramarczuk sa...
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Authorities are asking residents to call if they know the whereabouts of a 34-year-old man who has not been seen since Monday. Jerald Dion Douglas-Hanisch was last seen Monday in the 600 block of 70th Avenue North. It is unknown what Douglas-Hanisch was last wearing when he went ...
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The Eagan Police Department has shared new images in an effort to help identify the driver suspected of shooting at another vehicle earlier this month. Police say they are still searching for a white Ford F-150 pickup truck, believed to have been involved in a road rage incident ...
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The manhunt for murder suspect Isabelle Johnson continues one month after finding human remains.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday that it is pursuing recovery costs tied to the Camp House Fire. In a media statement, the DNR said it is seeking an estimated $4.3 million from Parker John Wilson. Last year, Wilson pleaded guilty to starting the Ca...
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Sherburne County residents could face the county’s biggest property tax levy increase in a decade as commissioners weigh a 9.6% hike for 2027. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporter Harrison Klopp asked county leaders why the increase is needed and found taxpayers are unhappy about it. LaDon...
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The Plaza, which first opened in 1967, was one of thousands of theaters across the country to close during the pandemic.
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A Brooklyn Park pastor at the center of a years-long wage dispute with Hennepin County is no longer facing criminal charges.
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A Minnesota man who tried to shift political power by killing Democratic lawmakers will spend the rest of his life in federal prison.
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Mustafa Dayib Ali was among the first people charged in federal court for defrauding Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services program.
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The man accused of breaking into multiple homes and sexually assaulting two women in Brooklyn Park has been formally charged. Darius Ahmadd Olson-Baker, 25, is facing eight counts of criminal sexual conduct and two counts of first-degree burglary. RELATED: Brooklyn Park police ar...
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A Brooklyn Park man is in custody after police said he broke into homes and sexually assaulted two women. Police arrested 25-year-old Darius Ahmadd Olson-Baker on Thursday. Police said he allegedly broke into two Brooklyn Park homes over the last week and sexually assaulted two w...
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The sage advice is to hang tight as wilderness managers continue to adjust what is accessible amid a changing wildfire scene.
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A shooting at Yancey Park on Wednesday, July 22, has left the Edina community shaken and city officials urging residents to share any information that could help investigators....
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Two people were injured when a train crashed into a FedEx truck in Hill County on Thursday.
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An Olmsted County jury is deliberating on whether Shiloh Hendrix, a woman accused of calling a child a racial slur at a Rochester playground, should be convicted for disorderly conduct after her outburst went viral....
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is pursuing $4.3 million in damages from the man who started the Camp House wildfire in St. Louis County....
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Nicole Mitchell, the former Minnesota lawmaker convicted of burglarizing her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home, is officially running for a city council seat in Woodbury....
safety
A Maplewood woman has been charged in connection to the stabbing of a police officer on Tuesday, saying in part that, "she believed he was a robot."
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Minneapolis is preparing to test new alternative responses to certain 911 calls after accepting a $2.5 million federal Byrne Discretionary Grant . The city was invited to apply for the grant in 2023, and officials said the funding will support two pilot programs designed to ease ...
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Two more people were arrested and charged in connection to a July 18 homicide in the Frogtown neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota.
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One person is dead after a motorcycle crash in Brooklyn Park on Wednesday night. Just after 9:30 p.m., Brooklyn Park officers responded to a crash between a car and motorcycle at Brooklyn Boulevard and Unity Avenue North. The driver of the motorcycle was brought to the hospital, ...
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President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court....
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Trevor Larnach had the go-ahead hit, and new reliever Jack Anderson earned the save. The Guardians had an immaculate inning from Gavin Williams.
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Jennifer Lowery, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, is accused of leaving the scene of a crash in Houston.
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Trevor Larnach and Luke Keaschall both delivered two-out RBI singles in the 12th inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday and a split of their four-game series. Larnach and Keaschall grounded their singles to left off Erik Sabrowski (3...
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Select areas of the Boundary Waters are reopening Monday for visitors as firefighters continue to battle wildfires. Superior National Forest officials announced on Thursday that day-use access entry points in Cook County will reopen on July 27. However, forest officials said over...
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Data centers continue to concern Minnesotans to the point that most oppose new construction of them in the state. Results of a new KSTP/SurveyUSA poll indicate that Minnesotans’ hesitancy toward data centers stems from concerns about the centers’ impact on resources, costs and ev...
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A bill sponsored by the victim of an assassination attempt in June 2025 will make impersonating a police officer punishable by a felony in Minnesota beginning Aug. 1....
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Federal health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora, after 72 people were reported sick as of Wednesday....
