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Most data centers paused, business impact emerging

Action aimed to protect Minneapolis resources is getting pushback from the business community working to boost a slumping downtown. For the next five months, most data center projects in Minneapolis cannot move forward. The moratorium was passed by the council Thursday — thos...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

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Minnesota Attorney General’s Office laying off 17 employees, rising costs a factor

The Office of the Minnesota Attorney General confirmed to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that it is letting 17 employees go as part of a “general restructuring of the office.” Of those 17 employees, three are attorneys. The office says that the decision was made based on “numerous factors,...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

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Donate to DRS for Venezuela Earthquake Relief

https://www.crs.org/donate/venezuela-earthquake The post Donate to DRS for Venezuela Earthquake Relief first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

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Law Enforcement Labor Services Benevolent Fund

Law Enforcement Labor Services Benevolent Fund The post Law Enforcement Labor Services Benevolent Fund first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

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Falcon chicks on the DNR camera get banded and examined

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) successfully banded its three FalconCam chicks earlier this week. It is a yearly tradition for the young peregrine falcons featured on the DNR’s FalconCam to receive an identification band on their legs a few weeks after hatc...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

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West Nile detected in Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakota County mosquitoes

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District said some mosquitoes in Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakota counties have tested positive for West Nile Virus. MMCD said mosquitoes tested positive at one location in both Hennepin and Dakota counties, while two locations in Ramsey County tes...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

safety

Forecast First Alert: Dangerous heat, humidity next week

Minnesota’s Weather Authority has issued a Forecast First Alert due to dangerous heat and humidity levels that will arrive next week. ALERT DAYS currently include Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Timing Starting on Sunday, weather conditions will feel very different than now....

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

schools

Minneapolis charter school facing another sexual abuse lawsuit

A former student is suing Best Academy alongside a youth development program known as Hospitality House after he was sexually assaulted and videotaped by a former teacher, according to a lawsuit filed this week....

FOX 9 KMSP (FOX)Jun 25, 2026

safety

Animal Allies takes in nine Great Dane puppies after fire

https://www.wdio.com/front-page/top-stories/animal-allies-takes-in-nine-great-dane-puppies-after-fire The post Animal Allies takes in nine Great Dane puppies after fire first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News....

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

business

Polestar says it will stop selling cars in the US

Polestar, the Chinese-owned Swedish electric vehicle company, has been blocked from selling vehicles in the United States due to national security concerns....

FOX 9 KMSP (FOX)Jun 25, 2026

safety

3 arrested in connection with fire at former Eagan middle school

Eagan police say they arrested three people who were inside a decommissioned middle school that caught fire Wednesday night. According to Eagan Police Sgt. Dave Streefland, officers were patrolling near the former Metcalf Middle School on Diffley Road when they saw a broken wi...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

safety

BCA names St. Peter officer shot, suspect killed after pursuit and standoff

A week after a police pursuit and standoff ended with an officer hurt and a man dead in St. Peter, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has identified those involved. The BCA identified the Nicollet County Deputy as Sgt. Dustin Struckman, who has 13 years of law...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

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Wisconsin Public Service

https://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com The post Wisconsin Public Service first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

business

Amazon workers demand better pay, working conditions at Shakopee Fulfillment Center

Several dozen Amazon employees protested outside the company’s Shakopee location on Wednesday, June 24, in their first labor action at the facility since last September. The workers, organized by the Minneapolis-based Awood Center, were seeking higher pay and better working co...

Sahan JournalJun 25, 2026

government

Minneapolis council votes to lift 38-year ban on adult bathhouses and sex venues

Just days before Twin Cities Pride, the Minneapolis City Council voted to lift a decades-old ban on adult bathhouses and sex venues that advocates called homophobic. The council voted 9-2 at its meeting Thursday to approve two ordinances covering adult bathhouses and sex venue...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

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MN Dept. of Ag 1st Farm Down Payment Assistance

MN Department of Agriculture First Farm Down Payment Assistance The post MN Dept. of Ag 1st Farm Down Payment Assistance first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News....

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026

safety

Judge orders Minneapolis mayor to meet city’s police staffing minimum or face trial

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey could face trial next year to explain why the city’s police department continues to fall short of its charter-mandated staffing requirements, according to a court order issued on Thursday. Thursday’s order stems from a petition filed by the Upper M...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 25, 2026