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State Patrol investigating fatal crash with semi in Watonwan County

A person is dead after a crash with a semi on Highway 60 in southern Minnesota on Saturday. A State Patrol report says a Ford Bronco, driven by a man with one female passenger, was traveling southbound on 660th Avenue in Watonwan County when it collided with a semi heading wes...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 21, 2026

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Child seriously injured after being struck by car while playing in alley

A child was seriously injured after a car hit them in an alley in Minneapolis on Saturday morning. Minneapolis police say a child was playing in an alley near 29th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North around 11:30 a.m. when a car hit them. The child was brought to the hospita...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 21, 2026

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5-year-old girl dead after I-494 rollover crash in Sunfish Lake

A 5-year-old girl from Oregon is dead after a vehicle she was riding in drove off the interstate in Sunfish Lake and rolled several times. State Patrol officials say the girl was riding in a Chevrolet Express Van westbound on I-494 near Pieper Road around 10 a.m. when the van ...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 20, 2026

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Minnesota Frost re-signs Forwards Claire Butorac and Klára Hymlárová

Two veterans with the Minnesota Frost will stay in the Land of 10,000 Lakes for another year after re-signing with the team. Claire Butorac and Klára Hymlárová, both forwards, re-signed with the Frost to a one-year agreement, keeping them on the team through the 2026-27 season...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 20, 2026

Local

Stone Arch Bridge Festival open after windstorm damaged tents

A windstorm damaged some artists’ tents on Friday at the Stone Arch Bridge Festival, but organizers said most are ready to welcome visitors this Father’s Day weekend. Organizers said Friday’s brief but powerful windstorm swept through Minneapolis, damaging several artists’ set...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 20, 2026

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Minneapolis man jailed after allegedly stabbing a woman on Pillsbury Avenue

A Minneapolis man is behind bars after stabbing a woman early Saturday morning. According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers responded to a stabbing around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of W 24th St. and Pillsbury Avenue. Officers found an adult woman with a no...

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)Jun 20, 2026

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Summer solstice 2026: When is it and what to know

The first day of summer arrives this weekend. June 21 marks the first day of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere this year, according to the Farmer’s Almanac....

FOX 9 KMSP (FOX)Jun 20, 2026

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Test your knowledge of songs by Minnesota artists

Try out this 16-point quiz on music by home-state stars. We bet you’ll soon be humming a song you used to love, from a ride on a “Runaway Train” to “Funkytown.”...

Star TribuneJun 20, 2026

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Government regulations add nearly $132K to cost of new home, builders say

Government regulations now add roughly $132,000 to the cost of a typical newly built home, according to a new study from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), as industry leaders warn that mounting costs are worsening the nation's housing affordability challenges....

FOX 9 KMSP (FOX)Jun 19, 2026

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Trump administration to cut student loan interest rates

With millions of student loan borrowers in default, the Trump administration announced a plan for a slight reduction in student loan interest rates to provide some relief for borrowers paying back their loans....

FOX 9 KMSP (FOX)Jun 19, 2026

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The history of Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

Today, the nation observes Juneteenth, a day commemorating when the last enslaved people in the U.S. found out they were free. Events are planned across the country to mark the fifth year since June 19 became a federal holiday....

FOX 9 KMSP (FOX)Jun 19, 2026