safety
3 dead after crash involving UTV, truck in western Wisconsin
A crash involving a UTV and truck in Burnett County, Wisconsin, killed three people after authorities believe the UTV failed to stop at an intersection....
The Minneapolis
All News
business
Want to buy a Ferris wheel? A Twin Cities icon is up for sale.
Custom-designed for dining, the wheel hosted everything from business meetings to engagements — including one that went awry.
business
Thai Pop Restaurant
News
AI is helping gas stations collude to raise California fuel prices, lawsuit says
A lawsuit accuses California gas station operators of using artificial intelligence software to illegally coordinate and drive up prices at the pump.
parks
Summer youth camps take precautions to protect kids during extreme heat
The extreme heat changed the way summer youth camps all across the metro spent time outside. Coaches at AKA Sports Camp in Blaine limited the time kids spent outside because of the hot temps. They made sure kids had plenty of water and wore sunscreen. “Anytime it’s over 90 ...
Local
Extreme heat: How to stay safe, where to cool off in the Twin Cities
A stretch of extremely high temperatures will work its way across Minnesota this week. Here's a compilation of useful information to stay safe, conserve energy and beat the heat....
business
Owamni is now Indignea by Owamni
safety
Forecast First Alert: Steamy and stormy pattern continues
Minnesota’s Weather Authority has Forecast First Alerts in the forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday as high heat, humidity, and storm chances continue across Minnesota. TONIGHT: It stays partly cloudy, muggy, and very warm overnight. Temperatures only fall into the mi...
Local
6/29 Host Chat
News
Twins place reliever Banda on 15-day injured list
The Minnesota Twins announced on Monday that they have placed left-handed reliever Anthony Banda on the 15-day injured list with a left lat strain. He was removed from Sunday’s game in the ninth inning against Colorado with the injury. Banda has gone 2-0 with a 4.46 earned ...
safety
Man in his 60s dead after crashing during pursuit with Redwood County deputies
A man in his 60s is dead after fleeing law enforcement and crashing his vehicle on Saturday night. According to the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office, deputies initiated a traffic stop on County Road 7 around 7:20 p.m., but the driver accelerated and fled from law enforcement. ...
business
Can New York’s progressive surge travel? Minnesota’s Senate race may provide the answer
Supporters of Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan see growing evidence that economic populism is reshaping Democratic primaries. Moderates, gravitating toward Rep. Angie Craig, argue the strategy has yet to prove it can win statewide....
News
Classroom cellphone bans gain momentum, but research offers mixed picture
“We know that we need to have this ban on cellphones in the classrooms.” That’s the pitch from U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota’s leading Democratic candidate for governor. She posted a video of the comments to her social media pages, adding that she wants to see a limit on...
News
Convicted sex trafficker Anton Lazzaro asks Trump administration to commute sentence
The former Minnesota Republican operative’s attorney said the case only landed in federal court because of Lazzaro’s “outspoken political opinions.”
News
Recovery Road MN
Recovery Road MN The post Recovery Road MN first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.
News
FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON (AP) — When U.S. health officials meet next month to reconsider a list of controversial peptide drugs, they will hear from a new set of voices: doctors and pharmacists with deep financial ties to the burgeoning industry of unproven chemicals. The Food and Drug Administ...
schools
2026 Patriot Games: Dates revealed, applications opened for national high school competition
The Patriot Games are coming Washington, D.C. in the first weeks of August.
News
Half of states sue Trump administration over its strict interpretation of Medicaid work rules
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia on Monday sued the Trump administration over its recent guidance on new Medicaid work requirements, arguing the strict rules will prevent eligible Americans from accessing the care they need. The attorneys genera...
News
Democrats in half of states sue Trump administration over Medicaid work rules
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia on Monday sued the Trump administration over its recent guidance on new Medicaid work requirements, arguing the strict rules will prevent eligible Americans from accessing the care they need. The attorneys genera...
government
Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballots
States that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day reacted with relief Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to outlaw the practice. A decision favoring the state of Mississippi over the Republican National Committee delivered an immediate ...
Local
Hennepin County deputy pleads guilty to assault in incident that sent hospital into lockdown - CBS News
Hennepin County depu...
News
New ranking reveals America’s most and least educated cities
America’s most educated workers aren’t spread evenly across the nation, they cluster in places that offer better job markets, higher wages and better lifestyle rewards for their degrees....
News
Justice Department sues Minnesota over refusal to turn over SNAP data
The federal government says it’s seeking the data from Minnesota and three other states to root out waste, fraud and abuse in the nutrition assistance program....
News
Luigi Mangione's federal trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing postponed until January
Luigi Mangione's federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will now begin in January, a judge said Monday, delaying it from the fall....
News
Luigi Mangione gets stuck in an elevator as judge delays his federal trial until January
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will now begin in January instead of the fall, a judge said Monday at a hearing that started late because Mangione got stuck in a courthouse elevator. U.S. District Judge Margaret...
library
How to stay cool and save on energy as heat dome brings triple-digit temperatures to millions
Temperatures in the 90s are spreading across the Midwest and will reach the East Coast by midweek, when it will feel like 100 to 110 degrees for tens of millions of people ahead of the 4th of July weekend. Here are some tips to stay cool, save on energy, and not break the bank....
News
American pride reaches lowest level in quarter century, poll finds
As the U.S. gears up for its 250th anniversary, a new poll reveals American national pride has plummeted to its lowest level in over two decades.
library
Minnesota State Fair cookbook celebrates 50 years of blue-ribbon recipes
The collection features 100 recipes along with the stories, traditions and memories behind the award-winning dishes.
business
Amazon Prime Day shoppers spend more than $26 billion during four day event
Amazon's popular annual sales event saw a significant year-over-year surge, with overall consumer spending eclipsing last year’s totals.
safety
Fiery crash in Eagan, Minnesota overnight leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
One person is dead after a fiery car crash in Eagan, Minnesota early Monday morning. The driver left exit ramp from I-35E onto Lone Oak Road and went airborne, crashing into a traffic light....
safety
Flesh-eating screwworm outbreak escalates in West Texas; strict transport ban issued
Federal and state agricultural officials have confirmed that the number of New World screwworm cases in the United States has reached 27, prompting Texas authorities to issue a fresh round of emergency quarantine orders to combat the flesh-eating parasite's expansion in West Texa...
schools
Charges: Northland Community School teacher slapped student in classroom
A Northland Community School teacher is facing charges for allegedly slapping a student in a classroom in May. Kristen Anne Panchyshyn, 52, of Cohasset, was charged last week in Cass County with one count of fifth-degree assault, according to court records. A May 26 video f...
News
Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users location history
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the 6-3 court that people ...
safety
1 dead, 1 injured in fiery crash after SUV veers off I-35E exit ramp in Eagan
One person is dead and another is seriously injured after an SUV crashed into a traffic signal and combusted early Monday morning in Eagan. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Honda CRV was headed northbound on the Lone Oak Road exit from Interstate 35E just after midni...
safety
Chanhassen native Stu Bickel takes over as Iowa Wild head coach
Chanhassen native and former NHL player Stu Bickel has been named the newest head coach of the Iowa Wild, the Minnesota Wild’s primary affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). The 39-year-old coach joins the Iowa Wild after five season with the Coachella Valley Firebirds...
Local
Live updates: Tornado warnings, severe storms in northern Minnesota
Severe storms are developing in northern Minnesota, with tornado warnings in some areas. Storms are expected to move into the Twin Cities metro Monday evening....
government
1-on-1 with leading Republican candidates for Minnesota governor
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 three leading Republican candidates for governor: Mike Lindell, Lisa Demuth and Kend...
News
New Minnesota laws begin on July 1. Here’s what you need to know.
From improving the Grand Casino Arena to creating warnings for social media users, a set of new laws will affect many Minnesotans.
safety
Fights involving group of juveniles spark panic during Oakdale Summerfest fireworks show
Police said a series of fights involving a large group of "unruly juveniles" sparked panic during the Oakdale Summerfest fireworks Saturday night, though no injuries were reported....
government
Minneapolis council member taking leave for mental health treatment, cites turmoil in city
Council Member Aisha Chughtai said the city’s various challenges in recent months have taken their toll on her.
News
AI may spot deadly heart risk in a routine ECG
UC Berkeley researchers say a new AI model found a hidden ECG signal that could help doctors identify more people at risk before sudden cardiac death.
News
RandBall: Is the Kirill Kaprizov-Mats Zuccarello tandem for the Wild about to break up?
Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov have had chemistry almost from the start for the Wild. But is the duo about to go their separate ways?
government
Minneapolis City Council Member Aisha Chughtai takes mental health leave
Minneapolis City Council member Aisha Chughtai has announced that she is taking a one-month mental health leave of absence. Chughtai released a statement saying in part that she will be addressing her mental health through a program for clinical depression and anxiety. She ...
safety
Minnesota teacher, coach arrested for sending explicit Snapchat photos to student
A Minnesota teacher and cross country coach is accused of sending explicit photos of himself to a student on Snapchat, according to a criminal complaint. According to the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Sutton Thomas Junkermeier was arrested at his Lake Lillian hom...
government
Minnesota mail-in ballots still must be received by Election Day after Supreme Court ruling
Many other states have policies that allow mail-in ballots to be counted late if they are postmarked by Election Day, laws the high court upheld Monday....
News
Former Pistons player Malik Beasley indicted in federal gambling scheme
Former Pistons player Malik Beasley has been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government’s gambling investigation.
government
Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.
safety
Head-on crash in northern Minnesota kills 2 drivers
Two drivers were killed Sunday afternoon in a head-on crash on Highway 169 in Itasca County. The State Patrol did not say what led to the crash but alcohol is not suspected to be a factor....
News
Supreme Court says Fed's Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings
The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump's firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception, the Federal Reserve....
News
Former NBA players Malik Beasley, Ed Davis are latest to be charged in gambling scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government’s gambling investigation, authorities said Monday. When he was playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2024, Beasley agreed to tailor his performance based...
News
The Jan. 6 dilemma returns for Minnesota Republicans
Plus: Why prominent politicians haven’t endorsed in the primary.
business
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. The high court declined to take up ...