A man who pleaded guilty to injuring a pregnant woman and killing her unborn child in a car crash has been ordered to serve six years in prison for the crime. Christopher James Otte, 33, of Avon, registered a blood alcohol concentration of 0.201 after he ran a stop sign and crashed head-on into t...
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With an open U.S. Senate seat featuring a race between DFL Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya, many political analysts projected this could be a record-setting year for campaign cash pouring in from outside sources. Republicans were ready to tie Flanagan to ram...
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The Wolves and the Heat each have a significant new addition in Ball and Giannis Antetokounmpo as they begin the 2026-27 NBA season.
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“This resolution provides at least the beginning framework for a real plan, a real plan, and I applaud the City Council for taking this first step,” said Dan Krivit, who works with the unhoused living in encampments in St. Paul. He’s talking about a nearly $11 million plan that t...
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With less than two weeks before the election, the candidates for governor are making their closing arguments starting at 7.
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An economist says a research report tying Operation Metro Surge to an estimated 32,000 lost jobs in Minnesota may point in the right direction but the exact number is less certain. A report from the Minnesota Budget Project and the Immigration Research Initiative estimated the pe...
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Five years after 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird disappeared in Bemidji, investigators said they are still searching for answers in a case that has generated hundreds of tips but remains unsolved. RELATED: Large-scale search planned for missing Bemidji teen Nevaeh Kingbird The five-y...
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Airbnb is changing its guidelines to reduce guests’ checkout chores and require hosts to clearly disclose fees and house rules before booking.
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Strib Varsity will have live reports from Elk River vs. Cretin-Derham Hall, SMB at Simley, Byron at Totino-Grace and Mankato East at Hastings
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The city agreed to pay attorneys’ fees to Save Our Street, the group of Summit Avenue residents who have advocated against an off-street bike path.
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A federal jury found Muna Wais Fidhin guilty on all counts Wednesday in her nearly three-week federal fraud trial, marking the latest conviction in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud scheme....
