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Court records are revealing more information about an incident on I-94 in Minneapolis earlier this month where a woman fell out of a moving car and was struck by several vehicles. State Patrol officials responded to the westbound lanes of I-94 near Highway 65 around 2:30 a.m. on July 1, where ...
Shireen Gandhi, the former commissioner of Minnesota’s Department of Human Services, has resigned from the agency, effective Tuesday, a department spokesperson said. In a message to DHS staff last week, Temporary DHS Commissioner John Connolly thanked Gandhi for her “remarkable leadership” and...
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Bemidji police chief said he believes agents were targeting a construction site.
Minneapolis has one of the worst air qualities in the world on Thursday morning as wildfire smoke continues to blanket much of the state.
Camp evacuations in northern Minnesota stir every parent’s anxiety, but also underscore why we send kids into the wilderness.
Advocates who work with St. Paul’s homeless residents are sounding the alarm over a plan by Mayor Kaoly Her to shut down the city’s three largest encampments beginning with the Pig’s Eye camp on Aug. 5. City officials say overdose deaths, fires, reported sexual assaults, an increase in crime a...
Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest opening day next year except for international games, starting on March 24 — if there is an opening day. For the third consecutive season, the Twins will play their earliest Opening Day game ever, beginning the 2027 campaign with a Thursday, Ma...
The Minneapolis City Council approved $2.5 million to help relocate people from the dilapidated Heritage Park apartments and townhomes.
Wildfires have spread across thousands of acres in Superior National Forest, forcing the closure of the BWCA. Smoke from the fires is blanketing the state, including the Twin Cities.
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Heavy smoke from wildfires in northern Minnesota and Canada has spread across Minnesota, prompting air quality alerts warning that outdoor activities could be hazardous. See where air quality conditions at at their worst.
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From rivalry showdowns and reunion games to the toughest road trips, here’s what to circle as Minnesota embarks on its quest for a Stanley Cup.
Becker, Big Lake, Duluth and Rochester are among the places producing some of the state’s best uncommitted girls basketball talent.
Many outdoor events are being canceled for safety due to hazardous air quality. RELATED: Minneapolis air pollution ranked 3rd worst globally Wildfires are causing the hazy, smoky air that is hazardous for everyone. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) says that people should avoid ...
National media coverage about the infection as a cause of ‘explosive diarrhea’ has focused attention on the outbreak, even in states like Minnesota that aren’t part of it.
The Minnesota Zoo announced Thursday that visitors can now meet its newest animal. The zoo said Ume, a 1-year-old Malayan tapir, made her public debut at the indoor Tropics Trail. Zoo leaders said Ume was born in Tacoma, Washington, at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium before settling in Apple...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol in a way that’s previously only been available with expensive, injectable drugs. The drug from Merck was OK’d on Thursday for patients with artery-clogging cholesterol ...
The Minnesota State Fair is looking for thousands of workers and is hosting a Job Fair to help fill positions for the 2026 Great Minnesota Get-Together.
Intense heat and thick wildfire smoke has many Minnesotans staying inside and looking for ways to stay cool without increasing energy costs.
President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.
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Labor force participation has been falling for months, even as the state recovers from Operation Metro Surge.
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The Twin Cities area also remains under an excessive heat warning Thursday.
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The U.S. Navy is investigating after a Blue Angels jet conducting a flyover above Pensacola Beach in Florida, Wednesday, flew close to the beach crowded with beach-goers.
More than a dozen wildfires continue burning across northern Minnesota, collectively known as the July Lightning Event. Smoke from the wildfires has spread south, triggering air quality alerts across much of Minnesota, including hazardous conditions in the Twin Cities Thursday morning.
Fifteen celebrities – including former congressman George Santos, sports champions, and reality TV royalty – are about to face the ultimate test of survival on Season 5 of FOX’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test."
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register. It will be formall...
As hazardous air quality alerts continue due to wildfires and extreme heat, experts are sharing how it could affect your health, and how to protect both yourself and your pets from smoke and pollution.
Valleyfair has closed for Thursday due to the hazardous smoky air quality in Minnesota.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has canceled all outdoor programs, activities and events scheduled for Thursday as a blanket of hazardous air has pushed its way to the Twin Cities from the wildfires in northern Minnesota. Minneapolis park officials say that the cancellations a...
The Department of Justice denied New Mexico’s request for unedited files regarding Jeffrey Epstein, stating that federal disclosure laws prohibit the agency from releasing the unredacted investigative records to state authorities.
Speeding in your car to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money in gas and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says. It is something to think about as gas prices stay elevated throughout the summe...
Eden Prairie-based health care giant highlights alleged arbitration abuse. Health care providers say they are winning the cases on their merits.
Hazardous air quality from smoke drifting down from the multiple wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and Canada is now having an effect on events going on in the Twin Cities.
In an interview with Joe Rogan, Vice President JD Vance conceded that the Trump administration “screwed up” the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s case files.
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