DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman who swims topless in Lake Superior says she won't be dissuaded by someone who called the police on her. Michelle Bennett was sunbathing topless on the beach in Duluth last month when a woman asked her to cover up, saying she was making the woman's ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials say the number of people reportedly sickened while boating around Big Island on Lake Minnetonka over the Fourth of July has grown to nearly 120. As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, Hennepin County has returned 140 phone calls from people who reported being ill and were in ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — U.S. states and Canadian provinces have endorsed a plan to build up defenses on an Illinois waterway in hopes of keeping invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. A resolution issued Wednesday by the region's eight governors and two premiers supports a U.S. ...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Torrential rain and strong winds caused street flooding and brought down trees and branches in parts of North Dakota and Minnesota. The line of thunderstorms Monday night prompted storm and flash flooding warnings. The heavy rain caused street flooding in Fargo, West Fargo ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a man who died following a standoff with police in a St. Paul suburb is demanding authorities release squad car and body camera video of the incident. Few details about the death of 23-year-old Isak Aden have been released as the state Bureau of Criminal ...

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — President Donald Trump has voiced his support for a chorus of protests against a Minnesota city council's decision to drop the Pledge of Allegiance from its meetings. The St. Louis Park City Council voted 5-0 last month to stop reciting the pledge in an effort to ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota saw a big drop in drug overdose deaths in 2018. Preliminary statewide data released Tuesday shows that overdose deaths dropped 17 percent, from 733 in 2017 to 607 in 2018. Officials say the numbers are promising, but that overdose deaths remain at historic ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities are investigating why and how a van driver slammed into a crowded bus stop shelter in north Minneapolis on Tuesday, injuring at least six people, including three critically. The crash happened at a busy intersection at about 9:30 a.m. Metro Transit spokesman ...

MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — A hiker was seriously injured when he fell in a mountain range in Wyoming. Grand Teton National Park officials say 35-year-old Jarek Strzalkowski lost his footing in snow and rock Monday on a hike in the Teton Range. Strzalkowski is from Poland but has been living in ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's health insurers are seeking relatively small premium increases and in some cases cuts for patients who buy coverage on the individual market. The Commerce Department says the Blue Cross HMO is seeking a 4.8% increase for next year, while HealthPartners ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Health officials are investigating reports that people boating around Big Island on Lake Minnetonka near Minneapolis got sick over the Fourth of July. Hennepin County has received more than 30 reports from people experiencing vomiting, diarrhea or cramps after holiday ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Illinois lawyer to five years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar porn-related scheme. John Steele, 48, was sentenced after pleading guilty in 2017 and cooperating with authorities. U.S. District Judge Joan ...

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say the boy who drowned while swimming with friends in a northeastern Minnesota lake was from Wisconsin. St. Louis County sheriff's officials have identified the 14-year-old boy as David Beck, of Superior. Beck died Thursday, two days after he was pulled from ...

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers at an Amazon warehouse in suburban Minneapolis said Monday they'll hit the online retail and entertainment giant with a brief strike next Monday — its heavily touted "Prime Day" — in a continuing push to improve pay and ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials say a traffic dispute may have led to a fatal weekend shooting in downtown Minneapolis. Police received a report of shots fired about 2 a.m. Sunday and found a man down in the street with no pulse. First responders attempted to revive the man, identified as ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A new report finds that murders decreased in Minnesota last year but rapes increased. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension released the 2018 crime report Monday. The report says violent crimes — including murder, rape, robbery, human trafficking and aggravated assault ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — A group of Rochester-area construction workers are pursuing a wage theft claim, testing a new state law that aims to clamp down on companies that don't pay for labor. Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry officials said the law, which went into effect July 1, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police are investigating a fatal early-morning shooting in a busy part of the city's downtown. Officers responded to a report of gunfire shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday at Washington Avenue and North 1st Avenue, an area with several restaurants and entertainment ...

TOWER, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a man was injured when he became trapped under a small cabin in Minnesota while trying to move it. St. Louis County Sheriff's officials tell WCCO TV that the 40-year-old man was trying to move the 12 feet by 16 feet cabin Saturday at Daisy Bay Resort on ...

ST. MICHAEL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a Maplewood man who died in a tubing incident on the Crow River near St. Michael. The Wright County Sheriff's Office says 64-year-old Andrew Urbanski was tubing with two other people when his tube hit a tree and flipped over ...