MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities charged a Minnesota man with murder on Thursday in an attack on a health clinic that left a medical assistant dead and four other staff members wounded, releasing new details of how the assault unfolded while brushing aside questions about whether more could ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A bill aiming to create a clear process and timely system for investigating sexual assaults when both the perpetrator and the victim are members of the Minnesota National Guard is making its way through the Legislature.
The bill at the Capitol would require any sexual ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials on Wednesday unveiled their plan to deal with toxic man-made "forever chemicals" that are polluting the state's waters and causing growing concerns about potential health risks.
The pharmaceuticals, microplastics and synthetic chemicals are known ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shooting at a Minnesota medical clinic was able to enter the building despite threatening violence there two years earlier, posting a sign near his home about a doctor he disliked and frightening a nurse at a nearby hospital so much that a colleague ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight Minnesota jail guards filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging racial discrimination after they were barred from working on the floor where a former police officer charged in George Floyd's death was being held.
The eight guards, who identify as African American, Hispanic, ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The owners of a Minneapolis restaurant have filed the first lawsuit against the city over property damage caused by the civil unrest following the police killing of George Floyd.
A federal lawsuit filed Monday by owners of the Town Talk Diner and Gastropub alleges that ...
BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — A 67-year-old man unhappy with the health care he'd received opened fire at a clinic Tuesday, killing one person and wounding four others, and bomb technicians were investigating a suspicious device left there and others at a motel where he was staying, authorities ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has rejected another attempt by opponents to shut down construction work on Enbridge Energy's replacement for its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
In an order filed Sunday, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said tribal and ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a fire in a large scrap debris pile Monday at an industrial site in St. Paul sent a towering plume of smoke over the area.
Firefighters responded about 1:30 p.m. to the blaze at a scrap metal processing facility near Pig's Eye Lake. They used a ladder ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota transportation and public safety officials on Monday launched a traffic enforcement crackdown and awareness campaign amid a spike in deaths related to speeding during the coronavirus pandemic.
Public safety, transportation and health officials gathered for a news ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota House Republicans laid out a roadmap Monday for lifting the state's coronavirus restrictions on businesses with a goal of letting them return to full operations by May 1.
Rep. Dave Baker, of Willmar, said businesses such as restaurants, hotels, event centers and ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota hospitals are criticizing the state's coronavirus vaccine distribution system as inequitable, leaving some clinics and hospitals without doses for older, vulnerable patients.
The Minnesota Hospital Association, in a letter to state Department of Health ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 1-year-old boy who was in the back seat of an SUV that was stolen in Minneapolis Saturday has been found safe, authorities said.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension canceled an Amber Alert for Da'Merion Ni'mer White.
Minneapolis police say Brooklyn Center ...
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Police in the Twin Cities suburb of Roseville issued a warning Saturday about a sharp spike in drug overdoses and related deaths.
The alert follows a similar warning from Rochester police on Friday about recent fatal drug overdoses in that city.
Authorities in both ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say violent crimes in Minneapolis ballooned by 21% in 2020, a year marked by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and widespread protests against racial injustice.
The city recorded 5,422 violent crime incidents, including homicides, rapes, robberies and ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Orchestra has posted another record-breaking deficit as the coronavirus pandemic continues its disruption.
The orchestra is reporting an operating loss of $11.7 million, the largest in its history and topping last year's $8.8 million deficit.
The orchestra ...
OTTERTAIL, Minn. (AP) — Sheriff's officials says the pickup driver who was killed in a collision with a freight train in Otter Tail County was a local man.
Joseph Lyle Mack, 60, from Ottertail, died Thursday morning at a crossing southeast of the city.
The pickup was struck on the passenger ...
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's food shelves saw a big jump in need in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic instability, according to an annual report released Friday.
Hunger Solutions Minnesota, which collects data from 350 food ...
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov Tim Walz on Friday authorized the Minnesota National Guard to deploy in preparation for potential civil unrest during the upcoming trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd.
The ...
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Proposed changes to Minnesota's property forfeiture laws received initial approval in a state House committee on Friday, advancing a bill that proponents say would be more equitable for low-income residents.
Civil ...