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Minneapolis police investigating stabbing off Hennepin Avenue in Uptown
The male victim, who wasn't identified, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Separate SWAT standoffs in Edina and Burnsville end peacefully
The suspects in two separate standoffs were arrested by police after hours-long negotiations.
Foundations invest $6 million in new fund to support local journalism in Minnesota
The money will help local groups over the next five years. Organizers also hope to drum up more philanthropic support.
For the first time in more than a century, Minneapolis park workers go on strike
After seven months of contract negotiations, union members went on strike after the Park and Recreation Board presented its final offer Monday.
Minnesota says tobacco firms owe $58M in underpayments from landmark settlement
Attorney General Keith Ellison's office allege Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds owe the state nearly $10 million a year since 2019.
Deficit spurs Minnesota Historical Society to 'rightsize' by shedding workers
The Minnesota Historical Society has been trying to rebuild revenue and staffing since massive 2020 layoffs and financial losses. But a budget deficit this year has prompted more layoffs.
Flurry of new affordable housing projects are breaking ground across the Twin Cities
Several new affordable apartment buildings are opening this year and next along with more emergency shelters for Minnesotans experiencing homelessness.
Feeding Our Future attempted bribery case could affect other trials in Minnesota
Legal experts say the attempted bribe of a juror could deter other Minnesotans from serving on a jury, fearing for their safety or privacy.
Feds charge five in plot to bribe Feeding Our Future trial juror with $120K in cash
Five people, including three who were on trial, are now being charged.
Judge denies Burnsville defendant's request to be released from jail in Feeding Our Future case
Mukhtar Shariff was convicted by a jury earlier this month in the fraud case, and has been in custody since June 3.