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Father was trying to reclaim custody of boy found slain in trunk in Mound
Family says court battle may have precipitated killing.
Rep. Dean Phillips tests positive for COVID-19, isolating in Washington D.C.
He urged people to obtain free COVID-19 test kits.
Veteran Hennepin County prosecutor receives $190K discrimination and retaliation settlement
Attorney Amy Sweasy Tamburino will no longer report to County Attorney Michael Freeman.
Maple Grove Transit to launch new route serving Downtown East
The agency also is resuming express service from the Parkway Transit Station.
Water main break floods 40 St. Louis Park homes
City officials say the main flows underground through a sanitary sewer, but the break didn't contaminate the water supply.
Man and woman shot and killed in Robbinsdale identified
The 28-year-old man and 24-year-old woman died of multiple gunshot wounds, the Medical Examiner's Office said.
Metro briefs: Dakota County releases plan for Veterans Memorial Greenway
Dakota County shared plans for its Veterans Memorial Greenway project — a 10-foot wide, multi-use trail that connects Lebanon Hills Regional Park and the Mississippi…
Police find boy's body in car trunk in Mound; 2 homicide suspects arrested
A caller had reported a car driving with the back window smashed out.
Jury selection in Buffalo clinic attack is painstaking, time-consuming and fascinating
Judge, attorneys are spending up to an hour quizzing each prospective juror, one at a time.
Drive-by shooting leaves two dead in Robbinsdale
Police say no further danger to public; shooting incident was near busy public area.
Hennepin Sheriff Hutchinson out on paid leave for health reasons
He will continue to get pay and benefits.
Principal of Savage middle school charged in attempt to hire teen for prostitution
Mohamed Ali Selim was principal at Eagle Ridge Middle School.
Couple charged with stealing $500K in high-end merchandise from Nordstrom Ridgedale
Minnetonka police made the arrest after executing a search warrant at a home in Plymouth earlier this month.
South Education Center to install metal detectors after student was shot, killed outside school
The recommendation comes after the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jahmari Rice outside the Richfield school.
Ron Rabinovitz, pen pal to Jackie Robinson, dies at 76
Wisconsin native never stopped sharing story of a lifetime.
Robbinsdale City Council censures member for drunken hit-and-run crash
Tyler Kline damaged two squad cars as he fled police while driving the wrong way on Hwy. 100 in January.
Hennepin County job training program pays people on probation to learn construction skills
Hennepin County's program is only in the state that pays for job training.
How popular is your first name (or any other) in Minnesota?
Track the popularity of any first name in Minnesota over the past century.
Canterbury Park concert series returning in 2022 with Etheridge, Shorty, Cloud Cult
From the promoter behind the sidelined Music in the Zoo gigs, the Shakopee series kicks off July 29 with Everclear.
Gophers among final four for Cooper football standout Jaxon Howard
The top football recruit in Minnesota for the 2023 class has Minnesota and three traditional football powers on his list of four schools.