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Helicopter crash at Flying Cloud Airport, no serious injuries
No serious injuries were reported after a small helicopter crashed while practicing landings Monday afternoon at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. → Read More
Police seek video, receipts of Surdyk's illegal Sunday sales
Minneapolis police are seeking surveillance video and sales records from Surdyk’s Liquor from Sunday, March 12, when the liquor store opened its doors for premature, illegal Sunday liquor sales. → Read More
Minnesota launches new student loan refi program
A new student loan refinancing program is now available to Minnesota residents, and Lt. Governor Tina Smith says college graduates could save as much as $200 per month. The SELF Refi program is managed by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and funded through the sale of bonds. → Read More
Ex-Archbishop Nienstedt heads to Michigan church
Former Twin Cities Archbishop John Nienstedt will be working out of a Battle Creek, Michigan church while its pastor heads to Minnesota for epilepsy treatment at the Mayo Clinic’s St.... → Read More
Charges: New Year's hit-and-run driver had learner's permit
A Minneapolis woman, driving on a learner’s permit and making a liquor store trip, has been charged in a deadly New Year’s Eve hit-and-run crash. Donella Day, 27, was charged Tuesday with criminal vehicular homicide in the crash that killed 37-year-old Aisha Freels, who was crossing Lyndale Avenue to meet a taxi. → Read More
Body found in Lake of the Isles near frozen jacket
A man’s body was recovered from the channel between Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis just after 2:30 p.m. Monday. Deputies and firefighters were called to the channel on reports of a jacket found frozen to the ice. → Read More
Snow emergency rules for Minneapolis and St. Paul
A quick rundown of snow emergency parking rules for both Minneapolis and St. Paul. → Read More
Body of missing woman Rose Downwind found in shallow grave
After a 50-day search into the disappearance of Rose Downwind near Bemidji, Minn., the police chief has confirmed the recovery of a body from a shallow grave northwest of the city. → Read More
$500,000 check dropped in Salvation Army kettle in Minnesota
The Salvation Army says a $500,000 check was dropped into a red kettle at Cub Foods in Rosemount, Minn. on Saturday, Nov. 28. This is the largest, single donation made to a red kettle in the Twin Cities. → Read More
New charges: Mom dropped Rucki sisters at ranch in 2013
Gianna and Samantha Rucki went missing in April 2013 during a bitter custody battle between their parents. Police found the Lakeville, Minn. sisters on Nov. 18 on the White Horse Ranch in Herman, Minn., and an amended criminal complaint filed Monday in Dakota County says the girls’ mother is the one who brought them there 31 months ago. → Read More
Loose dogs bite 4 people outside Montevideo Middle School
Three staff members and one student were bitten by two dogs that were running loose Friday morning at Montevideo Middle School, police said. → Read More
Police: Mom poisoned, suffocated baby before Como Park crash
A 22-year-old mother told St. Paul police she suffocated her 1-month-old baby, then crashed her car into a tree near Como Park in an apparent suicide attempt late Wednesday morning. → Read More
Charges: Gas-soaked towels left near Coffman Union fireplace
A Minneapolis man is facing criminal charges for leaving a bag of gasoline-soaked towels near a fireplace at Coffman Memorial Union on the University of Minnesota campus → Read More
Undercover video, abuse allegations at Minnesota pig farm
A major pork producer in southern Minnesota has suspended 7 employees and launched its own investigation into allegations of hog abuse at its facility in Luverne, Minn. The Los Angeles-based animal... → Read More
Meghan Trainor cancels Minnesota State Fair show
Meghan Trainor has canceled her concert at the Minnesota State Fair grandstand, citing a vocal cord hemorrhage. Refunds will be issued and the Minnesota State Fair is working to book a replacement ... → Read More
Norwood Teague resigns as Gophers athletics director after sexua
University of Minnesota athletics director Norwood Teague resigned Friday morning. University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler will address the resignation at 12:15 p.m. → Read More
VIDEO: Diaper-clad toddler wanders Brooklyn Park, Minn.
A 3-year-old boy named Mikey was found wandering the streets of Brooklyn Park, Minn. Thursday morning, and police eventually figured out where he lives late that afternoon after distributing his pi... → Read More
Toddler in diaper found wandering Brooklyn Park streets
A 3-year-old boy was found wandering the streets of Brooklyn Park, Minn., but police are still trying to find his parents. The boy was found near the intersection of 84th Avenue and West Broadway. → Read More
'Lion killer' vandalism on Florida home of Minnesota dentist
Vandals spray-painted the words “lion killer” on the Marco Island, Florida home of Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer. The vandals also left behind animal crackers and bloody pigs’ feet. → Read More
Manhunt for armed 14-year-old in western Wisconsin
Police in western Wisconsin are searching for an armed 14-year-old in the Cedar Lake area of southern Polk County. The manhunt follows a string of incidents Monday afternoon that include the theft ... → Read More