Taj Bradley fans 11 in Twins' 8-3 win over the Astros

Taj Bradley struck out 11 to tie his career high, Josh Bell, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 8-3 on Wednesday night.

• Jul 1

Metrodome's blue seats find new home at Atwater baseball field

Baseball fans might remember the Metrodome's iconic blue seats, and now in Atwater, Minnesota, spectators can once again grab a blue seat and watch a game.

• Jul 1

AG: Conviction Review Unit shutting down over "budget constraints"

Minnesota's Conviction Review Unit is shutting down after losing federal funding, the state's attorney general announced Wednesday.

• Jul 1

Doctors at Mercy, Unity hospitals vote to authorize strike

The union would have to give a 10-day notice before a strike can begin.

• Jul 1

Families struggle as thousands of providers no longer able to bill Medicaid

Colin McGuire is trying to learn to walk with a special device. Born with cerebral palsy, he's required to undergo different kinds of occupational and physical therapy weekly in order to improve his quality of life. For the past month, he hasn't gotten any of that.

• Jul 1

Veterans urge people to consider neighbors before setting off fireworks

Annunciation Catholic School leaders say the sound of fireworks might bring back difficult memories for students and staff. A pair of military veterans says they know that yearly struggle all too well.

• Jul 1

Woman, boy found dead inside St. Paul apartment unit

The St. Paul Police Department says officers were called to an apartment complex on the 100 block of Robert Street South around 1:45 p.m. for a welfare check.

• Jul 1

Stolen Pokémon cards worth $25k part of growing trend

Surveillance video captured two suspects smashing a window and targeting locked display cases containing the high-value cards at Duck! early Saturday morning.

• Jul 1

15 anti-ICE protesters plead not guilty in federal court

A group of 15 people accused​ of conspiring to "violently oppose law enforcement" during Operation Metro Surge pleaded not guilty to federal charges on Wednesday.

• Jul 1

Como Zoo picks name for new baby sloth

Cusi (pronounced Koo-see) was born on May 6 and is "extremely active, as far as sloths go," according to Zookeeper Em Brunmeier.

• Jul 1

Only one Viking makes CBS Sports' top 100 NFL players for 2026

Pete Prisco of CBS Sports has released his annual list of the 100 best players in the NFL, and only one Minnesota Viking made the 2026 edition. You can probably guess who it is.

• Jul 1

General Mills planning to cut costs by $3 billion over next 4 years

In its latest financial report, Minnesota-based General Mills said it plans to "generate $3 billion in cumulative cost savings" by the end of the 2030 fiscal year.

• Jul 1

Child, 9, drowns at western Wisconsin water park

A 9-year-old child died Tuesday evening after drowning in a western Wisconsin water park.

• Jul 1

Napheesa Collier returns to practice, Minnesota Lynx announce

Minnesota Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier is one step closer to returning to the court.

• Jul 1

2 Empire State Building climbers arrested after apparently getting engaged at the top

Two people climbed to the top of New York City's Empire State Building, unfurled a banner, and then apparently got engaged Wednesday afternoon.

• Jul 2

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