Man Charged With Murder In Gunfight-Turned-Crash That Killed Autumn Merrick, 18
About two weeks after a gunfight and crash led to the death of an innocent bystander near downtown Minneapolis, prosecutors have charged a man with murder.
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About two weeks after a gunfight and crash led to the death of an innocent bystander near downtown Minneapolis, prosecutors have charged a man with murder.
Police are trying to track down the people responsible for a gunfight Monday that sent bullets flying into a daycare and several homes in Brooklyn Park.
Parents packed a school board meeting in St. Paul Tuesday night -- one week after the district announced it might close four elementary schools and a high school because of low enrollment -- to urge the board to vote the proposal down.
It won't be long before many Twin Cities homeowners feel the chill of freezing temperatures at night. That likely means heating systems will be cranked.
A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition Tuesday evening after being shot near a south Minneapolis park, where his sibling was playing in a youth football game.
"We need to have sort of a common resolve that violence is not acceptable, whether it's against a community members, or it's against law enforcement or the rule of law," FBI Special Agent Michael Paul said.
The 7th Street Truck Park, the St. Paul bar where a deadly mass shooting took place a little over a week ago, has reopened.
"Customs, traditions, heritage. To be stripped of that, and then to have that be available to you, it kind of, it helps you bring closure, as a Native, a person," Rob Gill said.
Pediatric ICU nurse Grace Brooks says the past few months have been very challenging. She put out a call Sunday on her Nextdoor App asking neighbors and strangers if they would be interested in giving her unit's hospital break room a little upgrade. The response was overwhelming.
The city's Board of Health passed a resolution recognizing the impact of racism on people's health during the pandemic, which magnified inequities in communities of color.
"The fight's not over but we got the ball back," Gov. Tim Walz said in his video announcement. "We're on offense and we're making progress. But the same people who blocked us are trying to take us backwards."
A northern Minnesota man pleaded guilty to murdering a woman in 2019 on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
Aerial arts are compelling to watch and often hard to turn away from. Now, a north Minneapolis woman is using the circus skill to strengthen young women's bodies and minds.
A state auditor's investigation concluded that Hmong College Prep Academy didn't follow Minnesota law when it invested $5 million into a hedge fund.
A single-car crash in the north metro Monday afternoon left one man dead.
