Police preemptively close metro park to thwart "takeover"
The largest playground in Crystal, Minnesota, was deemed off limits on Thursday afternoon because police warned of a planned "takeover" event from hundreds of teens.
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The largest playground in Crystal, Minnesota, was deemed off limits on Thursday afternoon because police warned of a planned "takeover" event from hundreds of teens.
A man is in jail Thursday after the Minnesota GOP says he threatened violence at the Minnesota State Capitol, just days after Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed.
The Hortmans ended up keeping the last dog they trained, Gilbert, after he flunked out because he was too friendly.
In one of Minnesota's historically Black communities, the sounds of celebration rang out on Thursday in observation of Juneteenth.
Byron Buxton hit two home runs, including the second of back-to-back shots with Kody Clemens, and Ryan Jeffers had a homer and four RBIs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-5 to end a six-game losing streak.
The National Weather Services says the Plains and the Midwest region will see the "hottest temperatures of the season" this weekend.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says it has no plans to drop the state charges against Vance Boelter, the man accused of killing Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband this past weekend inside their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
A Midwest heat dome will bring worryingly high temperatures and stifling humidity to millions of people this weekend.
A North Dakota man faces criminal charges for allegedly sending a threatening email to federal court officials, citing the politically motivated shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.
The man responsible for one of the greatest quarterback seasons in Minnesota Vikings history is effusive about the team's future at the position.
Unauthorized immigrants make up nearly 5% of the U.S. workforce, according to 2022 estimates, and a higher share in construction and agriculture.
According to a criminal complaint, one of the three men shot Michael Blidi Jr. on May 29 while they were inside a vehicle and Blidi was standing outside his home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It's unclear who actually fired at Blidi.
The guard, 44-year-old Lindsey Adams of Farmington, was charged last September with third-degree possession of methamphetamine and introducing contraband into a state correctional facility.
Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management issued the state's first cannabis business license on Wednesday to a company based out of Pine County.
A SpaceX Starship exploded at a launch site in Texas Wednesday night, bursting into a massive fireball.
