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A Minnesota senator is pushing for stricter enforcement of the recall process for automakers. Penalties are getting tougher. Last year alone, the National Transportation Highway Safety Administration issued more than $126 million in civil penalties against automakers.
A 44-year-old Minneapolis man is charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a vulnerable female adult while working as a metro mobility driver, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.
On Wednesday morning, thousands of Minnesotans logged on to Facebook to some disturbing (or maybe exciting) news: a huge snow storm was headed our way. There was just one problem: The story was from last year.
A convicted sexual predator is charged again with raping a teenage girl -- this time at gunpoint in a Minneapolis alley earlier this month. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says 34-year-old Charles Edward Stevenson was charged Thursday with one count of first-degree penetration while armed with a dangerous weapon and one count of providing false information while registering as a sex offender.
Charges are expected to be filed against a St. Louis Park middle school teaching assistant that was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of sexual criminal conduct.
Eden Prairie police say two people are dead after overdosing on heroin in the past month. Meanwhile, police say another person who overdosed was saved by a heroin antidote.
The Environmental Protection Agency is inspecting a site in St. Louis Park that residents fear is contaminating their water.
Minnesota's Senate Republicans have decided against moving into a new office building for at least another year, their leader said Thursday. Senate Minority Leader David Hann told The Associated Press that his members concluded the relocation isn't worth the hassle.
With such a deep-seated rivalry it's hard to believe fans of the Badgers and Gophers could put aside their differences long enough to agree on anything to do with the game, even down to the choice of beer. But that's exactly what happened with Justin Walsh and Zack Ward.
A 59-year-old Stacy man died Tuesday night after falling from his deer hunting stand north of the Twin Cities metro, according to the Isanti County Sheriff's Office.
The Minnesota Twins announced Thursday that the annual TwinsFest to get fans ready for baseball season will be held at Target Field Jan. 29-31, 2016. It's a chance for fans to get closer to their favorite Twins players, something that can't be done once the regular season starts in April.
Bird flu took a bite out of the turkey supply. Heavy rain washed out the pumpkin crop. Yet Thanksgiving groceries likely won't cost Americans much more than last year, and nobody should have to miss gobbling down their favorite holiday foods.
Minnesota Public Radio and its parent company have received an anonymous $10 million donation. MPR president Jon McTaggart says the donor is a longtime supporter of public radio and is passionate about classical music and music education. The donation was made without restrictions.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Thursday it was investigating a report of potentially illegal hunting activity on land owned by the dentist who was sharply criticized for shooting a well-known lion in Zimbabwe.
U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi led a delegation of congressional Democrats on a rare trip by foreign politicians to Tibet, during a visit to China that included meetings with officials in Beijing.
