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Authorities say four people were hurt, two hospitalized, in an apartment fire Tuesday afternoon in downtown St. Paul. The St. Paul Fire Department received a report of a fire at an apartment complex in the 500 block of St. Peter Street.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is asking state lawmakers to fund a statewide plan to synchronize traffic lights to ease congestion. Twin Cities motorists spend 63 hours a year sitting in traffic, according to a recent study of traffic congestion, among the worst in the country.
The number is staggering. More than 326,000 Minnesotans -- most of them in the Twin Cities area -- live within what is considered an evacuation zone in the event of a major oil train disaster. So, is the state doing enough to make sure local communities are protected? WCCO's Laura Oakes has the next in our five-part series, Tracking Danger: Minnesota's Crude Reality.
Police in Minneapolis today are investigating a rash of home break-ins. Burglars have broken into at least 42 homes in North Minneapolis over the past two weeks.
The warm and sunny weather had a lot of people out on rooftops and patios for the first time this spring.
A Twin Cities man is accused of kidnapping a teenager and trying to force her to marry him. Kong Xiong, 21, is also charged with having sex with the 15-year-old girl.
For the first time in a decade, one of the most iconic rock-and-roll bands is coming back to the Twin Cities. The Rolling Stones announced on Tuesday they'll play TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota on June 3.
After the cold depths of winter, it's delightful to throw open the windows and get some fresh air circulating through the house. There's something about the smell of fresh spring air that brings feelings of hope. Maybe it's the snow melting or the trees blooming, but whatever it is, it's nice to smell the outdoors once again.
North Dakota authorities say the body of missing Minnesota snowmobiler has likely been found in the Sheyenne River near West Fargo. Police say the body was discovered late Tuesday morning and sent to Grand Forks for an autopsy and positive identification.
A Faribault man is accused of trying to kill a man after luring him to a Bloomington hotel room. Police say Matthew Thomas Poncelet, 25, waited until his girlfriend fell asleep and then used her cell phone to text her friend, inviting him to "hang out" in her room at the Best Western.
Crystal police say they are continuing to search an area along the Mississippi River for a 10-year-old boy who has been missing since March 18. Barway Collins was last seen approaching his apartment building after exiting his school transportation service van.
Nearly a month after he fell through lake ice with his grandfather, a 2-year-old boy from Alexandria has died.
A group of workers in the fast food, janitorial, and other service industries say they will strike in protest of low wages. The group, known by the name Fight for $15, said that they are planning to mobilize on Tax Day -- April 15.
A driver in northwest Minnesota had an unusual sight in her rearview mirror late Tuesday morning -- a small plane catching up to her on the road.
Even after lawmakers stopped hefty raises for members of Gov. Mark Dayton's cabinet, the chairman of the Metropolitan Council's salary still doubled to nearly $123,000, according to state salary documents obtained by the Associated Press.
