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A Minnesota State Trooper's rescue of a mother from floodwaters earned him the honor of being named "National Law Enforcement Officer of the Month" by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Trooper Brian Beuning rescued Julisa Jones from her car near Luverne, Minn., moments before the floodwaters swept it away.
Today marks the turn of the seasons, and what better way to cap off what almost everyone agrees was one of the lamest summer movie slates since the concept of "summer movie" was first coined than to head to a smaller-scale movie with bigger ideas?
Crystal Police are asking for the public's help in finding the person responsible for throwing a 40-pound brick through the window of a squad car -- which had a K-9 officer inside. Police say the incident happened early Saturday morning in the police department parking lot.
An Iowa man is charged with locking his girlfriend's five children in a bedroom for more than 24 hours without food or access to a bathroom, authorities said Monday.
St. Paul's Como Zoo has rolled out the welcome mat for two twin polar bears. One's a girl named Suka, and she weighs about 400 pounds. Her brother's name is Sakari, and he's about 600 pounds.
The hit A & E reality TV show "The First 48" returns to Minneapolis this week to follow around some of the city's homicide investigators. Minneapolis Police say they are excited to welcome back the show, which has featured the city's investigators before in several episodes. It has been a few years since their last appearance.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says that an overturned semi truck was blocking traffic on Interstate 35W near Shoreview, Minn. Monday and afternoon.
A Brooklyn Park police officer and an Osseo woman were hospitalized Monday morning after a two-car crash, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The accident, involving a Ford Explorer squad car and a Chevy Aveo, happened at the intersection of Zane Avenue North and 90th Avenue in Brooklyn Park.
Two teenagers could face charges after a playground at a school in Fridley was destroyed by fire over the weekend. Fridley Police and fire officials were called to Hayes Elementary School on the 600 block of Mississippi Street at about 2:57 p.m. Saturday on a report that that playground equipment was on fire.
A Minnesota House candidate is being sued in civil court after cutting his neighbor's garage in half in a property dispute. A lawsuit filed by Mark Besemann, of Iron, against Roger Weber, a Nashwauk Republican, asks for $20,000 in damages to the garage and $20,000 in punitive damages.
A liberal group plans to file a brief in the legal battle over Wisconsin's voter photo identification law alleging state offices aren't open enough to produce enough IDs for would-be voters ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
For many of us, it's easy to find an excuse to not go to the gym: you don't have time, you're too tired, soon the weather will likely make the roads bad. Excuses begone! There is a Twin Cities' company that helps people customize their workout plans so they can get movin' in their own homes.
According to Money Magazine's annual Best Place to Live in America list, the no. 2 spot just happens to be a popular Minnesota suburb.
Storm chaser Scott Nicholson remembers the day he first fell in love with extreme weather.
The school year has begun, and Debra Palmer's fifth-grade class is learning the usual subjects. There's some math, some English – and of course, the kids will also design their own underwater robots.
