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An investigation by Minnesota utility regulators blames Xcel Energy Inc. for major cost overruns during a project to upgrade its nuclear plant in Monticello. Xcel disagrees that it's to blame. Reports say experts hired by Minnesota utility regulators found Xcel managers didn't fully plan for the job and didn't have adequate oversight.
A juvenile male is in the hospital after being shot twice in St. Cloud Tuesday night, according to the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force.
An iconic Minneapolis diner is being reborn with a beret. The Town Talk Diner on Lake Street is coming back after closing down three years ago, but there's a twist. The restaurant will now be called "Le Town Talk French Diner and Drinkery."
There's a big transit vote Wednesday for the St. Paul City Council. They must decide whether to move ahead with a study that would make way for streetcars to return to downtown St. Paul. The project would cost $250 million.
Police said three women are hospitalized in serious condition after being shot early Wednesday morning in north Minneapolis. The incident happened at about 1:30 a.m. outside a home near 36th and Fremont Avenues North.
University of Minnesota Police are looking for a suspect after a woman was sexually grabbed near the campus on Sunday. Police said the incident happened at about 4:15 p.m. near the area of Delaware Street and Huron Boulevard.
There's a new addition to the varied scenery at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: the Harrison Sculpture Collection at the Arboretum's highest physical point, with sculptures donated by Wayzata philanthropists Alfred and Ingrid Harrison, sculptures they'd collected from all over the world.
The man who shot and killed a teacher in 2011 and was later questioned in Jacob Wetterling's disappearance died in prison of natural causes, according to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner.
An 81-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday in Carver County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities responded to the crash at about 6:50 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 284 and County Road 153 in Benton Township.
An 18-year-old man was killed and a 22-year-old woman seriously hurt in a one-car crash Tuesday in southern Minnesota, according to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office.
An 86-year-old Brainerd man died when a tractor pinned him late Tuesday afternoon, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office. At 5:56 p.m., authorities responded to the report of a man pinned by a tractor in a shed at a residence in Sylvan Township.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a 7-year-old girl riding her bike on a Mille Lacs County road was killed by a motorist Tuesday night. Authorities say the Milaca girl was biking on County Road 8 about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday in the City of Pease when she was hit in the westbound lane.
Our Women Who Rock series continues with a gifted guitar player who has worked on stage with guitar royalty like Prince. And maybe you recognize her from her long-time residency at Nye's Polonaise Room in Northeast Minneapolis.
If money is tight but you are still wanting to have an exciting time with the family, consider planning a staycation. A staycation has everything a traditional vacation has to offer, with the exception of having to pay high travel/transportation costs.
