Violent Crime Up 4 Percent In Minneapolis
Violent crime is up by 4 percent in Minneapolis but overall it remains at one of the lowest levels in 30 years. Homicide is down from last year and so is rape.
Watch CBS News
Violent crime is up by 4 percent in Minneapolis but overall it remains at one of the lowest levels in 30 years. Homicide is down from last year and so is rape.
On Tuesday, the state's legislative auditor, James Nobles, began an audit of MNsure, the state's health exchange. He says MNsure should have known about the extent of the problems with the sign-up website, after the state paid out tens of millions of tax dollars to build it.
The American Crystal Sugar Co. executive who led company negotiations in the first labor dispute with union workers in 30 years is resigning, company officials said Tuesday.
Minnesota Republicans and Democrats will be holding overlapping state conventions to back candidates for major offices on the 2014 ballot.
Before celebrating the BCS National Championship Monday night, Florida State's head coach was celebrating a different victory. This battle had a much tougher opponent. Jimbo Fisher's son, Ethan, was just 5 years old when doctors diagnosed with Fanconi anemia. It's a very rare inherited blood disease that can cause a lot of problems, the biggest of which is bone marrow failure.
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control shows tens of millions of Americans are drinking too much alcohol. And, the report finds that healthcare providers are not doing enough to tell people about the risks.
Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after two teens were killed inside a southeastern Minnesota home early Monday night.
Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was released from the hospital Tuesday, after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.
An American who's been held in the United Arab Emirates for roughly nine months is expected to be released. Shezanne Cassim, of Minnesota, was arrested in April after posting a parody video online about youth culture in Dubai. In December, he was sentenced to one year in prison, a fine and deportation.
Cleanup continues after a heating system failure caused water damage and disrupted operations at the Minnesota Department of Health's laboratory.
A Maplewood woman's pickup truck plunged over an Interstate 694 guard rail and landed on a pond 40 feet below in Little Canada Tuesday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency plans to make preliminary recommendations by the end of February on whether state standards to protect wild rice from sulfates should be changed.
A campaign finance case that resulted in a $100,000 penalty against the Senate DFL Caucus is getting a fresh look from regulators. The state's campaign board met privately Tuesday to discuss whether the case deserves more scrutiny.
A Minnesota militia member facing weapons charges in what the FBI once called a "terror plot" is expected to plead guilty. Twenty-five-year-old Buford Braden Rogers was scheduled to go on trial next week on four counts, including charges related to possessing Molotov cocktails. Instead, a change of plea hearing is now set for Friday.
A search for a fourth victim presumed drowned when an SUV plunged into the Mississippi River is resuming in Winona County. Sheriff Dave Brand says crews will drill holes in the ice and lower a camera into the river Tuesday.
