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The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly on Wednesday passed bills banning transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports — measures taken up in the middle of Pride month and all but certain to be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Prosecutors say the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death should not be granted a new trial because the proceedings were fair and Derek Chauvin was found guilty by an impartial jury, according to a court document filed Wednesday.
A Moorhead man faces a federal charge after authorities say a bullet shot from a gun he allegedly owned killed a 6-year-old boy in March.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office has charged 35-year-old Nicholas Kraus with plowing his SUV into protesters Sunday night in Minneapolis, killing one woman and injuring three others.
Ray J's American Grill has been voted to have the best wings in Minnesota, but owners are having a hard time making sure their signature dish is available.
Part of Highway 61 was closed in Cottage Grove Wednesday afternoon after a "serious crash," according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Officials in Minnetrista say a missing 26-year-old man was last seen early Saturday morning in the area of Prior Lake or Savage.
A police spokesperson said she was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said officer Darin Daveau, an eight-year law enforcement veteran, fired his weapon during the incident, though no one was hit.
A 16-year-old boy, identified as Dychaun Lavonte Chew, died after being struck by a suspected drunk driver in an attempted hit-and-run in north Minneapolis Tuesday evening.
Negotiations finished Wednesday evening after a police pursuit of a robbery suspect in St. Paul ended with a crash in Minneapolis.
Minnesota National Guard soldiers are on standby and prepared to respond to any civil unrest in Minneapolis, where tensions have risen since the fatal police shooting of a Black man in Uptown earlier this month and the death of a protester over the weekend.
A suspect charged in connection to the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Demaris Ekdahl at a Woodbury graduation party earlier this month has turned himself in.
A man is accused of intentionally running over and killing a neighbor in Brooklyn Park over the weekend.
Minnesota health officials on Wednesday reported the second consecutive day of less than 100 new cases, along with five more deaths. Meanwhile, about 64% of those ages 12 and up have received at least one vaccine dose.
