Minneapolis mayor signs executive order protecting gender-affirming care

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed an executive order on Friday protecting rights for people seeking gender-affirming care in Minneapolis.

• Dec 2, 2022

Prep Bowl kicks off in downtown Minneapolis

The Prep Bowl kicked off Friday morning at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

• Dec 2, 2022

Golden Valley police officer fired after probe found she violated data practices act, made racist statements

A Golden Valley police officer was terminated this summer after an investigation found that she had disclosed private employee data without permission and made racist and offensive statements during staff meetings.

• Dec 2, 2022

Minneapolis ranks among top 10 U.S. cities to find love; St. Paul, not so much

The survey compared more than 180 U.S. cities to make the overall list, considering factors like the share of population that's single, the number of online-dating opportunities and the average price of a meal for two.

• Dec 2, 2022

NEXT Weather Alert: More snow, heavy winds in parts of Minnesota

A wind advisory will be in effect Friday in western Minnesota, and a winter weather advisory will be in the northwest due to very strong winds and drifting snow.

• Dec 2, 2022

Police: Man kidnapped daughter in St. Paul, then crashed in Minneapolis during pursuit

Minneapolis and St. Paul police worked in tandem Thursday to catch a man who had kidnapped his own toddler, and led law enforcement on a high-speed chase.

• Dec 1, 2022

New data show decrease in downtown crime since beginning of Operation Endeavor

Minneapolis police say their efforts to combat crime and grow relationships in certain areas of the city is working.

• Dec 1, 2022

Thousands of Minnesota nurses vote to authorize 2nd strike this year, up to 20 days

The union representing 15,000 Minnesota nurses announced the health care workers voted "overwhelmingly" Wednesday to walk off the job for the second time this year. This time the potential strike would last much longer.

• Dec 1, 2022

Police: Teen used ghost gun to shoot, kill 17-year-old Syoka Siko

Brooklyn Park police say they've arrested two teenagers in connection with the death of a 17-year-old boy.

• Dec 1, 2022

Psychologist pleads guilty to defrauding Blue Cross, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux out of $550K

A Twin Cities psychologist pleaded guilty earlier this week to defrauding both a health insurance company and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.

• Dec 1, 2022

Terrance Leslie pleads not guilty to murder in Maplewood toddler's death

A 26-year-old Maplewood man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of murdering his girlfriend's 17-month-old girl in October.

• Dec 1, 2022

Flu season continues ramping up as post holiday cases tally up

With 1,147 hospitalizations so far, that figure has already surpassed the number of flu hospitalizations from the last two flu seasons combined.

• Dec 1, 2022

"This is just next-level destruction": Burglars destroy Excelsior chocolate shop's entire inventory

Truffle Hill Chocolates in Excelsior is used to having candy fly off the shelves during the holiday season. But owner Marshall Morehead didn't expect every shelf to be empty heading into December.

• Dec 1, 2022

DEED sending $2.5M in grants to 17 child care organizations around Minnesota

Top state officials on Thursday announced that millions in funding will be going to more than a dozen child care organizations across Minnesota.

• Dec 1, 2022

Thousands of tickets, hundreds of tows in Twin Cities on 2nd night of snow emergency

The second night of Minneapolis' snow emergency was even costlier for the city's drivers than the first.

• Dec 1, 2022

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