Mid-Morning chat: Bloomington school bus driver push & Amazon Prime Day
The Mid-Morning crew discusses some popular topics of the day.
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The Mid-Morning crew discusses some popular topics of the day.
The Bloomington school district is working this summer to make sure it's ready for the upcoming school year.
worker trimming trees from a bucket truck in the Twin Cities was severely injured Wednesday when a semi truck collided with the elbow of his work vehicle.
The city of Bloomington is taking more steps to end tobacco sales. Starting Thursday, the city will begin phasing out tobacco licenses.
Mohammed Alhataba, the owner of Oxboro Tobacco, says the city's new laws are killing the future of his business.
The city of Bloomington is taking more steps to end tobacco sales. Starting Thursday, the city will begin phasing out tobacco licenses.
Bloomington Public Schools Emergency Management and Communications Director Rick Kaufman knows the pain of experiencing a school shooting firsthand. In 1999, he was less than a year into a career with Jeffco (Colorado) schools when two students shot and killed more than a dozen classmates and staff members.
Officials in Bloomington say a hotel was evacuated Tuesday morning because of a chemical spill in the pool area.
According to the Bloomington Fire Department, the fire happened on the 8900 block of Knox Avenue.
A shooting in Bloomington Thursday night led to a police chase and crash that injured innocent people on an Eagan exit ramp.
The Dakota County Medical Examiner's Office listed Carlson's cause of death as "positional asphyxia complicating acute fentanyl toxicity."
A man is in custody for allegedly robbing a Twin Cities credit union earlier this week.
A Twin Cities man faces assault and trespassing charges after threatening a hotel employee with a "wizard wand," court documents show.
The sentence is actually about half the time of the suggested minimum sentencing for these crimes. The government made the recommendation for a lower sentence because the defendant took accountability and provided substantial assistance to the government and FBI on the militia group known as the White Rabbits.
Bloomington Animal Control fielded several reports Wednesday of a black bear seen in the city's west side.
The Bloomington Police Department is mourning the loss of a police dog.
A 66-year-old man died Saturday morning after being hit by a car in Bloomington.
Last November, investigators determined that two people left the dog near a road in the area of 106th Street and Morgan Avenue. Police say they shot a BB gun at the dog and backed over the animal as they left the area.
A St. Paul teen was sentenced to nearly four years in prison Tuesday for a shooting that hurt two people on New Year's Eve at Mall of America.
Few details were immediately available but the fire was reported on the 5000 block of Nine Mile Creek Circle.
An 18-year-old St. Paul man has pleaded guilty in a shooting at Mall of America that injured two people on New Year's Eve.
A stranger's fast thinking helped a pregnant woman in a scary situation. Now the Twin Cities couple is trying to find the drive-by good Samaritan.
The first ever brewery in Bloomington opened this weekend. Until recently, the city laws had prohibited them. But not anymore.
A 94-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in a Bloomington parking lot Sunday afternoon.
A host of Twin Cities suburbs are looking to enact local sales taxes to help maintain and upgrade aging public amenities like community centers, ice rinks and city buildings.
