These are Minnesota's most-searched slang words of 2024
Researchers have pinpointed the slang words Minnesotans were curious enough about this year to hit up Google in the pursuit of broadening their cultural vocabulary.
UnitedHealthcare CEO's slaying adds tragic twist to parent company's tumultuous year
Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare Group Inc. has faced a firestorm of controversy this year. And as investigators search for a motive in the slaying of Brian Thompson, CEO of its insurance arm, they aren't counting anything out.
Timeline of the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson
A manhunt is underway for the killer of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, who was gunned down early Wednesday morning outside of a Midtown Manhattan hotel.
Dad whose toddler found his gun, fatally shot Brooklyn Park man, sentenced to years in prison
A 23-year-old Brooklyn Park man was sentenced to more than six years in prison after his toddler found his handgun and accidentally shot a man to death with it.
Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurants set to return 20 years after bankruptcy
The Minnesota-born Mexican restaurant chain Chi-Chi's is making a comeback 20 years after ending its "celebration of food."
Newly released report gives greater insight into fatal hayride death in October
A newly released report from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office gives more insight into the fatal accident at the Harvest of Horror Haunted Hayride back on Oct. 12 where 13-year-old Alexander Mick died.
BCA obtains video of Winston Smith's 2021 fatal shooting by US Marshals
Footage of the fatal 2021 shooting of Winston Boogie Smith by U.S. Marshals task force members in Minneapolis has been obtained by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension after years of trying to unlock a cellphone.
AC/DC to kick off first US tour in 9 years in Minneapolis
Legendary Australian rockers AC/DC are Minnesota-bound for the first time in nearly a decade.
Court of Appeals overturns murder conviction in 2021 Minneapolis Elks Club shooting
A Minnesota Court of Appeals judge has overturned the murder conviction of a man accused of fatally shooting another man at a vigil in north Minneapolis three years ago.
Jeremiah Ellison won't seek reelection to Minneapolis City Council
Jeremiah Ellison, the progressive, northside-raised Minneapolis City Council member who has represented Ward 5 for nearly a decade, will not run for reelection next year.
Sheriff says Wisconsin father revealed how he faked his death, fled to Europe
Authorities are urging a Wisconsin man accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe to come home and spend the holidays with his wife and three children.
Charges dropped against Minneapolis brothers in connection to fatal shooting of cousin, 15
Criminal charges have been dropped against two teenage brothers in connection to the fatal shooting of their 15-year-old cousin in Minneapolis this summer.
Free cribs available for Minnesotans as state marks Infant Safe Sleep Week
It's Infant Safe Sleep Week in Minnesota, and a new state law is helping provide free cribs for residents.
Minnesota DFL urges GOP's Emmer, Fischbach to release Gaetz report
The Minnesota DFL Party is calling on the state's Republican members of Congress to release an ethics report on former Florida GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz.
Minnesota levies $2M penalty on meatpacking co. for child labor violations
A Virginia-based meatpacking company will pay the state of Minnesota a $2 million penalty for illegally employing children between the ages of 14 and 17.