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Four hostages have been released amid an active hostage situation at a Wells Fargo branch in St. Cloud. Authorities say they believe only bank employees are being held but didn't say how many.

For more than a year, Minnesota has been operating under some level of restrictions, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. But soon, most of those restrictions will be lifted. Here’s what you need to know.

"It's been a long journey, but we did the things that needed to be done,” Gov. Tim Walz said. He pleaded with Minnesota adults still hesitant about vaccinations to get their shots.

House and Senate negotiations on a public safety bill focused on police accountability proposals Thursday during a conference committee meeting that included testimony from families touched by recent fatal police encounters.

A unique new space in Fergus Falls lets artists and entrepreneurs experiment with turning plastic waste into nearly anything they can imagine. County officials hope the space will spark creative ideas — and educate more people about recycling.

Minnesota’s pandemic metrics look solid enough that Gov. Tim Walz plans to end the state’s COVID-19 restrictions by May 28 and end the mask wearing mandate by July 1. The state’s vaccination pace, however, continues to drop.

This week, check out flutist Julie Johnson’s “Looping in my Living Room” series, Mankato-based Onion Bun’s new math rock EP and Duluth’s virtual Homegrown Music Festival.

Authorities say a Wisconsin man killed himself in a Rochester shopping center parking lot on Wednesday.

The surge in demand for electric vehicles has ignited a new kind of “space race” within the automobile industry.

"Wish-cyclers" are donating millions of pounds of broken goods and trash to Goodwill.