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St. Cloud mayor calls for more housing, downtown investment
Mayor Dave Kleis said St. Cloud’s financial picture is strong, and serious crime is down. But the city faces challenges, including a need for housing for all income levels.
Feds indict drug-trafficking ring targeting Duluth, announce a new Duluth-based prosecutor
Federal prosecutors have indicted eight people for allegedly dealing fentanyl and meth in Duluth. Meanwhile U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said his office has for the first time hired a full-time prosecutor based in Duluth.
Las escuelas públicas de Minneapolis se enfrentan a recortes en las clases de inmersión en español, muy solicitadas
La propuesta de recortar siete aulas en el programa de doble lengua se produce cuando el distrito ha visto un aumento de los estudiantes que hablan español como lengua materna.
When and how to watch the solar eclipse in Minnesota, where it’ll be about 75 percent visible
While Minnesota won’t be in the path of totality on Monday, an eclipse in any form is still “the most unearthly experience you can have on the earth,” according to longtime UW-La Crosse Planetarium Director Bob Allen. Here’s how and when can you can safely look skyward to witness the cosmic event.
Testimony continues at trial for man charged in Apple River stabbing
Testimony continued Tuesday in the murder trial of a Minnesota man charged in the fatal stabbing of a teenager during a tubing trip in western Wisconsin in the summer of 2022.
Final three defendants plead guilty in Minnesota murder case taken away from local prosecutor
In a plea agreement, Erick Haynes pleaded guilty Monday to one count of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of Zaria McKeever. Eriana Haynes and Tavion James pleaded guilty to one count each of aiding an offender after the fact for helping to cover up the shooting.