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State trooper kills man in confrontation along I-94 in Minneapolis
Three troopers are on administrative leave following the early Monday incident. Trooper body and squad cameras were running, the State Patrol said. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating.
Lee Hodges gets 1st PGA tour victory with a wire-to-wire win at the 3M Open, by 7 strokes
Lee Hodges shot a 67 in the final round for a wire-to-wire title at the 3M Open and his first tour victory. He set tournament records with a 260 and a seven-stroke win in his 65th career start.
New bust of Suni Lee unveiled in St. Paul
There's a new honor for Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee in her hometown of St. Paul. Mayor Melvin Carter was among those on hand as a new bust of Lee was unveiled at Phalen Regional Park on Sunday. Lee won gold during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Ready, set, grow: Minnesota to enter era of legal marijuana
Starting Tuesday it will be legal for adults to grow and possess marijuana in Minnesota. That doesn’t mean you’ll be able to buy from a licensed dealer anytime soon, but it’s a big step in the legal cannabis movement.
A stabbing incident in St. Paul's Highland Park neighborhood has left one man dead and another man seriously injured in the 1100 block of Bowdoin Street.
The arrests stem from an undercover investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s human trafficking task force and the St. Paul Police Department on July 27 and 28.
Family seeks answers after inmate death in Anoka County jail
According to a statement from the Anoka County Sheriff's Office, Cristian Rivera-Coba, of Minneapolis, became unresponsive while being attended to by a detention deputy and medical staff on July 21.