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Minnesota News

MPR News is your go-to source for Minnesota news and stories.

From local stories from your Minnesota neighbors to breaking news updates across the state, we have you covered.

Minnesota State Fair will add metal detectors at entrance gates

Minnesota State Fair will add metal detectors at entrance gates

The fair’s governing board met in Bloomington on Sunday to approve its annual budget and fair plan. That will include screening with metal detectors at all 11 gates that let people into the fair.
by Tim Nelson

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One dead in St. Paul fire

Firefighters were called just after 2:30 a.m. to the four-unit apartment building on the 400 block of Front Avenue. Crews found smoke coming from the second floor, with a report that one adult and possibly three children were trapped in an upper-level unit.
by MPR News Staff

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Snow reports from around Minnesota

Snow reports from around Minnesota

Snow totals from across Minnesota and surrounding states, as reported by weather spotters and relayed by the National Weather Service as of 5:50 p.m. Saturday.
by Andrew Krueger

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Icy roads lead to hundreds of crashes in Minnesota; arctic air sweeping across the state

Icy roads lead to hundreds of crashes in Minnesota; arctic air sweeping across the state

Icy roads and blowing snow led to hundreds of crashes on Minnesota highways Saturday, while another blast of arctic air swept across the state. Snow emergencies go into effect Saturday night for St. Paul and Minneapolis.
by Andrew Krueger

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Man charged in hit-and-run death at Blaine Target

A man who was run over and killed in a Target parking lot on Wednesday in Blaine had been attempting to recover items stolen from his St. Paul business, according to criminal charges filed against the driver.
by MPR News Staff

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Ordinance would ban fur sales in Minneapolis

Ordinance would ban fur sales in Minneapolis

Council members Alondra Cano and Cam Gordon signaled their intent to bring a fur ban ordinance before their colleagues later this month.
by Matt Sepic

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Authorities say missing woman with dementia found safe

Authorities say missing woman with dementia found safe

Authorities say a Twin Cities woman with dementia who went missing Thursday was located safely on Friday night.
by MPR News Staff

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Art Shanty Projects shift into drive with a ‘tiny art car parade’

Art Shanty Projects shift into drive with a ‘tiny art car parade’

For the next month, visitors on Lake Harriet can enjoy installations and performances of more than 100 artists — on the ice. And every Sunday, it will feature the “world’s only tiny art car parade on ice.”
by Euan Kerr

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