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Sheriff's deputies shot and wounded a person Saturday night at a home in northwestern Minnesota's Becker County.
Constituent in Rep. Ilhan Omar's district reacts to President Trump's recent attacks
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Somali immigrant and Twin Cities resident Saciido Shaie about the chants of "send her back" that President Trump's supporters said about her member of Congress.
This weekend is your chance for a unique view of the Twin Cities
The views from the Highland Water Tower in St. Paul are some of the best in the Twin Cities — but they're available to the public only twice a year. This weekend is one of those opportunities.
Video: Cops, citizen stop runaway school bus in western MN
Some quick thinking and bold driving by deputies and a local fireman helped avert disaster Wednesday as the bus plowed through Granite Falls after the driver suffered a medical emergency. No one was hurt.
Minneapolis police chief wants 400 more officers by 2025
Arradondo tells a City Council committee the department’s funding model has been broken for decades, and the scarcity of officers is undermining public trust.
'Big Boy' locomotive traveling across Minnesota
The world’s largest steam locomotive is making a stop in St. Paul for the day Thursday in honor of the transcontinental railroad’s 150th anniversary. It’ll be in Duluth on Saturday.
The City Council is working toward finalizing an ordinance requiring that 10 or 20 percent of apartments in many developments be affordable for low-income renters. An interim ordinance is now in effect.