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Winter storm watch issued for much of Minnesota, including Twin Cities
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for much of Minnesota — including the Twin Cities, Duluth, St. Cloud and Rochester — from Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
Minneapolis to host ESPN's "College GameDay" before Badgers-Gophers game
ESPN's "College GameDay" is finally heading to Minnesota. The popular national college football pregame show will broadcast from Minneapolis starting at 8 a.m. next Saturday ahead of the Minnesota-Wisconsin game.
Phillips draws large crowd for town hall after week of impeachment hearings
The freshman Democrat drew a largely friendly crowd after a week of impeachment hearings in Washington. Phillips said that while he's not a member of the House Intelligence Committee, he attended as many of the hearings as he could.
Child thrown from Mall of America balcony is back in school, 'walking perfectly'
The family of the 5-year-old boy who was critically injured after being thrown from a third-story balcony at the Mall of America in April says he is back in school and "walking perfectly."
Dozens of pets find new homes in Minneapolis 'Clear the Shelter' event
The Minneapolis city animal shelter has no pets available for adoption — and dozens of cats, dogs and other animals have new homes for the holidays — after a "clear the shelter" event on Friday.
Chief Axtell testifies for prosecution in excessive force trial of St. Paul officer
St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell testified Friday in the federal trial of officer Brett Palkowitsch, charged with excessive force for kicking a man while he was being bitten by a police dog in 2016. Frank Baker was unarmed and seriously injured during the incident.
Minneapolis bans conversion therapy for minors
The controversial practice aims to change a person's sexual orientation from gay to straight. The LGBT community and others say so-called ‘conversion therapy’ doesn't work. Supporters of the practice say state or city bans violate First Amendment protections on speech and religion.
TSA reopens strategic checkpoint at Twin Cities airport
Transportation Security Administration officials have decided to reopen a Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport checkpoint it closed earlier this week claiming it was underused.
Nickel per single-use store bag approved by Minneapolis City Council
Council members on Friday approved a plan to require grocery stores and other retailers to charge customers 5 cents for every bag they take.