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Twin Cities News

Stay informed about Twin Cities news with local stories, breaking news, and more from MPR News, your hub for the latest updates in Twin Cities Minnesota.

St. Paul closes ballfields after lead discovered in soils

St. Paul city officials are posting "no entry" signs and erecting fences around some popular ball fields at the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center.
by Perry Finelli

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Indictment in alleged 'black money' scheme

Prosecutors say the defendants, including two Minnesota men, told a potential victim that they had paper covered in a black substance that could be converted into actual currency.
by Madeleine Baran

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Ex-Mpls cop pleads guilty to bank robbery charge

Twenty-eight-year-old Timothy Edward Carson pleaded guilty Friday to one count of armed bank robbery and one firearms count in the Jan. 6 robbery of the Wells Fargo bank.

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Mpls. police head to trial for alleged excessive force in 2004

In federal district court Friday morning, attorneys argued their cases in a pretrial hearing over an excessive force lawsuit against Minneapolis police officers.
by Brandt Williams

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MN bill aims to keep sex offenders from victims

A Minnesota lawmaker wants to give judges the power to keep some juvenile sex offenders away from their victims.

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Senator, sheriff at odds over gang database

Senator, sheriff at odds over gang database

Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher is criticizing a bill that would give law enforcement agencies one year to stop using computer databases of people who may be associated with gang activity.
by Laura Yuen

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Sports commission agrees to Metrodome upgrades

The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission has agreed to make a few changes to the Metrodome at the request of its main tenant, the Minnesota Vikings.
by Brandt Williams

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Man killed in south Minneapolis

A man was shot to death Wednesday evening on a busy street in south Minneapolis. The shooting occurred shortly before 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Lake Street and Clinton Avenue South.
by Madeleine Baran

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