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Maple Lake Man Accused of "Sexting"   
Numerous cell phones and suitcases were found containing graphic pornography...
 
History buffs recognize designer of Minn. Capitol
History buffs are putting on a birthday party for the architect behind the century-old Minnesota Capitol. Saturday's event is being staged by...
 
Ramsey County marks adoption day with 35 adoptions
Ramsey County is observing National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24 families in...
 
Food Shelves Getting Overwhelmed by Requests   
As the holidays approach, requests for food are up while donations are not...
 
MPD Raids Stores Accused of Selling Stolen Goods   
After six months of undercover work, Minneapolis police raided businesses accused of stocking their shelves with stolen goods...
 
Man Allegedly Stole from Homes He was Hired to Clean   
A former employee of a Twin Cities cleaning company is accused of stealing about $50,000 worth of jewelry and other items from homes he was sent to clean...
 
MPD: Man Who Drove into "U" Building Was Targeting FBI   
A man who crashed his truck into 1110 Washington Avenue was targeting 111 Washington Avenue, the Minneapolis offices of the FBI, according to police...
 
Minn. Bus Company Confident of Cause of Crash
A Minnesota bus company remains confident that a driver's sudden medical emergency led to the fatal tour bus crash earlier this week that...
 
Closing Arguments Set for Monday in Petters Case   
A Minnesota businessman accused of running a Ponzi scheme and defrauding investors out of billions of dollars said Friday that a 2008 raid by...
 
Mpls. Teams Needs Help Writing Cinderella Story   
An inner-city youth football team that helped revitalize a Minneapolis park now needs the help of the community to write the ending to a true Cinderella story...
 
Warm November Frustrates Ski Businesses   
Minnesota's warm November weather is causing real frustration for area ski hills. Wild Mountain in Taylors Falls did manage to open about...
 
Brooklyn Park Fire Forces Crews to Close Street   
Fears dangerous chemicals were floating into a neighborhood forced firefighters to shut down part of a busy Brooklyn Park street Friday morning...
 
Minn. House Tells Court Pawlenty Abused Budget Law
Lawyers for the Minnesota House spell out in a 34-page brief why they believe Gov. Tim Pawlenty misused a state law to enact budget cuts without...
 
Levin: May be More Troubling E-Mails from Hasan
A Democratic senator says there may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter...
 
TV Court Didn't Solve Dispute for Eagan Women   
Two Twin Cities women appeared on the television court show "Judge Judy" to settle a problem, but it appears the show didn't solve anything...
 
Video Game Watchdog Group in Minn. to Close
A Minneapolis nonprofit group best known as a video game watchdog is closing its doors at the end of the year due to a lack of funding...
 
Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Flu Cluster Reported in NC
Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of H1N1 flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu. It's the first...
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Minn. Lawyer Denied Access to Terror Suspect
A Minnesota law professor and advocate for Somali immigrants in the state says he was denied access to a Minneapolis man who is being held...
 
2 Victims of Minn. Bus Crash Improving
The two passengers most seriously injured in this week's tour bus crash near Austin are improving. A Mayo Clinic spokeswoman says...
 
Man Convicted of Homicide by Driving Drunk
A driver has been convicted in Ramsey County of driving drunk and causing the death of a St. Paul woman and injuring her husband...
 
Ramsey Co. Marks Adoption Day with 35 Adoptions
Ramsey County is observing National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24 families in one afternoon ceremony...
 
Summit Joins Leaders to Talk Preparedness
Businesses, government and community leaders are coming together in Minneapolis  to discuss how they can work together in times of crisis...
 
Detainees Needle Wis. Troops About Favre
Detainees at a camp in Baghdad, Iraq have found a way to get under the skin of guard troops from Wisconsin...
 
Gov't Worker Union Picks Kelliher for MN Gov
A smaller government employees union is splitting from its larger cousin to back Democrat Margaret Anderson Kelliher for governor...
 
INVESTIGATION: Your Rates Go Up as Xcel Jets Soar   
Xcel Energy employees fly on private jets, that some days, are nearly empty and you pay millions for it...
 
Minn. GOP Biggest User of Tax Break Pawlenty Axed
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's Republican Party was the biggest user of a campaign program he axed that gives donors tax refunds for part of their contributions...
 
Wis. Teacher's Aide Accused of Sex with Student   
A former teacher's aide was charged with sexual assault of a child for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old boy...
 
MN Conference Looks at Indigenous College Students
Educators from around the country are brainstorming about American Indian college students in Moorhead on Friday...
 
Bus Company: Driver in Austin Crash had Aneurysm   
A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people and...
 
Museum Formally Known as Ironworld Closes
The financially strapped museum in Chisholm formerly called Ironworld has closed. No reopening date has been set...
 
Mpls. Student Hospitalized with Bacterial Meningitis
A student who attends a college in Minneapolis was hospitalized with bacterial meningitis. She was taken to North Memorial Medical Center...
 
Lakeville Principal Reverses Stand on Holiday Decor   
A Lakeville school principal apologized to parents for what she wrote in a controversial holiday newsletter...
 
Police Patrol Owatonna HS to Prevent Race Fights
In response to a fight between white students and Somali students, police have increased their presence at Owatonna High School...
 
Friends Remember Austin Bus Crash Victims   
Friends say one of the women killed in a tour bus crash near Austin would do anything for others, and the other enjoyed coffee and conversation...
 
Another Minn. Man Indicted in Missing Somalis Case
A Minneapolis man made his first appearance on terrorism charges in a federal investigation into the recruitment of Minnesota Somalis...
 
Williams, No. 24 Minnesota Top Utah Valley 76-51
Freshman Rodney Williams had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first career start, helping 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away...
 
Shortage Threatens Fave Holiday Dessert
The holidays may not be so sweet this year. Nestle - which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. - says poor weather hurt it harvest...
 
Katrina Ruling Could Bring New Deluge of Lawsuits
A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could...
 
Petters Insists Associates Hid Fraud   
Tom Petters has continued to insist that he was not responsible for a Ponzi scheme carried out at Petters Co Inc. He has pointed the finger at...
 
Mpls. Lawsuit Likely Over 35W Bridge Wreckage
Another lawsuit from the Interstate 35W bridge collapse is looming - this one over rusting wreckage that has kept a Minneapolis park...
 
Fire, Explosion Damage East Bethel Home   
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused an explosion and fire at a home in East Bethel. The explosion happened around...
 
Anoka-Hennepin to Re-Vote on School Closures
The first vote to close six schools in the Anoka-Hennepin school district was nullified because of a procedural mistake. Now the school board...
 
Minn. Property Taxes Seen Rising 3.5 Percent
State officials are predicting an average 3.5 percent increase in local property taxes next year as cities, counties and school districts set their levies...
 
Childress Reviewing Extension from Vikings
Minnesota coach Brad Childress says he is reviewing an offer from the Vikings on a contract extension. Childress spoke briefly to...
 
Minn. Unemployment Rate Climbs in October
Minnesota's three-month streak of falling unemployment was broken in October when the rate climbed to 7.6 percent, although accompanying...
 
MSP Dodges Worst of Airport Delays   
The Minneapolis airport is experiencing minimal delays even as other airports cope with a Federal Aviation Administration computer glitch...
 
Part of SD Town Evacuated After Chemical Leak
Residents of this northeastern South Dakota town who were evacuated after an anhydrous ammonia leak returned to their homes...
 
Gates names West, Clark to lead Fort Hood review
Trying to avert another tragedy like the Fort Hood shootings, Defense Secretary Robert Gates named a former Army secretary and former Navy...
 
Foreclosures Hitting more People with Prime Loans
A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns about...
 
2nd Union Backs Kelliher in Minn. Governor's Race
Democrat Margaret Anderson Kelliher has picked up her second union endorsement in the governor's race. The International Union of Operating...