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Neighbors of Minnehaha Academy remember tragedy as school prepares to reopen

Students and staff held a celebration Monday for Minnehaha Academy's new upper campus. A ribbon-cutting and walk took place at the school ...

Brooklyn Park boy finds needle in toy from Elk River Walmart

Minneapolis man says he was beaten by bouncer for being gay, restaurant refutes claim

St. Paul police investigating homicide in Payne-Phalen neighborhood, suspect at large

Chance for showers, storms Tuesday

Elizabeth Warren makes first campaign stop in Minnesota

The Massachusetts senator spoke to thousands of people who gathered at Macalester College in St. Paul, one of the most attended events of the campaign so far, according to Warren's staff at the event ...

New rules stop rebates for one-time productions following backlash over 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' in Minnesota

New rules are now in effect at the state board that handed out more than a quarter-million dollars in taxpayer money to "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" after its Minnesota-based show following the Super Bowl ...

Local

3 taken to hospital after vehicle drives into Starbucks in Eagan

The Eagan Police Department said the vehicle crashed into the Starbucks location on Central Park Commons Drive ...

2 missing campers rescued at Leech Lake Monday

The St. Paul Fire Department said members of Rescue Squad 3 had a Minnesota Aviation Rescue Team (MART) deployment to Leech Lake Monday at about 5 p.m.

Final State Fair preparations underway

On Monday, the State Fair tweeted a timelapse video of crews installing the pedestrian bridge over Como Avenue. And that's not all that's going up at the fairgrounds in this rush to get everything ready ...

Vicitim of fatal north Minneapolis shooting identified

The Hennepin County Medical examiner identified the victim as 17-year-old Mohamed Abdiaziz Taher Hassan ...

Prior Lake city manager terminated after domestic assault charges

Monday night's city council meeting determined the city's employment contract with Michael Plante will be terminated immediately ...

Minnesota Sports

Minnesota Twins' Jorge Polanco hits an RBI-double against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug 19, 2019, in Minneapolis.

Polanco's good game not enough as White Sox top Twins in series opener

Twins won't get complacent heading into easy two week stretch

Coon Rapids/Andover eliminated from Little League World Series

Vikings beat Seahawks 25-19 to improve to 2-0 in preseason

Polanco, Twins top Rangers 6-3 for 1st 4-game sweep of Texas

Balanced attack leads Storm to 82-74 win over Lynx

Coon Rapids/Andover little league team falls 11-0, plays elimination game Monday

Cron's HR caps 6-run first as Twins beat Rangers 12-7

Danladi scores in 92nd minute, Minnesota ties Orlando 1-1

Politics

Ilhan Omar: Go to Israel, see 'cruel reality of the occupation'

In this Dec. 19, 2018, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference in Washington DC. With the Federal Reserve considered sure to leave interest rates unchanged Wednesday, investors will be looking to hear Powell sound a reassuring theme that a pause in the Fed�s rate hikes could last a while.

Trump calls on Federal Reserve to cut interest rates

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019.

Trump dismisses worries of recession, says economy is strong

National News

Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program

US prisons chief removed after Epstein's death

US extends limited reprieve on tech sales to China's Huawei

Woman thought she had kidney stones, gave birth to triplets

Deputies find newborn covered in ants on floorboard of van

Investigative

Minnesota Marine receives passport after winning citizenship fight with government

The U.S. Department of State initially denied Mark Esqueda's passport application twice, calling into question his citizenship both times ...

Business

Target announces new brand Good & Gather

Target shoppers will now have a new brand to consider when making their grocery lists...

Medical

Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program

About 4 million women are served nationwide under the Title X program, which distributes $260 million in grants to clinics. Planned Parenthood says it has served about 40% of patients ...

Technology

US extends limited reprieve on tech sales to China's Huawei

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the main aim of Monday's announcement is to give smaller U.S. internet and wireless companies that rely on Huawei more time to transition away from reliance on its products ...

Tesla restarts its solar-panel business, offers rental plans

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk announced the offering in a series of tweets Sunday ...

Blue Alert System test to take place in Minn.

The Blue Alert System, established in 2015, was designed to quickly get information out to the public when an officer has been seriously hurt or killed...

Entertainment

In this Feb. 12, 2012, file photo, Alicia Arden arrives on the red carpet at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Arden, one of Jeffrey Epstein�s first known accusers, says police didn�t take her complaint seriously in 1997 and blew the chance to bring the financier to justice long before he was charged with sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls and women.

Early Epstein accuser: Police could have stopped him in 1997

Alicia Arden said she never heard back from investigators about her complaint. No charges ever came of it. And to this day she sees it as a glaring missed opportunity to bring the financier to justice long before he was accused of sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls and women...

Alaska man discovers message in bottle from Russian Navy

This undated photo provided by Tyler Ivanoff shows a bottle with a message that he found on the shores of western Alaska. Ivanoff found the handwritten Russian letter dated 1969 early this month while gathering firewood near Shishmaref about 600 miles (966 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage, KNOM-AM reported Tuesday, Aug. 13.

Duane Allman's old guitar 'Layla' sells for $1.25 million

'Easy Rider' star and writer Peter Fonda has died at age 79

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 file photo, Peter Fonda, poses atop a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Glendale, Calif. Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right both writing and starring in counterculture classics like �Easy Rider,� has died. His family says in a statement that Fonda died Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 79.

Arlo Guthrie sings as Woodstock fans flock to concert site

A man walks through the crowd during an Arlo Guthrie concert at a Woodstock 50th anniversary event in Bethel, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019.

Traffic

Metro Transit green line changes go into effect

These changes only occur Sunday through Thursday nights. Green line trains will continue to operate 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights ...

Drivers traveling up north will encounter new ramp closures on I-35, added congestion on Hwy 371

Single lane work returns to I-494 for 4th weekend in a row, I-35W, Hwy 100, Hwy 169 will be single lane

Lane reduction for vehicle traffic proposed for one of St. Paul's busiest roads

KSTP traffic round-up: Vehicle fire causes delays on Hwy 13 in Eagan

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Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Banned from Entering Israel Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Delivers Budget Address St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter Delivers Budget Address Minnetonka Students Honor Archer Amorosi with Event on Mental Health Issues "At Issue" Broadcasting at the State Fair at Noon on Friday, August 23rd

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Neighbors of Minnehaha Academy remember tragedy as school prepares to reopen

Brooklyn Park boy finds needle in toy from Elk River Walmart

Minneapolis man says he was beaten by bouncer for being gay, restaurant refutes claim

St. Paul police investigating homicide in Payne-Phalen neighborhood, suspect at large

Chance for showers, storms Tuesday

Polanco's good game not enough as White Sox top Twins in series opener

Twins won't get complacent heading into easy two week stretch

Coon Rapids/Andover eliminated from Little League World Series

Vikings beat Seahawks 25-19 to improve to 2-0 in preseason

Polanco, Twins top Rangers 6-3 for 1st 4-game sweep of Texas

Balanced attack leads Storm to 82-74 win over Lynx

Coon Rapids/Andover little league team falls 11-0, plays elimination game Monday

Cron's HR caps 6-run first as Twins beat Rangers 12-7

Danladi scores in 92nd minute, Minnesota ties Orlando 1-1

Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program

US prisons chief removed after Epstein's death

US extends limited reprieve on tech sales to China's Huawei

Woman thought she had kidney stones, gave birth to triplets

Deputies find newborn covered in ants on floorboard of van

Minnesota Marine receives passport after winning citizenship fight with government

Target announces new brand Good & Gather

Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program

Digital Daily: South Dakota woman thinks she has kidney stones, turns out to be triplets

FULL NEWSCAST: 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS at 10 Sunday

FULL SPORTSCAST: 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS at 10 Sunday

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FULL NEWSCAST: 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS at 10 Saturday

PHOTOS: County fairs

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