A crane fell over at a construction site in the Minneapolis suburb of Lexington on Friday, causing a power outage for nearly 900 customers in the area.
Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography that unfolded in a near-empty stadium, a colorful but strangely subdued ceremony that set a striking tone to match a unique pandemic Games.
For a second straight game, Minnesota United's Robin Lod scored a late game-winning goal allowing the Loons to escape with a win - this time 2-1 over the Portland Timbers.
Two days after being convicted of misdemeanor obstruction of legal process in Hennepin County Court, embattled state Rep. John Thompson was granted a delay in providing a defense in an ethics case against him in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
