Twin Cities
4 Minnesotans among 5 people killed in a 4-vehicle chain reaction crash in Utah
Four people from Minnesota and a Utah man were killed in a four-vehicle chain reaction crash in central Utah, the Utah Highway Patrol said.
September 28, 2024
High Schools
Homecoming games are special for high schools, but what happens when the visiting team wins?
Some schools schedule homecoming as easily-winnable games so that the home side can cheer. That is rarely the case in a competitive 6A class.
September 28, 2024
News & Politics
Minnesota colleges weigh effects of affirmative action ruling on enrollment
This is the first admissions cycle after the Supreme Court’s mid-2023 ruling that limited colleges’ ability to consider race in admissions. But some say it’s too soon to tell the effects.
September 28, 2024
Real Estate
Home of the Month aims for net zero with sleek, pollinator-friendly design in Bloomington
A West Bloomington couple saved for nearly a decade to build on their dream property.
September 28, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
In ‘turf-loving’ Twin Cities suburbs, a push to help the state bee reshapes landscapes
Growth in Woodbury has competed with habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumblebee. Some people are trying to push more pollinator-friendly plantings instead of turf grass lawns.
September 28, 2024
Twin Cities
With brash police chief gone, Metro Transit’s safety efforts push on
Amid an investigation, the Met Council said last week Ernest Morales III was no longer chief of the Metro Transit Police Department.
September 28, 2024
MN Fortune 500
3M health care spinoff Solventum seeking state help to keep HQ in Minnesota
A move to Eagan would keep the new Fortune 500 company in Minnesota but separate from its current home in 3M’s Maplewood campus.
September 27, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
New Brighton, Falcon Heights to allow accessory dwelling units
The suburbs join several cities across Minnesota that now allow the units, also known as mother-in-law apartments.
September 27, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Hugo plans to rework city solar ordinance again
The City Council has been trying to balance residents’ concerns and the growth of solar farms for renewable energy.
September 27, 2024
Twin Cities
Police: Man killed St. Paul artist at random before he was fatally shot by police in Belle Plaine
The man was armed when shot, according to St. Paul police. Family has identified him as 29-year-old Seantrell Murdock.
September 26, 2024
News & Politics
Brooklyn Park’s public works director jailed on felony rape charges in Atlanta
Daniel Ruiz spent more than a week in the Fulton County jail after an alleged incident Sept. 8 at Club Wyndham Atlanta.
September 26, 2024
Twin Cities
MSP Airport to add two sensory rooms to help alleviate travel stress
Sensory or quiet rooms are an increasingly popular amenity at airports across the country.
September 26, 2024