Minnesota Winter Hazard: After-Dark Driving Near Minneapolis Becomes High Risk
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Minneapolis, MN – As winter conditions settle in across Minnesota and nights grow longer, drivers near Minneapolis are being warned about a seasonal danger that spikes sharply this time of year: wildlife...
Mpls City Council budget prioritizes housing aid over MPD, mayor’s staff
After weeks of negotiations, the Minneapolis City Council approved and finalized its amended 2026 budget this week, sending the revised amendments to the mayor for approval. Within the budget, more than $2 million is recommended for housing resources, including an attempt to revive the Emergency Housing Voucher...
Minneapolis Man Charged for Cashing Forged Checks in Fergus Falls and Underwood
Fergus Falls, MN – A Minneapolis man is facing charges of theft and forgery in Otter Tail County. 55-year-old Shayne Carl Nelson was recently arrested for cashing forged checks at banks in Fergus Falls and Underwood back in May. Prosecutors say Nelson and another man had cashed three total checks bearing the name of...
Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Minneapolis real estate agent
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Lyndon Wiggins, the man convicted of plotting to kidnap and kill a Minneapolis real estate agent and mother on New Year's Eve 2019, was sentenced to life behind bars on Monday without the possibility of parole. Lyndon Wiggins sentenced. What we know:. In court on Monday,...
As demand rises, halal food options shrink at Minnesota food shelves
On a chilly morning at the Brian Coyle Center in Minneapolis, Muna Mustafa waited in line long before the center’s food shelf opened its doors. Muna, a mother of four children between the ages of 8 months and 8 years, quietly stood behind her cart in line, hoping to get enough food for her family.
Charges filed against man accused of pointing gun at St. Paul cops before they...
A Minneapolis man is facing several felony charges after he allegedly stole a rental car and pointed a firearm at the St. Paul police officers who tracked him down and shot him in the leg.
Attorney General Ellison sues businesses and their owners for defrauding customers by falsely advertising...
December 22, 2025 (SAINT PAUL) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today sued Christian Palacios, Juan Diego Guevara Sanchez, and companies they own, including Nueva Vision Latinoamerica LLC ("Nueva Vision"), alleging they defrauded thousands of customers in Minnesota and across the country by falsely...
Brooklyn Center Council Fires City Manager Reggie Edwards
The council fired City Manager Reggie Edwards in a 3-2 vote at a special meeting. It came after his annual performance review, which is closed from public view. “It pains me to think that the momentum that we’ve worked diligently to build, the vision of a new empowered Brooklyn Center may be dwarfed by...
Judge sentences Lyndon Wiggins to life in prison
Lyndon Wiggins was sentenced to life behind bars, the mandatory sentence, for the murder of Monique Baugh on New Year's Eve 2019.
Lining up for Christmas? Big crowd happy to wait for Nordic deli counter
Waiting in line is a festive tradition at the Minneapolis Scandinavian gift shop.
