Minneapolis MN

If you’re looking to ring in the new year Wednesday night, there are a lot of options in the Twin Cities metro area.

Security cameras this week captured possible thieves checking parked cars in Richfield for valuables, prompting a new warning from police.

Social media videos posted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are raising concerns after federal agents were shown going door-to-door at what the agency calls “suspected fraud sites” across Minnesota.

There were 584 vehicles towed during this week's snow emergency in Minneapolis. That number stands at 352 and counting in St. Paul, where parking restrictions are in place until 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Times Square ball wasn't the only thing that dropped Wednesday night — a handful of new laws also went into effect as the clock struck midnight. Here's a look at the changes coming to Minnesota in 2026:. Paid family and medical leave. The paid leave...

North Loop Cannabis Shop Officially Becomes Dispensary. As regional manager for Wildflower, the growing group of Twin Cities cannabis shops, Erin Kaine was used to the questions and downcast looks from customers as the company waited for Minnesota to grant them a license to sell recreational flower. “I felt like...

A 17-year-old Brooklyn Park boy is accused of fatally shooting a man and opening fire on a Metro Transit bus, injuring three passengers, in two separate incidents days apart in north Minneapolis. Jeairamiya Dewray Omar-Dear was charged last week with second-degree murder and three counts of assault with a dangerous...

Minnesota's minimum wage is set to increase Jan. 1. The North Star State is slated to increase its minimum wage to $11.41 an hour in 2026 , according to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, up from $11.13 an hour in 2025. "Minnesota’s minimum-wage rate will be adjusted for inflation to $11.41 an hour for...

In what could have been a menacing turn of events, Minneapolis Police Department - Second Precinct officers were lauded for defusing a potentially volatile situation involving a heavily intoxicated individual and an array of firearms. The incident, detailed in a social media post by the police department, reported...

The Steele County Sheriff's Office is asking for help in finding a missing teenager, last seen in early December.