Xcel Energy Gives Back With $130 Million in Customer Refunds
MINNEAPOLIS (WJON News) -- People could soon see some relief from their energy bills. Xcel Energy says it is starting to send more than $130 million in refunds to its customers thanks to federal tax credits the company generated from its nuclear plants at Monticello and Prairie Island. North Dakota...
Baby inside car stolen from Minneapolis day care found safe but thief escapes
An infant was missing for more than an hour Tuesday night after the vehicle the baby was inside was stolen from a north Minneapolis day care parking lot, police say.
Infant found after kidnapped in Minneapolis car theft
MINNEAPOLIS — A 3-month-old baby is reunited with family after someone stole the family's car Tuesday night, abducting the baby along with it. In a press release Wednesday, Minneapolis Police stated that the car was stolen from a daycare parking lot. All law enforcement got an alert with descriptions of the car and...
Police look for owners of two dogs involved in fatal Fridley attack
The loose dogs are both described as Staffordshire bull terrier mixes.
Feeding Our Future fraud defendant gets 1 year behind bars
(Minneapolis, MN — Another defendant in the 250-million-dollar Feeding Our Future fraud scheme is going to federal prison. Abdul Abubakar Ali was sentenced Monday to one year and one day behind bars. Ali pleaded guilty in 2022 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors say he used a nonprofit called Youth...
City of Minneapolis moving forward with plans to reconstruct George Floyd Square
MINNEAPOLIS — The City of Minneapolis is moving forward with plans to reconstruct George Floyd Square, beginning with street and infrastructure work this summer. Back in December, the Minneapolis City Council voted to approve a "flexible-open" street concept favored by Mayor Frey. The city said the concept will make...
USDA Yanks $300 Million Lifeline, Minnesota Farmers Left In The Lurch
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has abruptly moved to cancel almost all of a roughly $300 million program that was supposed to help underserved producers buy and hold farmland. Minnesota groups are feeling the hit fast. St. Paul’s Latino Economic Development Center, the lead applicant for Minnesota, says the move...
Police crackdown after wave of mass brawls at Crystal park
Authorities have responded to "large disturbances" at the park over the last 3 days.
Charges for bounty hunters seen pointing weapons in downtown Minneapolis
Two bounty hunters who were videoed by bystanders in downtown Minneapolis in early March have been charged with threats of violence after brandishing pepper ball guns at civilians. Garrett Willis, 28, and James Willis, 54, both of Ardmore, Oklahoma, have each been charged with two counts of threats ...
Ice storm fears spark weather warning in Twin Cities; heavy snow to hit northern...
A winter storm warning is in effect in parts of the Twin Cities metro, several counties in southeastern Minnesota, and in western Wisconsin ahead of a potential ice storm that could have a major impact on travel and lead to power outages over the next 24 hours. The warning has...
