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As the curtain prepares to rise for the stage adaptation of Prince's iconic film "Purple Rain", producers have released the names of those whose talents will be on display later this year at the State Theatre in Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS — An Austin woman who admitted to a 25-year-long Social Security scheme in which she posed as her dead mother to federal officials has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Mavious Redmond, 54, pleaded guilty in April. Prosecutors say the scheme began when her...

Minnesota’s first mobile medical unit is now on the streets of Minneapolis, providing medical service to those in need by taking the treatment right to their location

There will be 50% off adoption fees at three Animal Humane Society shelters in the Twin Cities on Saturday. The one-day promotion, part of a NBCUniversal "Clear The Shelters" effort, will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at AHS locations in Golden Valley, Coon Rapids, and Woodbury. Clear The...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — If you are hoping for free parking on the opening day of the State Fair, you might be out of luck. The free Park & Ride lots are quickly filling up Thursday morning, according to the Minnesota State Fair website. Eighteen out of 20 lots were filled up as of 11 a.m., though spots may open later...

Nibs Martin had a problem. He owned a bar at 35th Street and Cedar Avenue in South Minneapolis—a two-story building on the southwest corner, dating to 1914. It had been a store and a dentist’s office, but sometime in the 1940s, Martin turned it into a bar, with a small griddle and deep fryer by the entrance. The...

Local voices will shape the future of the Blue Line Extension (BLE) Light Rail, as Metro Transit and the Metropolitan Council are seeking input from the public. A newly launched DREAM survey—an acronym for Develop Recommendations, Empower Action, and Mobilize—aims to gather community insights on the project. The...

According to Elder, officers found narcotics and open alcohol containers inside the suspect vehicle.

A Northstar Commuter Rail train hit a truck "stopped on the tracks" Friday morning in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, according to Metro Transit police, halting service in both directions.

A Minneapolis man is facing a first-degree assault charge after prosecutors say he brutally attacked a 61-year-old man earlier this month, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. According to the criminal complaint, police were called to Abbott Northwestern Hospital on Aug. 6 after the victim was admitted to the...