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Admission to an Ivy League school is difficult — even more so for a first-generation student — but two Minnesota brothers overcame the odds and are attending Yale this fall.

While efforts to track down suspects connected to a smash-and-grab spree in Minneapolis are underway, according to police, they confirm officers are not pursuing them when they flee, per department policy.

A Dakota County jury found Troy Michael Mitteness guilty on one count each of premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder, according to court documents.

MINNEAPOLIS — Brain surgery is so intimidating that it's become an idiom that we use to judge how difficult everything else in life tends to be. So when the University of Minnesota recently posted about an aspiring brain surgeon who also overcame homelessness on his road to medical school, we wanted to learn more...

In a recent gesture of international camaraderie, the Minneapolis Police Department hosted a contingent of Ukrainian police cadets, as detailed in a post on the department's Facebook page. The cadets, who are still teenagers, have had their lives unmistakably marked by war, with some having lost a parent and others...

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a police chase unfolded in Brooklyn Park after officers attempted to stop what was reported as a stolen vehicle. According to an alert issued by the local police department, the incident began near 83rd Ave N and Noble Ave N. With the clock...

The Brooklyn Center Police Department said a young child was hurt Wednesday morning after he reportedly shot himself in the head.

Minneapolis is once again facing a troubling wave of organized crime that has residents demanding answers and police scrambling to make arrests. The mood in many neighborhoods is tense, with people double-checking locks and scanning the streets before heading out. Organized Crime Wave in Minneapolis Leaves Residents...

MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County will pay a $1.6 million settlement to a former prosecutor who accused former Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman of sexism and workplace retaliation, and current county attorney Mary Moriarty for continuing retaliation and failing to abide by the original settlement. Amy Sweasy...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz activated the National Guard in response to a cyberattack that raised public safety concerns in St. Paul. The cybersecurity attack St. Paul’s cybersecurity systems detected “suspicious activity” on the city’s network, Mayor Melvin Carter revealed during a recent press conference. “We now...