North Minneapolis Traffic Stop Uncovers Cash, Pills And A Pile Of Cocaine
Patrol deputies with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office say a routine traffic stop in north Minneapolis last week turned into a sizable drug bust, after a driver allegedly blew through a stop sign at Oliver Avenue and Lowry Avenue North. Inside the vehicle, deputies reported finding multiple baggies of suspected narc
Locals Have Been Eating at This Minnesota Diner for Fifty Years And Still Won’t...
A tiny narrow diner with a counter that seats barely anyone and a line that forms before sunrise every morning. I squeezed into a stool and felt like I had stumbled into a secret handshake club I did not know existed. Minnesota has a breakfast spot that locals have loved...
Convicted fraudster fights Minnesota over seized money
Ahmed Nur pleaded guilty last year to two counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle in a nearly $10 million Medicaid fraud scheme. He was sentenced to 180 days in the Hennepin County Workhouse and, along with nearly a dozen co-defendants, ordered to pay back more than $2.3 million in restitution.
HarMar Mall in Roseville, MN: Built in 1963, Still Open, and Mostly Empty
The fountain near B. Dalton is gone. So is the B. Dalton. The Fanny Farmer candy counter is gone. Professor's ice cream is gone, the arcade is gone, and the eleven movie screens that made this the largest theater complex in Minnesota closed in December 2006. The building at 2100...
26th and Lyndale: A Corner of History
“Did you know that the corner of 26th and Lyndale Avenue South is the longtime home of three of the Twin Cities’ highly notable women-owned restaurants?” I asked Carrie McCabe-Johnston, the chef and owner of the most prominent of the group, Nightingale. It’s a farm-first, warm, and detail-focused spot open since 2012,
Minnesota sues 3M, says ‘forever chemicals’ from Cottage Grove continue to pollute water
The state of Minnesota has filed a new lawsuit against Maplewood-based 3M, alleging that PFAS from the company’s manufacturing plant in Cottage Grove continue to contaminate groundwater and the Mississippi River. In the case filed May 1 in Washington County District Court, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency accuses
Ellie Gerst and Dan Roney are engaged
Ellie Gerst and Dan Roney are engaged. Gerst, a graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD), has been recognized by Daily Planet founder Zack Benz as one of the key figures who encouraged him to pursue a career in journalism while she served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Bark, UMD’s student-run news organizati
Prince celebration of life to be a 5-day musical pilgrimage
A decade after the world fell silent, Minneapolis is preparing to speak again through music, memory, and purple. Paisley Park has revealed the complete programming schedule for Prince Celebration 2026, a five-day tribute running June 3 through June 7 across the iconic Chanhassen studio complex and multiple downtown Min
Blaine youth sports community joins to support family hit by devastating house fire
A fundraiser has been created to support Bill, Michelle and Brodie Thorpe after they lost their home in a fire earlier this week.
Minneapolis Basks In Sun, Braces For Sunday Storm Barrage
Source: Facebook/US National Weather Service Twin Cities Minnesota. Minneapolis is waking up to a classic spring stunner on Saturday, May 16, 2026, with clear skies, temperatures in the low 60s this morning, and an expected high near 82°F by midafternoon. Soak it in while you can, because a stronger storm system is on

















