Eden Prairie man sentenced to 15 years for setting fire to ex’s house, injuring...
Abdirahman Abdullahi was convicted of one count of arson causing injury in federal court for the fire that occurred on May 31, 2024, on the 8000 block of Cardiff Lane in Eden Prairie.
Fridley shooting: Woman in critical condition after be shot while driving
Authorities are investigating a shooting that left a woman in critical condition, with authorities saying she is now stable. The Anoka County Sheriff's Office said the woman was driving an SUV north on University Avenue when she was shot by someone else in a motor vehicle. A juvenile female was...
Charity Asked to Help Community During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown Was Broke Because of Directors’...
A Minnesota nonprofit tasked with dealing with the ramifications of the federal crackdown on illegal immigration in Minneapolis could not answer the call because its directors had allegedly squandered $6.5 million in charitable funds to bankroll their lavish lifestyle and operate a private liquor store. According to a
Wisconsin loses 4-star LB recruiting battle to Minnesota in perplexing decision
The Badgers lose out on a top-rated linebacker in the 2027 class as Minnesota lands the Iowa City recruit.
Minnesota fraud: Feeding our Future defendants hit with prison sentences
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Two people who pleaded guilty to their roles in separate Feeding our Future cases were sentenced this past week in federal court. Federal prosecutors announced charges against Sharmake Jama among the first batch of indictments in the Feeding our Future case in September 2022. Jama was...
Northbound Highway 47 in Fridley closed due to crash investigation
All northbound lanes of Highway 47 are closed between Anoka County Road 102C-County Road 4 and I-694 due to a crash investigation, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
University of Minnesota expands rural physician residency program to Staples
The University of Minnesota Medical School is adding a site to its rural family medicine residency program — the only program of its kind in Minnesota. The medical school is partnering with Lakewood Health System to launch a residency in Staples, a small 3,000-person city in west-central Minnesota located across Todd and Wadena counties. Residents will begin with one year of training at...
Kiza Raasch Of Dassel-Cokato Claims Gold At Brooklyn Park Bowling Tournament
The Adapted Bowling State Tournament in Brooklyn Park spotlighted local student-athletes, with Dassel-Cokato's Kiza Raasch earning gold in the ASD division and teams from North St. Paul shining.
Ospreys delay part of MnDOT construction project on Highway 12 by reclaiming nest site
WAYZATA, Minn. — In real estate, the saying goes: location, location, location. A pair of ospreys nesting above Highway 12 in Wayzata apparently agrees — and no amount of orange cones was going to change their minds. The birds have built a nest on a green road sign...
Reframing the Future After Operation Metro Surge
When Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer on Portland Avenue South in January, it shook me. For 20 years, I lived half a mile away on 35th Street. I was always in that Central neighborhood—eating Korean barbecue at Midtown Global Market on Lake Street, creating community murals with artist Reggie LeFlore at Funky Grits on Chicago Avenue, and, as a TV...
