Changing with the times to help Minneapolis neighborhoods thrive
For nearly 150 years, Pillsbury United Communities has worked across Minneapolis to provide everything from youth programs and employment services to food assistance and a world class theater. Its work is rooted in a simple idea: The people who live in the neighborhood are the ones who know how to...
St. Paul City Council Orders $100K Housing Study Focused on Rent Stabilization
St. Paul ordered up to $100K for a housing study to review rent stabilization, a new exemption and staffing; proposals due Sept 9.
Failing Minneapolis housing complex kept getting millions in federal tax dollars
A Minneapolis public housing complex kept getting millions in federal funding even as inspectors repeatedly gave it failing grades for poor conditions. FOX 9’s Mike Manzoni has more.
Minnesota kept sending hundreds of thousands in grants to EV startup that missed key...
5 INVESTIGATES found the company received hundreds of thousands of dollars despite blowing past a key deadline to outline how it was spending public money.
Flock Cameras Coming Down in West St. Paul
Thanks to Block Portrait Studios, Lindsay Bjerke with Norton Realty, and Zak’s Auto Service for their support. Today West St. Paul City Manager Nate Burkett announced the city was suspending their contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate reader (LPR) cameras. The cameras went up last fall as a trial and f
St. Paul police shoot domestic assault suspect outside hospital
St. Paul police shot a domestic assault suspect outside Regions Hospital Monday morning, a department spokesperson told WCCO.
Winning tickets for record-breaking North 5 jackpot sold in Mankato, Newport
The $408,972 jackpot will be split between two winners.
Lake Superior angler catches 19-inch trout, sets his second state record of 2026
Same angler, different fish. A Minnesota man set his second state record of 2026, Minnesota Fish and Wildlife confirmed. Officials say Ryan Bauman of Golden Valley reeled in the record-breaking 19.25-inch brook trout off the shore of Lake Superior in June. The trout beat the previous catch-and-release record by 1/4 of
Minnesota Cannabis Businesses Grapple With Growing Pains
Bill Drexler sits in his dispensary in St. Paul on a quiet June morning, sunlight filtering through blacked-out windows (required by law), and wonders how much longer before he can start growing his own cannabis, which should help him break even. For more than two years, he has hustled and scraped by.
Official Fried Chicken makes Twin Cities comeback with 3 restaurants now open
Official Fried Chicken, which formerly had a location in south Minneapolis before the concept moved into Target Field and U.S. Bank Stadium, is getting back in the fast-casual restaurant game. Brand new OFC restaurants are now open in Edina (5125 Edina Industrial Blvd.), Inver Grove Heights (9043 ...

















