Man guilty of trafficking 140 pounds of drugs from St. Paul stash house
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal jury has convicted a man for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine in the Twin Cities and for possessing body armor as a prohibited person. Jumoke Ace Maceo Cryer, 38, was found guilty after a three-day trial before Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan. U.S....
New Irish Pub Coming to North Loop This Summer
A new hangout spot is coming to Minneapolis's trendy North Loop neighborhood, and it's bringing a taste of Ireland with it. Killen's Irish Pub will open its doors in mid-June at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Fourth Street. The restaurant and bar is taking over the space where First Draft Tap Haus used to be. Once it o
Fire officials investigating fatal fire in Grant, MN
GRANT, Minn. — A person died after being pulled from a burning home Thursday night in Grant, Minnesota. At around 6:45 p.m., the Stillwater Fire Department says it responded to a house on the 10000 block of 60th Street North in Grant, which is about six miles northwest of Stillwater. Fire crews arrived and found heavy
General Mills the latest major Minnesota firm to tighten office work requirements
It follows similar measures imposed by Target and Best Buy in recent months.
Tiki Tom’s Thai Coming To Uptown Minneapolis
Uptown Minneapolis is getting a tropical twist. A tiki-themed Thai restaurant called Tiki Tom's Thai is headed for one of Lake Street's more prominent corners, stepping into a storefront that has turned over several times in recent years. The opening is shaping up as another test of whether fresh dining concepts can he
Minneapolis Shock Study: HCMC Violence Patients Keep Landing In Homicide Cases
A Minneapolis research team has put numbers to a grim pattern that hospital staff have quietly suspected for years. Among thousands of people treated for violent injuries at Hennepin County Medical Center, about one in 50 later turned up in homicide cases as either victims or suspects. The study flagged 67 such cases o
Woman reported missing from northwestern Twin Cities metro
Police in Crystal, Minnesota, are searching for a woman reported missing earlier this week.
Critics Respond to George Floyd Square Proposal with Skepticism, Annoyance, Outrage
Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of important, overlooked, and/or interesting Minnesota news stories. We’re not much in the business of predicting the future here at Racket, but we’re gonna give it a shot this once: The city of Minneapolis’s new proposal to overhaul The People’s Way at George Floyd Square
State trooper pleads guilty to touching fellow trooper without consent at Camp Ripley work...
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota State trooper will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to criminal sexual conduct, stemming from a 2025 incident involving a fellow trooper. According to the criminal complaint, Jacob Christopherson, 31, was charged with fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct after a colleague reported
Man Pleads Guilty After Spraying Vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar During Minneapolis Town Hall
A Minnesota man accused of spraying liquid at Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar during a January town hall meeting in Minneapolis pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to assaulting a U.S. officer. Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, entered the guilty plea as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors and is now awaiting
