Feds Keeping St. Paul Safe From Hard-Working Roofers
Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of important, overlooked, and/or interesting Minnesota news stories. Federal agents snatched several Latino roofers from a job in St. Paul on Thursday. Just look at how vague that sentence is. What kind of agents? Well, they wouldn’t identify themselves, and who knows...
Police seek man on bicycle who assaulted woman in Hopkins
HOPKINS, Minn. — Hopkins police are asking for help from the public in locating a man on a bicycle who is accused of assaulting a female jogger. Police say the alleged attack happened on Sept. 13. A Facebook post on the department's account says the woman was running on the 400 block of 11th Avenue South when a man...
Encampment shooting sparks safety concerns
The plight of the homeless is front and center in Minneapolis. For the past couple months, an encampment on East Lake Street has been at the center of disputes, court hearings and potential lawsuits. When seven people were shot Sept. 15, 2025, the encampment was closed. Hamoudi Sabri, a long-time...
Deadly thallium poisoning: Roommate indicted on first-degree murder
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Fridley man facing charges in the thallium poisoning death of his roommate has been indicted on first-degree murder. Stuart Hanmer, 35, was initially arrested and charged in September with second-degree murder following the death of his roommate, Cody Ernst. The 33-year-old fell ill in...
Man Who Drove Wrong-Way to Strike Rival Gets 5 Years in Prison
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to prison after admitting he intentionally struck another man with a vehicle during a confrontation earlier this year. Carlos Vondale Weems, 36, was sentenced Thursday to 60 months in prison for first-degree assault causing great bodily harm. A judge granted a downward durational...
Proposed AI Data Centers Could Drain Minnesota’s 10,000 Lakes
Imagine a facility using as much electricity as an entire city, and twice as much water. The rapid rise of AI is pushing limits we never thought we’d reach.
Dakota County grand jury indicts Burnsville man for first-degree murder
Jason Filas is accused of stabbing Danielle Warren to death while their two young children were present.
Firefighter from Minnesota dies on-job in Idaho, laid to rest in Minneapolis Saturday
She was helping the U.S. Forest Service on a prescribed burn in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest last Friday when a tree fell and hit Oscarson. She died later that day, the Idaho Department of Lands said.
Anthony Edwards Reveals Viral Message to Kawhi Leonard
When the Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the LA Clippers earlier this season, star guard Anthony Edwards went viral for calling Kawhi Leonard old. The...
Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns compares himself and Anthony Edwards to volatile duo
Clearly, Karl-Anthony Towns isn't a big fan of history, even if it concerns the team he plays for, the Minnesota Timberwolves. While...
