Stopgap funding still leaves high-poverty Minnesota schools facing painful cuts
As Dalia Gonzalez led a lesson about syllables to her Spanish-speaking first-graders Thursday afternoon, Angela Delgado moved around the room helping students understand the lesson. She guided students through writing words. She dismissed them for snacktime. Several children approached her for hugs. Delgado is an educa
Authorities looking for missing man in his 50s with dementia
Law enforcement is asking for help finding a missing 52-year-old man last seen in Minnetonka. Maxim Chance was last seen at his home on the 14000 block of Minnetonka Drive around 6:30 a.m. on May 20, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). Chance has mobility issues and...
Justices reject convict’s appeal to vacate felony murder conviction
The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed denial of James Green‘s petition to vacate felony murder convictions. Green sought relief under a 2023 Minnesota law narrowing aiding-and-abetting liability for felony murder. The court found sufficient evidence that Green intended to aid the killings during a 2004 St. Paul shooting
Highest Rated Restaurants In Minnesota That Are Always Worth The Visit
A list of places where the food consistently delivers. I have waited in lines and made reservations and driven across town just to taste what all the fuss was about. Minnesota has restaurants with sky high ratings that actually deserve the praise instead of crumbling under the pressure. The flavors are bold and the ser
Behind the scenes: Target creates testing lab in Brooklyn Park
In the big retail race to be fast and efficient, Target this month finished building out an innovation lab in Brooklyn Park, where it can test out new ideas. Why it matters: One focus of the company's new "Epic Lab" is improving its network of 2,000 stores that double as shipping hubs.
Police officer with BAC over 3 times the legal limit arrested in Bloomington
Dash cam video captured the arrest of a southern Minnesota police officer in Bloomington who had a BAC over three times the legal limit.
ABC Radio Returns to Twin Cities As CBS Radio Shuts Down
Longtime CBS affiliate WCCO/830 (Minneapolis) has chosen ABC as the new source of its hourly newscasts as CBS prepares to shut down its radio network. The 50kW Audacy station, formerly owned by CBS, made the announcement Thursday, May 21, the day before CBS is scheduled to air its final radio newscasts. The changeover
Twin Cities weekend guide: Oddities expo, mini State Fair, Memorial Day
Taxidermy, funeral collectibles, sideshow performers and "all things weird" are coming to Minneapolis this weekend for the return of the Oddities and Curiosities Expo. What's happening: The traveling event features hundreds of vendors selling everything from vintage medical devices to actual skulls. All items are legal
10 years after killing of north Minneapolis grandmother Birdell Beeks, her daughter carries on...
Listen10 years after killing of north Minneapolis grandmother Birdell Beeks, her daughter carries on her legacy. The time 6:03 p.m. is seared into the mind of Bunny Beeks. It was the moment the first shotspotter went off in Minneapolis the day her mother’s life was taken by a stray bullet, on May 26, 2016.
Layoffs at local First Student bus company after Wayzata School District changes service
125 people at First Student in Plymouth will lose their positions this summer following the Wayzata Public School District ending their contract, according to the WARN notice filed with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
