MPD credits use of automatic license plate reader in shooting arrest
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A man was arrested in connection to a shooting after Minneapolis police say they used an automatic license plate reader to track him down. Ananias Cortex Williams, 28, of Minneapolis, is charged with second-degree assault and possession of a firearm as a prohibited person. Minneapolis shooting...
Rally urges Target, Cargill, Best Buy to condemn federal surveillance of activists
Union leaders, religious clergy and immigrant rights activists called for three major Minnesota corporations to condemn the sweeping federal surveillance campaign targeting activists and to sign the Business for Democracy Pledge outside Target headquarters in downtown Minneapolis on Aug. 17. The rally came amid court f
AG Ellison Sues Abbott, $36M Group Home Neglect Exposed, and Fatal Contamination Recalls: Minneapolis...
Overview: Minnesota legal and public health issues emerged this week as Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott over an ICE agent extradition, state audits uncovered $36 million in payments to neglect-plagued group homes, and health officials issued urgent recalls for contaminated alfalfa sprouts
Drought dries out rivers and gardens in Twin Cities metro
Expanding drought conditions are prompting some Twin Cities metro area water suppliers to consider restricting watering, as dry weather withers gardens and slows the flow of rivers. The U.S. drought monitor map released Thursday elevated a small part of northwest Minnesota to the extreme drought category; much of the e
Brainerd Man Charged in Fatal Apple Valley Worksite Incident
A Brainerd man is charged with second-degree manslaughter following the death of a coworker at an Apple Valley tree-trimming site. Dakota County prosecutors say 34-year-old Christopher Crimmins was operating a hydraulic grapple Thursday evening while 26-year-old Tyler Lynch of Royalton was picking up branches. Accordin
Calhoun Square Was Uptown’s Biggest Retail Project. In 2025 Minneapolis Approved Replacing Its South...
Calhoun Square is an enclosed shopping center at Hennepin Avenue and West Lake Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It opened in February 1984, built partly from older storefronts and enclosed around a skylit atrium. The name came down in 2020, and the building became Seven Points. Tenants left first. Famous Dave's...
Charges: Cokato man tried to kidnap woman outside Golden Valley clinic
Todd Alan Smith is accused of using pepper spray on the woman's family members during the incident.
Brooklyn Park home ‘destroyed’ in animal neglect case
A home along West Broadway Avenue in Brooklyn Park has been condemned for human habitation after investigators found unsafe ammonia levels inside, caused by a significant presence of animal waste from 30 animals, mostly cats, living inside. The home at 6316 West Broadway - and the 68-year-old woman living in it - have
At least 87 car windows smashed overnight across Minneapolis
Police haven't determined whether nine separate incidents early Friday are connected to the same suspects.
MN Man Faces Manslaughter Charge in Fatal Tree-Trimming Incident
A horrific incident at a tree trimming a worksite has resulted in a manslaughter charge against a Minnesota man.

















