Hit-and-run driver strikes woman and children in Eden Prairie crosswalk
Authorities are hunting a hit-and-run driver who struck a woman and two children in an Eden Prairie crosswalk, leaving one child critically injured. The hit-and-run happened around 8:20 p.m. at the intersection of Mitchell Road and Chestnut Drive, where a woman was crossing Mitchell Road with four young children,...
Law enforcement searching for man suspected of stabbing girlfriend’s ex
Lenin Zenguana Pati, 44, faces one count of attempted second-degree murder. His whereabouts are unknown.
Moonlight Market Roseville celebrates Black Business Month Aug. 23
The celebration of Black Business Month continues with a vibrant evening of shopping, music, and community at the Moonlight Market on Saturday, August 23. The event runs from 7 to 11:30 p.m. at PAR 365, 2655 Patton Road in Roseville, Minnesota’s only Black-owned virtual golf and lounge space. Presented...
Patients frustrated with closing of St. Paul pain clinic
The recent closing of a St. Paul, Minnesota, pain clinic is causing both physical and emotional headaches for patients.
Cast announced for upcoming stage adaptation of “Purple Rain”
As the curtain prepares to rise for the stage adaptation of Prince's iconic film "Purple Rain", producers have released the names of those whose talents will be on display later this year at the State Theatre in Minneapolis.
Minnesota woman sentenced for scamming Social Security for a quarter century
MINNEAPOLIS — An Austin woman who admitted to a 25-year-long Social Security scheme in which she posed as her dead mother to federal officials has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Mavious Redmond, 54, pleaded guilty in April. Prosecutors say the scheme began when her...
SEE IT: Minneapolis launches the state’s first mobile medical unit
Minnesota’s first mobile medical unit is now on the streets of Minneapolis, providing medical service to those in need by taking the treatment right to their location
Adoption fees halved at 3 Animal Humane Society shelters in Twin Cities Saturday
There will be 50% off adoption fees at three Animal Humane Society shelters in the Twin Cities on Saturday. The one-day promotion, part of a NBCUniversal "Clear The Shelters" effort, will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at AHS locations in Golden Valley, Coon Rapids, and Woodbury. Clear The...
Fairgoers fill up free Park & Ride lots on opening day
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — If you are hoping for free parking on the opening day of the State Fair, you might be out of luck. The free Park & Ride lots are quickly filling up Thursday morning, according to the Minnesota State Fair website. Eighteen out of 20 lots were filled up as of 11 a.m., though spots may open later...
The Miracle of Matt’s
Nibs Martin had a problem. He owned a bar at 35th Street and Cedar Avenue in South Minneapolis—a two-story building on the southwest corner, dating to 1914. It had been a store and a dentist’s office, but sometime in the 1940s, Martin turned it into a bar, with a small griddle and deep fryer by the entrance. The...
