Saint Paul MN

Goldfish stir up lake bottoms, releasing phosphorus that fuels algae blooms and clouds the water. But now, they're on the menu for bears, otters and sea lions at the Minnesota Zoo.

In the span of 12 hours Monday, from midmorning to near midnight, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara trudged to city scenes covered in blood and bullet casings. Just 2 miles apart on Lake Street - an area long the vibrant immigrant-dense commercial corridor of Minneapolis - 12 people were shot in spaces where the...

Earlier today, the streets of Brooklyn Park were host to a standoff situation that brought out the big guns, as the BPPD SWAT team and negotiators were dispatched to a residence on the 6300 block of Boone Ave N. According to a Brooklyn Park Police Department public safety alert, at around 10:00 am, officers responded...

MINNEAPOLIS - Recreational marijuana is taking a major leap this week as more than a dozen dispensaries start selling for adult use across Minnesota. On Monday, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) approved RISE and Green Goods, the state's only licensed medical cannabis providers, to also sell recreational...

Police are investigating a possible connection between the two shootings.

A Fridley man convicted in a Coon Rapids triple murder will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced. A jury earlier this year found 39-year-old Alonzo Pierre Mingo guilty of fatally shooting three people during a Jan. 26, 2024, attack inside a home. Court records show...

MINNEAPOLIS — If you were once a loyal patron of the Mississippi mainstay Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge, you'll be happy to know Christmas came early this year. The now-bygone bar is selling off its iconic Christmas collection and more via auction through Sept. 17. The lot offers everything you need to feel festive,...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old girl killed during a mass shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis remembered her Sunday as a fierce, curious and funny child who “didn’t water herself down.” Friends, family and others gathered in an outdoor amphitheater by a lake to celebrate Harper Moyski’s life....

Family members explained that Samuels went to law enforcement, the courts, and even Facebook for help, but it wasn’t enough.

The flowers lay in the memorial of the Catholic School in Minnesota, with a card attached simply stating, “We get it. With love, Uvalde.”. Those words capture the crushing reality that communities across the nation are connected not by joy or hope, but by shared grief. It is a cycle that has become devastatingly...