Meet the Paramilitary Goons Who Patrolled Uptown in 2021
Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of important, overlooked, and/or interesting Minnesota news stories. Remember Those Awful Mall Cops Patrolling Uptown During the Unrest?. Investigative journalist Eamon Whalen took the time to figure out who they were, why they were there, and how their legacy lives on...
Bernadette Spray is using her art to foster autism awareness
Earlier this year, Twin Cities jazz singer Bernadette Spray received a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board with the aim of raising autism awareness.
Property taxes are rising across local governments in Minnesota, to the tune of nearly...
MINNEAPOLIS — Over the course of three decades living in White Bear Lake, Brian Hanson has learned to deal with common nuisances like snow removal and yard work. Those are just some of the joys of homeownership. "I don't mind the leaves, every once in a while," Hanson said,...
Teen injured in south Minneapolis shooting, police say; no arrests
Police in south Minneapolis are investigating after a 16-year-old boy was injured in a shooting on Monday afternoon.
Minneapolis business consultant sentenced to 7 years prison for role in $6 million fraud...
A Minneapolis business advisor was handed a prison term of seven years on Monday for his role in a $6 million fraud scheme that included stealing from a pandemic aid program. Tezzaree El-Amin Champion, 29, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Minneapolis after pleading guilty earlier this year to wire fraud,...
U-Haul van driver arrested after chase spanning from Chisago County to St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Authorities say a police chase that started in Chisago County Sunday night ended in St. Paul with the driver of a U-Haul van being arrested. The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office says it attempted a traffic stop on a U-Haul van Sunday night near Stacy, Minn., for lane violations and not having...
“Weird Al” Yankovic to perform at Grandstand in 2026
One of the most successful comedy musicians of all time is coming to the Minnesota State Fair next year.
Savage Police narrow investigation into infant’s death after being found unresponsive at daycare
SAVAGE, Minn. — Newly released court documents are shedding more light on the Savage Police Department's investigation now honing in on a daycare employee who was the last person to care an infant that died and another infant who also had medical issues, but survived. Police were called to...
Metro Transit settles lawsuit with skateboarder for state max
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Metro Transit will pay $500,000 to a skateboarder who was run over by a bus in a south Minneapolis intersection, according to his attorney. The half-million settlement is the maximum allowed on liability claims against governmental entities under state law. Video captures moment bus strikes,...
Law enforcement responding to East Lake Street
A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS photographer at the scene on the 1800 block of East Lake Street captured images of evidence markers, police tape and several squad cars.

















