Mingo Alonzo Sentenced to Life Without Possibility of Parole for Triple Murder Caught on...
In January 2024, three members of a Coon Rapids family — Shannon Patricia Jungwirth (42), her husband Mario Alberto Trejo Estrada (39), and their son Jorge Alexander Reyes-Jungwirth (20) — were killed inside their home during what police call a violent home invasion. Two young children were inside the house at the...
Just Paula’s Brings Smoked Flavor and Community to the Minneapolis Farmers Market
Anthony Simmons and Ulysses Zackery have found a niche at the Minneapolis Farmers Market, where their everything-from-scratch approach has customers coming back for more. For three years, Anthony Simmons and his business partner and co-chef Ulysses Zackery have filled the Minneapolis Farmers Market with the...
Finland Finishes USA World Junior Run
St. Paul, Minn. — The United States were not anointed by many as a favorite for the 2026 World Junior, but exiting the tournament in the quarterfinals with a 4-3 overtime loss to Finland stung the host nation. Cole Hutson was ‘knocked out cold’ in a preliminary round game...
Burnsville Police Investigate Assault Near Crystal Lake, Urge Community Vigilance and Tips
On the chilly morning of January 1, 2026, Burnsville Police were dispatched to a trail near 11 Crystal Lake West following an alarming report of an assault. The distress call placed at about 8:15 a.m. came from a woman who encountered a fearsome scenario: an ambush by an unknown male assailant while traversing the...
Victim in critical condition after fire at large house on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue
One person is in critical condition following an overnight fire at a house on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. According to St. Paul Fire, firefighters carried a victim out of an apartment in a three-story home on the 400 block of historic Summit Avenue. The victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
1 hurt, 1 arrested in overnight shooting in St. Paul’s North End
Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, say a man is hospitalized and another is in custody in connection to a shooting overnight Saturday in the city's North End neighborhood.
Ely Echo Editorial: As more light shines on fraud cases, state of Minnesota’s response...
With each passing day, the firestorm only builds over fraud that has pilfered hundreds of millions of dollars, and perhaps even more, from the state of Minnesota. While investigations have gone on for years, the heat has grown in recent months and went viral just this week, when a 23-year-old YouTuber appeared to...
Car fans flock to Minneapolis for Twin Cities Auto Show
At the Minneapolis Convention Center, it's horns honking, engines revving and car gurus gathering under one big roof.
Hopkins police investigating shooting that left woman dead
An investigation is underway in Hopkins following a shooting that left a woman dead and a man in custody on Saturday.
Incoming snow, freezing rain sparks travel alert in Twin Cities
Weather officials are warning of potentially treacherous road conditions in the Twin Cities as a variety of wintry weather arrives on Sunday. The National Weather Service says that a combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain could "lead to icy travel conditions" late Sunday morning into early afternoon. The Twin...

















