Olympic champion Sunisa "Suni" Lee posted "I'm back" on Instagram and says she's training again, aiming for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

A 12-year-old is suspected of causing $150,000–$200,000 in damage to a St. Paul building being renovated for an artist’s studio, forcing repairs and insurance reviews.

A July 13 fire heavily damaged the Minnesota Debre Bisrat Ethiopian Orthodox church and community center on 144th Street West in Rosemount; officials say the building may be a total loss.

Kyeon Hill faces first-degree assault and a misdemeanor domestic-assault charge after police say he stabbed an officer during a May 2025 domestic call; his Stearns County trial opens this week.

A man was seriously injured in a Saturday-night stabbing near Snelling and University in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood; police are seeking witnesses and video.

A statewide coalition launched Childcare For All on July 12, pushing for free child care for every Minnesota family and higher pay for early educators.

An overnight shooting on Jackson Street left a woman with non-life-threatening injuries; police found evidence at the scene and have made no arrests.

Vandals have damaged dozens of young trees along St. Paul's riverfront, and the city says the pattern has cost more than $100,000. Officials are asking for tips as they weigh whether to pause new plantings.

A veterinary sedative called medetomidine — “rhino tranq” — is turning up in Minnesota fentanyl, deepening sedation and complicating overdoses. Officials urge naloxone, rescue breathing and hospital evaluation.

Two St. Cloud teens were charged after an alleged ambush last Thursday left a man hospitalized with a punctured lung.

Phillips Edison has purchased Chaska Commons in a roughly $38 million deal, adding a grocery‑anchored center to its Twin Cities holdings. The sale keeps Cub Foods and neighborhood services under a national owner focused on grocery-anchored retail.

A 62-year-old woman died after her Subaru went under a semi on U.S. Highway 87 near milepost 15 in Becker County. Authorities say the truck driver was not hurt.

A Wisconsin couple sued Target in Hennepin County after their 10‑month‑old daughter died from swallowing a water bead; court filings allege the retailer ignored earlier warnings.