A porch blaze in south Minneapolis Monday night displaced 13 people and left parts of a two‑story building uninhabitable. The Red Cross is assisting those affected.

With the 18th pick and four selections inside the top 100, the Vikings face a short list of big decisions — safety, trench help or a new weapon. Mock drafts keep pointing to Oregon’s Dillon Thieneman.

An Edina man admitted he took nearly $1 million in pandemic relief; his plea deal calls for full restitution and a government recommendation of up to 21 months behind bars.

A revived bill would send MnDOT to the federal grant queue to study new passenger rail from St. Paul to Fargo and Kansas City as Amtrak ridership climbs.

Renville County officials say proposed Minnesota DOC rules could add hundreds of thousands to the jail budget and strip boarding revenue, prompting a county board protest.

A boy was critically wounded in a shooting in Hopkins; initial reporting is limited as investigators work to piece together what happened.

Two Vail Communities clubhouses in Minneapolis and St. Paul could close when state funding ends June 30, leaving hundreds without daily peer supports.

The Walker Art Center is ending its relationship with Cardamom after the restaurant moved to QR ordering and cut servers. The museum will solicit new restaurant proposals.

Hennepin County prosecutors charged an ICE agent with two counts of second‑degree assault after a February Highway 62 confrontation — the first criminal case tied to Operation Metro Surge.

The owner of longtime East St. Paul watering hole Cheers Pub has listed the business and building for sale, with the MLS showing a $269,900 asking price.

The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a murder conviction, finding a geofence warrant used to pull Google location data was insufficiently particular under the state constitution. The case is remanded to lower court for further proceedings.

St. Paul's Non‑Fatal Shooting Unit treats every shooting like a homicide and city records show solve rates have jumped.

A house fire on the 600 block of 5th Avenue South displaced 11 people and hospitalized one. Firefighters contained the blaze to the upper floors and the Red Cross is assisting.