Ramsey County renamed Metro Square to the Ramsey County Government Center on March 1, consolidating several services into a downtown hub. The move frees the East building for sale.

Ecolab will invest $500M to expand and modernize its Eagan Schuman R&D campus, adding labs and customer space while aiming to retain roughly 1,000 jobs.

After a Twin Cities surveyor was killed on a rural road, his partner is pressing lawmakers to stiffen penalties for drivers who strike road workers. She says a careless-driving ticket isn’t enough.

Lawmakers filed HF 3743 to stand up a state vaccine advisory council that could republish its recommendations as Minnesota’s official schedule amid a measles uptick.

A late-night traffic stop in St. Cloud uncovered a loaded handgun, open containers and two people now facing charges, police say.

A new bill in the Minnesota House would require cities to allow ADUs and missing‑middle housing while limiting certain local design requirements. Supporters call it choice; cities worry about preemption.

A 21-year-old on supervised probation has been charged after a Cornerstone Parking Group employee was fatally shot while stopping a theft in a south Minneapolis lot. Charges and police evidence are now under review in Hennepin County.

A City Council committee advanced a temporary extension of pre-eviction notice to 60 days after residents and mutual-aid organizers testified they'd raised millions to cover rent. The measure now heads to a full Council vote.

Pivot Bio has moved its global headquarters to Minnetonka’s Carlson Towers, bringing a roughly $2 billion ag‑tech company closer to Midwestern corn growers.

St. Paul police searched the 1900 block of Maryland Avenue East on Tuesday after reports of gunfire; no arrests were reported immediately. Investigators are asking for tips and video.

Hill's family angrily rejected a plea deal that produced a roughly 28-year sentence for the man convicted in the 2022 killing of the North High quarterback.

Public registration opens at 10 a.m. CT Tuesday and Twin Cities In Motion expects roughly 11,000 marathon entrants — the biggest field in about a decade.

A Madison man has been charged after a Twin Cities woman was found dead inside her camper at Mac’s Park Place; court filings and video evidence are central to the investigation.