The 28th Twin Cities Jazz Festival returns to Mears Park June 19 620 with free performances, headliners the Yellowjackets and JazzMN Orchestra featuring Michael Mayo.

Cool, sunny Monday gives way to scattered showers Monday night and a wetter Wednesday. Expect breezy afternoon winds and pockets of heavy rain midweek.

Hennepin County is recommending $1.7M in TOC grants for five projects that officials say will leverage about $66.2M to add housing, jobs and commercial space. The awards center on BRT and high-frequency bus corridors.

Cuts to weather‑balloon launches and shifted schedules have created upper‑air gaps that Minnesota forecasters fear could cut lead time on severe‑weather warnings this summer.

State officials flagged more than 7,700 suspicious college applications last year; lawmakers approved $1.5M to begin identity-proofing across the Minnesota State system.

Roofers in Bemidji jumped from roofs and scattered into yards as federal agents detained about 20 workers at a townhome job site, neighbors said. The sweep has left crews and homeowners scrambling.

Fairview told thousands of Medicare Advantage patients it may stop scheduling UnitedHealthcare members starting Jan. 1, 2027, amid a national squeeze on Advantage plans.

A St. Paul man was sentenced to 346 months for a Frogtown shooting that killed Levon T. Washington on Aug. 16, 2025. Court documents and witness statements tied Kireice Williams to the killing.

Two ATV riders found 68-year-old Kathryn Woessner trapped in a mud hole on a remote northern Minnesota trail after she’d been missing for three days.

A 31-year-old Fosston man died after an apartment shooting and a 22-year-old was arrested; authorities say the investigation is ongoing.

Two teens were found dead inside a St. Paul home; investigators and the Ramsey County medical examiner say there were no immediate signs of foul play and autopsies are pending.

A tenant-rights 'right-to-repair' ordinance has qualified for St. Paul’s November ballot, promising faster fixes for renters while raising legal questions. Organizers will now pivot to a fall campaign.

A head-on collision on Highway 8 near 270th Street Tuesday night killed one woman and left another in critical condition, authorities say.