An Itasca County deputy was shot Monday near Max; the deputy is expected to recover and the Minnesota BCA has opened a use‑of‑force investigation.

Gov. Walz reshuffled DHS leadership Monday, elevating John Connolly and shifting Shireen Gandhi amid federal fraud probes and a pending Senate confirmation hearing.

An assistant police chief at the Minnesota State Fair has filed a whistleblower suit alleging Sheriff Bob Fletcher used chemical munitions and then retaliated when the officer reported it. The fair says it will defend its actions.

The U.S. Justice Department sued Minnesota on May 4, 2026, asking a federal court to halt the state's 2020 climate‑deception suit against Exxon, Koch and the API.

Minnesota Aurora signed Cal State Fullerton goalkeeper Isaac Ranson, the club’s first openly transgender player. He arrives ahead of preseason and a May 21 opener.

A pedestrian was killed Sunday at a Rockford residence after a van ended up in the yard; the scene remains under investigation.

A St. Paul man who sought prostate cancer care at Mayo Clinic was hit with a $76,423 bill after his insurer initially denied coverage. The insurer later reversed course, highlighting how network confusion can follow treatment.

A Union Pacific freight train derailed near Henderson on May 2, overturning eight cars and spilling grain; officials say there are no injuries and no hazardous leaks detected.

Minneapolis police responded to reports of a possible shooting on the 4000 block of Nicollet Ave South late Friday. Details were limited as investigators processed the scene.

A North Minneapolis nonprofit has petitioned city officials after a permit was issued for a daycare next to an opioid‑treatment clinic on West Broadway. Organizers say zoning, safety and community input were sidelined.

The Minnesota BCA says agents and crime‑scene personnel are investigating a police use‑of‑force incident in Virginia; local officers and St. Louis County deputies were at the scene.

A South St. Paul mother says her husband will be deported to Laos over a 1990s conviction, leaving five children on a single income as local groups scramble to help. The case sits inside a wider wave of Southeast Asian removals in the Upper Midwest.

Minneapolis closed roughly 80% of its 2025 homicides, a recent high as the city’s murder count fell and detectives had more time to pursue leads.