A former Ecolab office tower at 386 Wabasha Street North is being converted into The Stella, adding roughly 174 apartments to downtown St. Paul with a complex financing stack.

MPCA has begun steps to revoke Northern Iron’s air permit after modeling showed likely lead and fine-particle exceedances. Residents have filed a class-action while the foundry disputes the findings.

A Winona man faces felony charges after his girlfriend's service dog was found dead at Aghaming Park; a necropsy found blunt-force trauma, police say.

A Becker man was charged this week after a 2024 I‑94 crash killed Julie Kay Terwey; investigators say phone app activity and high speed were factors.

A Maplewood police officer was stabbed inside a CVS at White Bear Avenue and County Road B East. The officer has non-life-threatening injuries and a suspect was detained.

A St. Cloud man faces a felony threats charge after allegedly pointing a handgun at another driver during a Sunday road‑rage incident. Police say a license‑plate photo and a spent 9mm casing helped tie the suspect to the scene.

Organizers are tightening the Little Falls Arts & Crafts Fair footprint for 2026, concentrating 600+ vendors downtown and moving the Marketplace to First Street SE for a safer, easier-to-navigate weekend.

A Jamestown man died after a head-on crash on I-94 near Evansville that left two people dead and another critically injured.

Roho Collective opens a 3,000-square-foot downtown gallery and cultural center at Nicollet, pairing exhibitions with markets and business training for artists of color.

A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s bid to invalidate Minnesota and Twin Cities rules that limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Sen. Bernie Sanders headlines a Minneapolis rally with Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan as national progressives pour resources into Minnesota's Senate primary.

A developer‑backed Black Business Village Experience will host a free Aug. 15 land‑launch in Brooklyn Center to raise funds for a planned 30,000‑sq‑ft event and business hub.

Nine people were shot early Sunday outside the Reign Event Center in Uptown Minneapolis; two men are in life-threatening condition.