St. Cloud's City Council will hold a second hearing on a permit-fee overhaul that builders say would raise costs for homeowners and projects.

Arctic Wolf cut roughly 250 jobs as it refocuses on AI and its Aurora Superintelligence platform, trimming sales and product roles across its teams.

A contracted firefighting plane was hit by a bullet while scooping water near Kjostad Lake; the pilot was uninjured and authorities are investigating. Case number 26066433.

Hennepin County’s housing authority approved about $19.2M across multiple programs and moved three north Minneapolis parcels toward affordable-housing redevelopment.

Two inmates were charged this week in the 2022 Rice Street killing in St. Paul. Police say surveillance video, phone data and ballistic evidence linked them to the scene.

A linked-registry study found roughly 2% of violent-trauma patients at HCMC later became involved in homicides, highlighting emergency departments as potential prevention points.

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold led a group that purchased the landmark St. Paul Hotel and says it will renovate rooms and add new food‑and‑drink concepts. The sale comes as private investors double down on downtown St. Paul's comeback.

Clear morning, warming into the upper 70s with gusts near 35 mph. Red Flag Warning affects parts of western Minnesota — skip open burns and secure loose items.

About 30 Minneapolis firefighters are on PTSD leave, stretching crews and sending overtime bills higher. City budget staff warn the trend has widened both staffing and fiscal strain.

A boil water advisory in Excelsior prompted questions from nearby residents with Excelsior mailing addresses; Chanhassen says its water customers are not affected. We explain who is covered and what to do.

A well‑drilling crew working for the MPCA pierced the sewer under the Dirty Blonde Bar & Grill, forcing Bock’s only restaurant to close and leaving nine employees out of work.

Five years after 6-year-old Aniya Allen was killed in north Minneapolis, her grandfather and community still press for answers as the case remains unsolved. Authorities hope tips will break the file.

Princeton voters are deciding a $51.35M bond and a $750K yearly tech levy in a May special election — a rematch after low turnout last fall.