A Rochester restaurant owner was sentenced this week to 16 months and ordered to repay about $5.3M for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud. Federal prosecutors also won a three-year term for another defendant as the probe continues.

Regulators and an administrative law judge say Xcel must refund $40.6M after a 2023 Prairie Island outage tied to a severed control cable. The decision would produce bill credits for Minnesota customers.

Carver County posted a Wanted Wednesday alert naming 33-year-old Leah Victoria Peterson as wanted on murder and drug distribution charges. Authorities ask anyone with tips to call the confidential line.

Doors Open Minneapolis returns May 9–10 with free access to 75 venues across the city — family activities, theater centennials, Fed tours and brewery stops. Here’s how to map the weekend.

A funding push to send millions to Minnesota food shelves remains unresolved at the Capitol as pantries face record demand.

A Rochester man faces felony charges after investigators say they found explicit videos and records of payments linking him to a teen. Bail was set at $100,000 and court dates are pending.

Nearly 170 Chisago County employees struck this week over health‑insurance plan design and rising deductibles, prompting picket lines and service shifts across the county. Negotiations remain deadlocked while both sides file labor complaints.

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.