Crews and hazmat teams worked to right derailed railcars north of Warroad after a multi‑car derailment forced evacuations and closed Highway 313.

A viral TikTok led Mark Cuban to pay for a medical flight after an insurer denied coverage, getting a Minnesota infant to Cincinnati for urgent leukemia care.

Sunny and unseasonably warm Monday with highs near 70. Cooler air returns Tuesday and a couple of systems could bring rain changing to snow later in the week.

Sue's Drive-In in Pierz will reopen next Wednesday, April 1, kicking off an early drive-in season. The Main Street stand is known for burgers, fresh onion rings and soft-serve.

Upper 60s and sun return to Minneapolis today. Isolated storms possible Monday night across the south metro.

Local checks found many MSP roundtrip fares above $500 and some winter trips near $1,000. Delta's hub dominance, the retreat of ULCCs and added fees help explain the jump.

Brooklyn Park's Godfather's Pizza has closed after 40 years; the building sold for $850,000 and the operator is retiring.

State regulators fined Long Prairie’s Central Bi-Products $3 million after investigators found wastewater and air permit violations tied to repeated hydrogen sulfide odors. Todd County will receive roughly $1.2 million of the penalty.

A 27-year-old is accused of a brutal early-morning attack outside a portable restroom at the Stearns History Museum; the victim remains hospitalized with serious head injuries.

Valesha Parker pleaded guilty to one count of aiding an offender after the 2022 killing of Zaria McKeever. A May 1 hearing will decide whether a judge accepts the plea and its proposed 364‑day jail term.

Endogenex raised $50M to push its ReCET endoscopic therapy into a larger clinical trial. The Plymouth company is racing toward readouts expected in late 2026.

Nur House Cafe opened March 25 in a former Starbucks downtown, offering Somali beverages, housemade pastries and rotating seasonal drinks from a family-run team. The shop aims to be a neighborhood gathering place across from U.S. Bank Stadium.

Commercial values in Minneapolis fell again this assessment cycle, shrinking downtown office valuations and shifting more of the property-tax load to homeowners.