After 19 public-input meetings, St. Paul’s City Council heard a reworked tree preservation ordinance that would require builders to protect boulevard trees and could require restitution.

A federal board has flagged the Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building in downtown Minneapolis for sale; independent analysis says the landmark has drawn buyer interest.

SPS Commerce has quietly opened a strategic review and hired Morgan Stanley after activist pressure and a steep share decline. The move raises questions for downtown Minneapolis.

Dakota County will roll out ES&S DS300 and DS950 scanners plus ExpressVote ballot‑marking devices beginning with the Aug. 11 primary, officials say.

A $100,000 Mega Millions ticket was sold at the Kwik Trip on 200 2nd Avenue NW in St. Joseph after Tuesday's drawing. The jackpot now heads toward an estimated $489 million.

A Hennepin County jury found realtor Chadwick Banken liable for discriminatory, deceptive contract‑for‑deed sales that targeted Muslim buyers. A judge will set restitution and remedies.

Atanas Hristev, 44, who was shot by a Plymouth officer during a November domestic‑disturbance call, pleaded guilty to second‑degree assault and was sentenced to five years.

Tequilatown's downtown St. Cloud location has closed and the historic 5th Avenue building is listed for sale.

A new quarter-mile riverfront trail has opened in North Minneapolis, offering a preview of parkland and an amphitheater rising on the Upper Harbor site.

A federal judge quashed DOJ subpoenas for Minnesota officials, calling the probe coercive and politically motivated.

A high-speed chase on Highway 10 ended with a Crystal man arrested and deputies seizing meth, multiple firearms and roughly $44,318 in cash, court filings show.

An MPD officer was attacked while trying to calm a crowd after a shooting outside Cowboy Jack's; one person was hospitalized and a man was booked.

A University of Minnesota rodent study found unilateral DBS sped decision‑making as effectively as bilateral stimulation, strengthening the case for simpler adaptive implants.