A pilot was injured and airlifted to a St. Paul hospital after a single‑engine plane made an emergency landing in a field south of Amery Municipal Airport. Investigators including the FAA and NTSB have been notified.

Morning showers taper to partly sunny skies; dry through Tuesday before widespread rain returns late Wednesday into Thursday.

A South St. Paul man has been charged in Ramsey County with first‑ and multiple second‑degree criminal sexual conduct counts alleging abuse of victims under 16 across several years.

A St. Paul firm adapted Air Tractor planes with Heatwave floats that scoop 800 gallons in seconds, promising faster, safer wildfire response across Minnesota.

A 19-year-old University of Minnesota-Morris student drowned after a paddleboat capsized on Little Emily Lake. Authorities and local residents led the search.

A Virginia shopper’s class action alleges Best Buy fed names, addresses and purchase histories into a LiveRamp-clean room and sold enhanced customer profiles through Best Buy Ads. The suit seeks statutory damages and injunctive relief.

A Hibbing man pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide after a July 27 UTV crash that killed his passenger. Sentencing is set for July 16 in Hibbing.

Delegates at the Minnesota GOP convention in Duluth endorsed Adam Schwarze for U.S. Senate, setting up an Aug. 11 primary showdown with Michele Tafoya.

ZIP code 55356 (Long Lake/Orono) landed sixth on a national hottest-housing list, highlighting steep asking prices and scarce waterfront inventory.

An activist investor has urged Solventum to ground executives' private‑jet commutes and refocus leadership at its Eagan headquarters.

Brooklyn Park Police say the Tactical Response Unit executed a high-risk warrant Thursday in the 9000 block of Victoria Gardens, detaining five residents and arresting one man.

A federal grand jury has indicted Joseph Andrew Bragg on kidnapping and child‑pornography counts tied to the January Zimmerman Amber Alert.

A Rochester man was sentenced to 51 months after pleading guilty to disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse material he solicited online. The plea trimmed additional counts.