A lakeside cemetery in Duluth is crumbling into Lake Superior, exposing graves and human remains as St. Louis County seeks state aid for a multi‑million dollar shore wall. Officials say a retaining wall could preserve graves without disinterring remains.

Sunny and warm Wednesday with highs near 71°F; light rain possible after 2 a.m. Thursday, then cooler and windy. Plan for damp roads and gusts.

Saint Paul updates its residential garbage rates on April 1, 2026 — small carts cost roughly $287.66/year, with bigger carts and weekly pickup priced higher. The change follows the city’s annual rate adjustment process.

At a state fraud hearing, lawmakers were told TSA flagged nearly $700 million in cash leaving MSP across 2024–25, prompting Treasury and FinCEN probes and calls for clearer tracking.

MDH’s new Center for Health Care Affordability report finds cost is forcing many Minnesotans to skip care and lays out a 2026 research and engagement agenda.

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, was laid to rest at Fort Snelling after a memorial at Eagle Brook Church. Hundreds lined Highway 61 as White Bear Lake honored her.

A mobile AirSCWO unit will arrive in April for a St. Cloud pilot testing whether PFAS in biosolids and spent filter media can be destroyed rather than captured.

A dog’s 2017 discovery of a skull led detectives to a Minnesota family; guilty pleas and prison terms followed, yet questions remain about why no one searched sooner.

An early-morning fire in St. Cloud displaced more than 50 residents and left the building unsafe; firefighters rescued occupants and the Red Cross is assisting.

Rondo Community Land Trust purchased the long‑vacant Sears on Rice Street, handing a major redevelopment parcel to a local nonprofit steward. Plans and timelines remain to be announced.

Minnesota regulators recalled Tidal Wave 3.5‑gram THC vapes after tests found THC above the 0.3% legal limit; consumers are being told to discard affected units.

Competing bills at the Minnesota Capitol would either raise kratom's purchase age to 21 or classify the plant as a controlled drug, prompting concern from health officials and local leaders.

Ecolab is reportedly in talks to buy CoolIT for about $4.5–$5 billion, giving the St. Paul company a hardware foothold in AI data‑center cooling.