About 600 Allina clinicians reached a tentative three‑year contract that union leaders say secures more autonomy, safety and leave protections. Members will vote next week.

The owner of Star Distribution admitted to wire fraud after prosecutors say his company billed roughly $10 million to federal child-nutrition programs and funneled kickbacks to a family consultant. The plea follows related admissions by his sister and other relatives.

St. Cloud State is seeking state funds to demolish aging campus buildings and create green space; top four removals are estimated at $14–$15 million.

A 60-year-old Watertown man died after his pickup collided with an SUV at Highway 3 and 280th Street West in Castle Rock Township. A Farmington teen was hurt but not critically.

M Physicians CEO Greg Beilman says a mediated 10-year pact with Fairview and the U of M steadied the medical school’s doctors and funding outlook. The agreement locks in major investments and new governance steps.

A 2-year-old boy was critically injured after falling from a second-floor window in St. Paul's Dayton's Bluff neighborhood.

A separate cocktail room called The Vermilion has opened at 1085 Grand Ave in St. Paul, offering craft cocktails, bourbon and a late-night happy hour.

State tax investigators say an unlicensed Pine City cannabis operation owes more than $1.9 million and its operator now faces felony tax counts.

A March 18 shooting in St. Paul’s Midway left a 17‑year‑old dead and a woman critically wounded. Court filings identify a 22‑year‑old ex‑partner as the suspect.

A St. Paul substitute teacher was sentenced to six years after a conviction for attempted first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a student at a local charter school.

Hussein’s family filed a federal wrongful‑death suit on March 30, 2026, accusing Minnesota DHS and staff of failing to protect patients after a fatal assault at the St. Peter forensic campus. The complaint alleges an inmate played a violent video game shortly before the attack.

A Medicare billing glitch has held up millions in reimbursements and left small Minnesota hospitals scrambling; leaders warn some have only weeks of cash.

Two people were killed and two children hospitalized after a head-on crash on Highway 71 near Park Rapids on Sunday night.