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.

Canberra has filed a multibillion‑dollar suit against 3M, blaming decades‑old firefighting foam for PFAS contamination at 28 defence sites. Officials say taxpayers have already spent more than A$1.3 billion on cleanup.

Councilors introduced an ordinance to block city agreements with agencies whose officers conceal their identities. Sponsors say masked officers undermine accountability.

After decades of industrial pollution, the St. Louis River estuary’s cleanup is entering its final phase, with Spirit Lake and Duluth Works largely remediated.

St. Louis Park holds an open house tonight to walk residents through Phase 2 of a long‑overdue zoning rewrite; draft articles and maps are online.

A settlement filed Tuesday would cut Xcel Energy’s proposed Minnesota gas rate hike to 4.88% and could trigger refunds for customers who’ve paid interim increases.

A crash at 2nd Street South and County Road 78 damaged communications lines and knocked out phone and internet across Sartell; crews are on scene.