Champlin's Father Hennepin Festival and Mississippi Crossings Summer Series return this week with Good for Gary, food trucks, a truck museum and free shuttles.

Public filings and reporting show the Oakland Cemetery superintendent's reported pay rose sharply while two directors listed on the 2024 990 have since died. Plot owners say they can't get answers and want transparency.

Drivers and UNITE HERE Local 17 protested at MSP, saying LSG Sky Chefs' single‑operator policy has led to injuries and near‑misses. Attorney General Keith Ellison joined the rally.

St. Cloud State will relocate Twin Cities graduate programs from Plymouth to North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park on Aug. 3, offering students access to campus amenities and continued evening/hybrid classes.

Local TV says Saint John Paul the Second held its final day in northeast Minneapolis, while the school's website still advertises enrollment for 2026-27. The two accounts leave the campus' future unclear.

A new Minnesota law named for Kayla Gaebel will require MnDOT and local authorities to consider suicide‑prevention railings and build on earlier funding for the Washington Avenue Bridge.

A downtown Granite Falls bakery is promoting "Nuclear Family Month" this June with specials and merch. The move has split residents and drawn statewide attention.

Saint Paul’s Hamline Midway Library reopens July 18 with a grand-opening celebration featuring music, food, public art and sustainability upgrades.

Volunteer fire ranks across Minnesota are falling; chiefs warn towns may have to hire paid crews or raise levies to keep coverage. Technology and consolidation are being tested as stopgaps.

Larry Fitzgerald Sr., a longtime Twin Cities sportswriter and father of Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald, died Monday at 71. Family thanked hospital staff and local teams offered condolences.

A federal settlement requires Sartell Mobile Home Park's owner to repair sewers, fix billing glitches and reverse contested lease changes.

Volunteer "constitutional observers" were honored by Minnesotans for Open Government for documenting months of federal immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities. The awards arrive as lawsuits and new data about the Metro Surge continue to unfold.

St. Paul Rotary is racing to raise $125,000 to bring fireworks back to Cathedral Hill Park this July 4. The club needs the remainder of the funds by June 15 to proceed.