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.

Two $50,000 Minnesota Millionaire Raffle tickets remain unclaimed; the winning retailers are in Andover and Burnsville and other five-figure prizes are also listed.

Our Saviour’s Lutheran in south Minneapolis formally handed a neighborhood lot known as the Green House to the Indigenous Protector Movement as reparations. Organizers plan a culturally rooted community house and housing.

Minneapolis leaders and George Floyd’s family demanded apologies and editorial action after a Netflix roast joke referenced Floyd’s final moments. Activists say the bit re‑traumatized the city ahead of the anniversary.

Health unit coordinators at Park Nicollet Methodist authorized a three-day ULP strike starting May 27 after an overwhelming vote over pay, pension and back pay. Negotiations remain ongoing under federal notice rules.

Minneapolis Public Schools will serve free meals and snacks to children 18 and under from June 15 to Aug. 28 at 60+ sites across the city. No sign-up is required; families can use the Free Meals for Kids app to find times and locations.

About 30 Minneapolis firefighters are on PTSD leave, stretching crews and sending overtime bills higher. City budget staff warn the trend has widened both staffing and fiscal strain.