Charlie Richard Smith allegedly told the teen he believed she was 18 — then said he'd go as low as 12. He's due in court October 5.

State auditors say Minnesota's five-star Assisted Living Report Card leaves out substantiated abuse findings, and one facility's rating hid a case tied to a death.

Warrants say BCA agents found just five kids at Diamond Daycare, which state records flagged as far back as 2018.

Chief Brian Hubbard says the cameras helped solve crimes, but Crystal is ending its Flock Safety contract entirely amid resident pressure.

Bloomington police say the victim's gunshot wound is non-life-threatening, but what sparked the shooting near 30th Avenue South remains unclear.

Jesse Thomas Ellingboe allegedly called his injured victims “drunk maniacs” after ramming their golf cart at a Lanesboro campground.

State officials say a Twin Cities pest firm may have issued bogus negative rabies results to customers who had bats or other wild mammals submitted for testing on their behalf.

One driver died at the scene near East Lake Street; a second driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Johnny Le's Eagan license had lapsed months before he assaulted a client who found him through Groupon, records show.

A good Samaritan's 911 call on the Greater East Side triggered a drone launch that helped locate the boy before ground units arrived.

Bloomington police say a heated exchange between two groups escalated into drawn firearms at Mall of America's Macy's. A fourth man remains uncharged.

Abdi Mohamed Dakane allegedly threatened to kill his partner and a Kwik Trip clerk before Waite Park police caught up with him.

Fathers Jeff Ethen and Peter Kirchner lingered over a second cup of coffee on 9/11 — a delay that kept them from their planned breakfast at Windows on the World.