Blaine police say scammers are cloning legitimate rental listings on Facebook Marketplace and asking for deposits through payment apps. Here’s what to watch for and who to call.

Police say a woman stabbed a man during an early-morning argument in Minneapolis' North Loop; authorities released few details. The department's initial update was brief.

A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 24 years after pleading guilty in the July Elliot Park shooting that killed a neighbor. Credit for time served leaves him expected to serve about 15.75 years behind bars.

A worker at an AutoZone on Brooklyn Boulevard was shot Tuesday night and remains in critical condition as police search for suspects.

A judge ordered a new competency exam for the man accused of fatally poisoning his St. Cloud roommate with thallium, pausing the case while treatment is arranged. Court records show a heavy‑metals screen found a lethal thallium level.

A crash in north St. Cloud left a pregnant woman critically injured and killed her unborn baby; an Avon man has been charged as investigators probe suspected impairment.

A woman was found critically injured near Rice Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in St. Paul; police say it’s the city’s second hit-and-run this week. Investigators are asking for tips.

A Minneapolis father has been charged after his 9‑day‑old son was found unresponsive; prosecutors say the infant was propped in a nursing pillow and the medical examiner could not rule out positional asphyxia.

A federal judge ordered the release of an 18‑year‑old detained by ICE inside the Hennepin County Government Center, saying agents offered no evidence of a warrant.

One juvenile was wounded and taken to Mayo Clinic after a confrontation on South Broad Street; another juvenile was taken into custody, the city says.

Court records say a 55-year-old St. Cloud man lured a homeless woman to his home, held her for five days and sexually assaulted her; he’s jailed on kidnapping and first‑degree sexual assault charges.

Two people were shot inside a car in Uptown Minneapolis late Sunday; a woman was critically wounded and police say no arrests have been made.

A Columbia Heights family says ICE agents faked car trouble to draw a father outside, detain him and send him to Texas, leaving six children at home. Neighbors and school leaders say fear from the surge persists.