A mill blaze pushed Holdingford officials to ask residents to curb water use Sunday night as crews battled the fire near Main Street.

A caller threatened to "shoot up the ER" at Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea, triggering a brief lockdown; police arrested a local man and say patient care has resumed.

A Ramsey County judge handed Maurice A. Smith a 33-year prison term for the 2022 stabbing death of Tina McCombs, a St. Paul mother of six.

A Richfield man allegedly forced entry into his mother’s home, assaulted her and barricaded himself with a knife; police negotiated his surrender and took him into custody.

Thick smoke billowed over Roseville Friday as firefighters battled a warehouse blaze at 2501 Walnut St. Several semi‑trailers were reported affected and officials have not yet commented.

Prosecutors allege Elijah Miller was warned not to drive before an Aug. 24 crash near Dassel that killed 19-year-old Nolan Henke. Miller faces two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and is due in court March 31.

Surveillance photos and video were released after an early-morning burglary at Russell's Sport N' Bike in Star Prairie. St. Croix County is asking the public to send tips to help identify the suspect.

A 65-year-old man on a mobility scooter was struck at Phalen Boulevard and Rose Avenue Wednesday night and later died; St. Paul police are searching for the driver.

A Hopkins woman has been charged with second‑degree murder after a December shooting outside an Uptown Minneapolis market, prosecutors say. Surveillance, witness accounts and a vehicle search are cited in the complaint.

A Red Lake mother is on trial in Minneapolis after two young sons died in a March 15, 2024 attack and house fire. Jurors were shown graphic evidence as the defense prepares an insanity case.

Federal agents were at a multi-car crash at Western Ave N and Selby in St. Paul; photos show a damaged Prius near Nina’s Coffee. Officials have not identified the agency involved.

After pleading guilty, Luis Gonzalo Haro Chavez was sentenced to 10 years in prison and faces registration and a decade of conditional release.

A former Hudson trainer admitted guilt in charges accusing him of sexually assaulting a student at his Woodbury home. Sentencing is scheduled this spring.