A well‑drilling crew working for the MPCA pierced the sewer under the Dirty Blonde Bar & Grill, forcing Bock’s only restaurant to close and leaving nine employees out of work.

Twin Cities employers are shifting hiring toward skills, certificates and AI fluency. Local companies and workforce programs are ramping up training.

A long investigation by a Central Minnesota task force ended with nine arrests and more than 2.5 pounds of cocaine seized in the St. Cloud area.

Allegiant closed its $1.5B purchase of Sun Country on May 13, 2026, creating a larger leisure carrier and promising a margin‑first approach as fuel costs surge.

A House committee's new overview says state programs show widespread waste and that the Walz administration tolerated failures of oversight. Lawmakers and federal prosecutors are responding.

The City Council voted 3-2 to impose a one-year moratorium on data centers, pausing a proposed 55,000‑sq‑ft project while officials study noise, water and utility impacts.

Five years after 6-year-old Aniya Allen was killed in north Minneapolis, her grandfather and community still press for answers as the case remains unsolved. Authorities hope tips will break the file.

A judge sentenced Mickiah Latrell Jackson to 40 years after a jury convicted him in the April 30, 2025, south Minneapolis shooting that killed Derrick Lamont Ewing.

A late-night blaze on Main Street in Sauk Centre damaged multiple businesses and apartments after an officer discovered flames just before midnight; no injuries were reported.

Sunny and mild Wednesday with highs near 74°F. Thunderstorm chances return Thursday and fire‑weather concerns spike Friday.

Princeton voters are deciding a $51.35M bond and a $750K yearly tech levy in a May special election — a rematch after low turnout last fall.

Minneapolis moved to restore the North Loop’s one‑block César Chávez Avenue to Fourth Avenue North after planning staff and a council committee advanced the petition. The action follows national reporting that prompted a wave of renaming efforts.

A crash near Manbeck Island on Lake Vermilion tossed boaters into the water Tuesday night; one person died and three were hospitalized.