A St. Paul man told police the “devil inside him” after shooting a truck driver near Maryland Avenue E; police recovered casings and charged him with second‑degree assault.

A settlement filed Tuesday would cut Xcel Energy’s proposed Minnesota gas rate hike to 4.88% and could trigger refunds for customers who’ve paid interim increases.

A crash at 2nd Street South and County Road 78 damaged communications lines and knocked out phone and internet across Sartell; crews are on scene.

Sunny and dry with highs near 90°F Wednesday in Minneapolis. Expect warm, mostly sunny days through the weekend.

A St. Paul mother was sentenced to four years after her 18‑month‑old son died from a fentanyl overdose on Christmas Day; the case spotlights rising child‑fentanyl concerns in Minnesota.

The Minnesota DNR will switch to a new electronic licensing system on June 9. Fishing-license sales will pause June 2–8 and anglers may fish license-free during that window.

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.

A Madrid‑style tapas restaurant and bakery are headed to Cathedral Hill this June. Tasca Madrid will serve tapas, paella and Spanish breads in the former Handsome Hog space.

A bipartisan bill to require insurers to cover infertility — including IVF and egg‑freezing — passed the Minnesota Senate but was left out of the final package, leaving families to shoulder large out‑of‑pocket costs.

Lawmakers removed roughly $1.2M in trust-fund support for a Boundary Waters youth program after objections about a social-media clip; educators say trips for underserved students are at risk.

St. Paul police are investigating after one person was found dead on the 1400 block of Case Avenue in the Parkway‑Greenbrier neighborhood.

Minnesota's statewide gas average eased to about $4.30 per gallon this week amid softer oil prices tied to U.S.-Iran talks. The drop is small but welcome.

Minneapolis climbs into the low 90s Tuesday, May 26, with scattered late-day storms possible after 4 p.m. Take heat precautions and have a backup plan for outdoor plans.