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.

Champlin will hold a May 12 special election to fill the Ward 3 council seat. Filing opens March 3–17 and absentee voting begins March 27.

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

Light rain and fog this morning; rain turns to snow midday with gusts up to 35 mph. Expect wet roads and spotty slush—check 511mn.org before you drive.

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.

Roers Companies will turn 6436 City West Parkway into The Garraway, a 195‑unit mixed‑income complex timed with the City West light‑rail opening.

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.

The TikTok‑favorite Roni’s Mac Bar is opening at the Mall of America and has a second Twin Cities location planned for Dinkytown. Mall and contractor notices show progress, but dates are still fluid.

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 $35 million gap in the St. Cloud Diocese pension plan threatens cuts for nearly 1,400 current and former employees. The diocese froze the plan Dec. 31, 2025 and plans an asset transfer next summer.

A 70‑year‑old Twin Cities remodeler abruptly closed after its private‑equity owner collapsed, leaving homeowners with unfinished projects and limited recovery options. Regulators, local contractors and trade press say the failure is a cautionary tale for roll‑ups.

St. Thomas outlined a phased plan to add on-campus housing, parking and classrooms on a two-block site south of Summit Ave., reopening a 2004 permit that still limits height and assembly size.