Blue Cross reported a $353M operating loss for 2025, blaming Medicare and specialty-drug costs even as investment returns produced an $83M net gain. The result highlights strain across Minnesota’s insurance market.

Thirty complaints have been filed against Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara during his three-year term; 22 remain open and oversight officials are pressing for answers.

Fridley police are asking for tips and footage after two loose Staffordshire bull terrier mixes attacked and killed a pet Sunday evening; investigators have increased patrols and want help.

Fraser closed on the former Slumberland property at 7801 S. Xerxes Ave and will convert the roughly 35,000‑sq‑ft building into clinical, career and employment services, with renovations starting this month.

A 60-year-old Watertown man died after his pickup collided with an SUV at Highway 3 and 280th Street West in Castle Rock Township. A Farmington teen was hurt but not critically.

The Peach Cobbler Factory signed a 15‑unit state development deal to bring its cobbler shops to Minnesota, the company and local reports say.

M Physicians CEO Greg Beilman says a mediated 10-year pact with Fairview and the U of M steadied the medical school’s doctors and funding outlook. The agreement locks in major investments and new governance steps.

Shakopee Mayor Matt Lehman joined state officials for April's distracted-driving enforcement after his daughter-in-law died from injuries in a July crash.

Freezing rain and sleet will make Thursday’s morning commute slick in Minneapolis. A Winter Storm Warning runs through noon; expect slick bridges and gusty winds.

Five candidates debated prosecuting federal immigration agents and the future of the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office at a packed Sabathani forum ahead of the August primary.

Crystal police are increasing patrols after mass brawls at Becker Park forced a temporary closure and several arrests.

A 2-year-old boy was critically injured after falling from a second-floor window in St. Paul's Dayton's Bluff neighborhood.

A Minneapolis man drew a 27‑year federal sentence after prosecutors say he posed as a teen and coerced a 12‑year‑old into producing explicit images. The case grew from an FBI probe and follows an earlier state conviction.