Estée Lauder will eliminate 68 positions at Aveda’s Blaine, Minn., campus as part of a broader restructuring. The cuts touch the brand’s local manufacturing and distribution operations.

After separating from Polaris and selling a majority stake to Carolwood, Indian Motorcycle chose Golden Valley for its new headquarters, keeping the brand in Minnesota.

During Tuesday's State of the Union, President Trump and Rep. Ilhan Omar collided on-camera as Minnesota ICE raids and two fatal shootings hovered over the chamber. The brief exchange highlights how local tragedies are shaping national political flashpoints.

Icy roads on Highway 169 near Mille Lacs Lake led to a fatal two-vehicle crash that killed a Garrison woman and sent another driver to the hospital.

A late-night shooting at the Historic Abbott Apartments in Stevens Square left one man dead. Minneapolis police say detectives are investigating and no arrests have been announced.

A Metropolitan Council analysis singled out more than two dozen high‑subsidy routes across the Twin Cities; lawmakers are weighing cuts, consolidation and new funding formulas. The debate pits suburban opt‑outs against calls to rein in taxpayer costs.

ICE says it arrested Roberto Garcia-De Leon in Minneapolis on Jan. 28; federal materials list a 2013 smuggling conviction and a separate sexual-assault case.

A Minneapolis woman pleaded guilty on Monday to two third‑degree murder counts and two vehicular charges after a Dec. 16, 2024 crash that killed two north‑side community workers.

Clear and chilly Wednesday with a high near 23°F. Slight snow before dawn Thursday and a possible 1–3 inch band across southern Minnesota Saturday.

A Minnesota judge briefly held a DOJ lawyer in civil contempt after an immigrant was released without his ID, a flashpoint in a national clash over court orders.

Residents packed City Hall on Feb. 24 to sing for an eviction moratorium as city data shows tens of thousands need urgent help after a wave of enforcement.

Pizza Luna will open a stall at Midtown Global Market next Friday, a sign that East Lake Street may be slowly recovering after last year’s federal enforcement activity. The vendor is listed as "coming soon" on the market's site.

An 84-year-old Rockville man died after a two-vehicle crash at Highway 15 and County Road 146. Troopers say airbags deployed, seat belts were used and alcohol wasn't a factor.