Duane Earl Ganz, 73, was convicted of felony second‑degree criminal sexual conduct in Aitkin County and received county jail time, fines and 10 years' supervised probation with a stayed 36‑month term.

Minnesota has made a personal finance course a high‑school graduation requirement; students at Eagan are already taking the class while districts finalize rollouts. Schools are using state guidance and outside partners to train teachers.

A House committee will hear two DFL-backed bills in St. Paul this week that would ban many semiautomatic rifles and cap magazines at 10 rounds, with registration and surrender timelines for owners.

The 10‑story Metropoint tower at 435 Ford Road sold at an unusually steep discount to its last sale, thrusting redevelopment plans into the spotlight.

Hennepin County says federal figures about ICE jail holds are inflated and misattributed, and the county’s rebuttal has moved the dispute into federal court. The debate could reshape how jails handle civil immigration detainers.

Two St. Cloud residents were charged with third-degree murder after a man’s Oct. 1, 2025 fentanyl overdose. Court records describe texts and transfers tied to the alleged sale.

Andre Lee Jordan was given a stayed one-year sentence and three years' probation after punching a student in November 2024; jurors earlier acquitted him of sex-crime counts.

A 22-year-old Minnetonka man faces felony assault and threats charges after police say he pointed a gun at a man outside Life Time Fitness in Eden Prairie.

A federal grand jury in Madison indicted an Ironwood man after social‑media posts allegedly threatened ICE agents; the FBI and local agencies have joined the probe.

Minneapolis posted two Phase 1 proposals for the New Nicollet redevelopment and opened a short multilingual survey. Responses are due March 5 at 4 p.m.

A ceremonial groundbreaking for Washington Ballpark is scheduled for Feb. 24 as fundraisers work to close a roughly $640,000 gap on a multi‑phase renovation. The project aims to update the 1948 grandstand while preserving its historic status.

The Maple Grove Golden Corral is listed as permanently closed on the chain's site; the Maplewood restaurant is now the company's only Minnesota location.

Inventory in the St. Cloud area is starting to climb this spring, giving buyers more negotiating room while sellers still pull near‑ask offers. Local agents say homes are spending longer on market, and mortgage rates have eased slightly.