District Energy St. Paul has begun building the Capital City Thermal Plant at University Avenue and Mississippi Street to expand downtown cooling and support new development.

Local TV says Saint John Paul the Second held its final day in northeast Minneapolis, while the school's website still advertises enrollment for 2026-27. The two accounts leave the campus' future unclear.

A new Minnesota law named for Kayla Gaebel will require MnDOT and local authorities to consider suicide‑prevention railings and build on earlier funding for the Washington Avenue Bridge.

Target recalled select Up & Up baby wipes after lab tests found Burkholderia bacteria. Parents should check pack codes and stop using affected wipes.

Five years after Adam Richard Johnson’s dismembered remains were found across Minneapolis, the homicide probe remains open and family members are still seeking answers. Detectives say tips can still help.

Michael Cordell Garland was charged in the April 30 downtown St. Paul shooting that killed Adarius Glees; records show Garland had a prior first‑degree manslaughter conviction and a 2025 release.

Medline has signed a lease for roughly 195,000 sq ft at Brockton Business Park in Corcoran, anchoring the first building of Hempel and TPG Angelo Gordon’s industrial project. The deal gives the northwest Twin Cities market a major logistics tenant.

Mayor Jacob Frey and most of the Minneapolis City Council took part in facilitated sessions described as 'couples counseling' as city leaders try to tamp down public infighting. The work is part of a three-year, not-to-exceed $1.386 million contract with an outside consultant.

Gov. Tim Walz signed a $1.2 billion bonding package last week to fund water, roads and asset preservation across Minnesota, capping a late-session deal that also included hospital stabilization and tab relief.

Jordan Carol Hanson pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder in the March 13, 2025 killing of Justin Esparza at his Hallock home; sentencing is set for July.

A 25-year-old South St. Paul man was charged in Dakota County with felony electronic solicitation after prosecutors allege he sent sexual material online to someone he believed was a child.

Troopers say a May 28 traffic stop near I‑94 in Lake Elmo turned up roughly two kilograms of fentanyl and two Chicago men have been charged in Washington County.

Patchy fog this morning clears to sun with a high near 87°F. Storms return Sunday night into Monday with locally heavier rain possible.