Brooklyn Park police say total crime hit a 37-year low in 2025, with incidents down to 5,427. Officials point to community programs and new technology for the longer-term decline.

Regulators and residents met in Fergus Falls over a proposed 345‑kV second circuit between the Minnesota–North Dakota border and Alexandria, with questions about new poles, easements and timing.

Peggy Flanagan says a pro‑Angie Craig super PAC used an AI deepfake in a new attack ad, prompting legal scrutiny under Minnesota's 90‑day pre‑election deepfake law. The spot and the law could reshape the DFL primary fight.

Photos show an Apple Valley Target cordoned off six fitting rooms and posted "Ramadan Mubarak" signage. It’s unclear whether the space is meant for shoppers or staff.

CentraCare's new Plaza wing adds surgery, rehab and specialty clinics in a roughly 225,000‑sq‑ft, $194M expansion. Public tours are scheduled next Thursday.

Park police released images after a May 3 assault at Minnehaha Falls and asked the public to contact investigators with tips by phone or email.

A midday domestic‑assault call in Lino Lakes turned into a standoff; an apparent gunshot left one suspect dead and two schools briefly on soft lockdown.

The Jubilee Worship Center is seeking to rezone about 28 acres to build five multi-family buildings with 244 units; the St. Cloud Planning Commission will hold a public hearing. Traffic, drainage and an environmentally sensitive area are among the issues to be discussed.

A new Minneapolis Fed dashboard maps how St. Paul’s zoning and rent‑stabilization changes reshaped development — and why affordability still looks uneven.

Two men walked into an empty North Loop studio on Tuesday and left with dozens of paintings and prints valued at about $80,000. The artist and his assistant are working with police and neighbors to gather footage and leads.

Rookie Olivia Miles hit eight 3-pointers and scored 28 to power the Minnesota Lynx to an 87-84 win, setting a WNBA rookie single-game mark.

Court papers say a Roseau driver told investigators her dog grabbed the steering wheel before a head-on crash that killed an 82-year-old woman; blood tests are pending.

Deputies say a narcotics probe turned up roughly 13 pounds of cocaine, about 2,500 fentanyl pills, three firearms and $10,000 in a seizure that led to an arrest.