A Minneapolis registered sex offender admitted targeting at least 12 girls through online messages and social media. Investigators believe more victims may still be unidentified.

St. Paul has opened an outside probe after Police Chief Axel Henry filed a formal complaint alleging sexualized comments and unwanted contact by Mayor Kaohly Her.

A longtime Bloomington spa employee is accused of writing 113 checks to herself and using the money at casinos.

A St. Paul man was sentenced to 12 years after pleading guilty in a cartel-linked meth trafficking and kidnapping conspiracy.

Three bipartisan Minnesota laws take effect Aug. 1, expanding cemetery eligibility, granting honorary diplomas to Korean/Vietnam veterans, and boosting Guard pay.

NatureWorks is searching for a new CEO after Erik Ripple prepares to exit, weeks after the company opened a major Ingeo plant in Thailand. The Plymouth-based firm has begun an external search for a successor.

Minneapolis will hit 92 degrees Wednesday before smoke, thunderstorms and potentially heavy rain arrive Thursday night into Friday.

A 19-year-old St. Cloud man is jailed after police allege he grabbed cigarettes, threatened a clerk with a gun and punched him during a convenience-store robbery.

A 17-year-old from St. Cloud died after his motorcycle struck a tractor-pulled silage wagon in Langola Township. Investigators say the rider wasn’t wearing a helmet and the crash remains under investigation.

Vikings defensive backs coach Gerald Alexander has been suspended three weeks after pleading guilty to a third-degree DWI. The suspension keeps him off the sidelines through Aug. 13.

Pentair agreed to buy Taco Group for about $1.4B to expand its HVAC and data‑center offerings; the companies expect the deal to close in Q4 2026.

Nebraska’s Pump & Pantry has rebranded a Lakeville Hy‑Vee Fast & Fresh after buying 21 standalone stores; fuel-savings redemptions and coffee options will continue.

Todd County’s elected auditor is accused of forging and backdating a quitclaim deed that transferred two parcels owned by her late brother.