A transgender security guard is suing Minneapolis and its police department after an off‑duty officer allegedly berated and threatened to arrest her during a dressing‑room check. The suit cites city and state civil‑rights protections.

Two inmates were charged this week in the 2022 Rice Street killing in St. Paul. Police say surveillance video, phone data and ballistic evidence linked them to the scene.

Court filings allege an 18-year-old Armstrong High student raped a classmate on campus during lunch on April 27–28; Plymouth police are investigating.

A linked-registry study found roughly 2% of violent-trauma patients at HCMC later became involved in homicides, highlighting emergency departments as potential prevention points.

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold led a group that purchased the landmark St. Paul Hotel and says it will renovate rooms and add new food‑and‑drink concepts. The sale comes as private investors double down on downtown St. Paul's comeback.

Rising pump prices in Minnesota are eroding Uber and Lyft drivers’ earnings across the Twin Cities, prompting cutbacks and renewed calls for policy fixes.

Upper‑80s Friday with gusty winds bring a Red Flag Warning for central Minnesota; storms likely Sunday. Take care with outdoor burning today.

A roughly 400,000-square-foot South St. Paul warehouse that long housed Sportsman's Guide is on the market as its lease winds down.

After 12 years, Bauhaus Brew Labs will close its Northeast Minneapolis taproom at the end of June, though it will host a final Art‑A‑Whirl Liquid Zoo weekend.

All eight Minnesota representatives backed H.R. 1346 after the House approved year‑round E15 in a 218‑203 vote. Supporters point to billions more in corn demand and cheaper gas; critics point to budget and soybean risks.

Brooklyn Park police launched a K-9 and drone search after an armed robbery on the 7200 block of 76th Avenue North; no arrests have been reported.

HuHot's St. Cloud restaurant will shut permanently on Memorial Day; customers are being urged to redeem gift cards and Value Connection certificates before May 25.

A system from the Plains could bring widespread rain to Minnesota this weekend, but Sunday carries the highest threat for strong-to-severe storms.