A 9-year-old drowned Tuesday night at Campfire Cove Aqua Park at Do Nothin Campground near Balsam Lake; Polk County authorities and the medical examiner are investigating.

Supporters plan to gather at the Minneapolis federal courthouse Wednesday as hearings begin for 15 people indicted in connection with anti‑ICE actions earlier this year. Authorities and organizers are preparing for a packed courtroom and heightened security.

St. Paul raised its small‑business minimum wage to $16.37 an hour on July 1, 2026, with micro and youth rates also increasing. The city’s Labor Standards Division lists guidance and complaint tools for employers and workers.

A University of Minnesota team built lab-made “spudcells” that feed, grow and split — a technical step in synthetic biology that also revives oversight questions.

A man was robbed and assaulted early Tuesday in a Brooklyn Park parking ramp near Target Parkway North; one suspect fired two shots as the group fled.

Ramsey's Waterfront opens today with a 17,000-sq-ft plaza, 90 interactive nozzles, shade pavilions and reservable spaces. A new spot for cooling off this summer.

A St. Paul pastor has been charged after a late-night June 25 stabbing on Marion Street left a man critically injured and hospitalized.

Veteran point guard Mike Conley is reportedly joining the Boston Celtics on a one‑year deal, adding playmaking and leadership as he chases his 20th NBA season.

ICE withdrew a detainer for a Minnesota man with a cancer diagnosis and placed him on remote monitoring, a move that complicates the agency’s "worst of the worst" claims. Local officials and trackers say the case exposes gaps between federal messaging and the records.

Absentee voting for Minnesota's Aug. 11 primary opened in late June. Maple Grove voters can request mail ballots or vote early in person.

Three Minneapolis beaches were closed after routine tests found E. coli; park officials say recent heavy rain likely carried bacteria into the lakes and no illnesses have been reported.

A fatal crash early Wednesday closed westbound I-94 near the I-35W split in Minneapolis, with detours and delays expected into the morning.

A Granite Falls man received a sentence of more than 106 years after a jury convicted him on 27 counts. Prosecutors say he recorded assaults and used the footage to blackmail the victim.