The Stream
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A former Minneapolis police officer who lured adolescent girls into sexual encounters via social media was resentenced with an extra 32 months to serve after the Minnesota Court of Appeals overturned a previous lighter-than-recommended sentence. -
Target Field, looking to bolster its claim to the title of greenest
ballpark in America, has swapped out most of its disposable food
containers for compostable products that can be turned into dirt.
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A Minneapolis police officer in south Minneapolis spotted the woman, van and suspect sought since this afternoon after a possible abduction in north Minneapolis. The woman was unharmed, police said.
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Facing chronic shortages, Minnesota's mental health system will get a $46 million boost to ease shortage of pediatric beds and add preventive services. -
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Three days after two brothers nearly drowned in an abandoned St. Paul pool, city officials declared the pool a public nuisance and threatened a criminal citation if problems aren’t resolved within a week.
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Security guard at Maplewood nightclub shoots and kills patron after being attacked by group, police say.
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Two major Twin Cities highways will have total or partial closures this weekend, not to mention Minneapolis Marathon road blockages.
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New Hampshire high-school seniors raised $8,000 for their class trip. When they found out their principal had a rare cancer, they canceled and gave her the money for treatment instead.
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Minnesota actress Laura Osnes will host the Tony Awards' first red-carpet show, with "Glee" star Darren Criss.
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EPA proposes lowering required amount of ethanol in gas, a blow to renewable fuels companies and farm states such as Minnesota.
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Indicted former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was paying an individual from his past to conceal sexual misconduct, two federal law enforcement officials said Friday, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Brett Favre was at Winter Park today to chat with some old friends. He was in town and stopped by. No, there is no #FavreWatch, according to our Matt Vensel.
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"Saved by the Bell" actor Dustin Diamond testified that he didn't intentionally stab a man in a Wisconsin bar fight on Christmas. -
Architects and scholars will gather next weekend to celebrate Ralph Rapson’s legacy through the scholarship program he inspired.
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Marion "Suge" Knight's murder trial was delayed after the former rap music mogul hired the attorney who defended Michael Jackson against child molestation charges.
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Texas lawmakers scrap high school steroids testing after 8 years, $10M spent. Only a handful of cases were found.
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The Minnesota Vikings are considering moving team headquarters to the south and west, from Winter Park to possibly Chanhassen.
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Michael Goar, interim Minneapolis schools superintendent, is one of 49 people who expressed interest in becoming the next superintendent in Nashville, Tenn.
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Facing a torrent of negative publicity, the Norwegian government has settled its long-running battle over equal pay with a former consular employee in Twin Cities.
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The weather radar shows more showers headed to Target Field, but the Twins are hoping they'll play tonight.
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One adult and a juvenile have been charged in connection with an armed carjacking early Thursday in north Minneapolis that led officers to open fire on the older man.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Wisconsin bar $7,000 for the death of a Winona State student who worked there and died when her head got caught in a dumbwaiter.
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Budget talks hit a rough patch Friday over education policy provisions that Gov. Mark Dayton called a "nonstarter" with Minnesota DFLers.
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Heady stuff goes on display in St. Paul's Lowertown, with big photo project showing off 180 of the neighborhood's artists.
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A jury that acquitted former priest Francis Hoefgen of abusing a former altar boy did not hear evidence of past abuse with another teenage boy in 1984, released by St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson.
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Bad news, Iggy Azalea fans: After postponing her April show at Target Center, the Oct. 1 make-up date is a no-go now -- as well as the rest of her tour.
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A new study showing the virus that causes cold sores can be used to shrink — or even obliterate — melanoma tumors relied on two dozen Minnesota patients.
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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will shine a
flattering spotlight on medical innovation and risk-taking in 1950s
Minneapolis in a new exhibit called “Places of Invention.”
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Some familiar faces with Toronto did in the Twins on Friday: Chris Colabello smacked a ninth-inning home run for the 6-4 win, the 30th of pitcher Mark Buehrle's career against Minnesota.
