Shooting and brawl at Minnesota State Fair triggers mass crowd panic, exodus, and early closure

A person was shot during a brawl in the Midway section of the Minnesota State Fair Saturday night, triggering a mass panic and chaotic crowd rushing out of the area, resulting in the early closure of the fairgrounds.       

Half-naked Minnesota lawyer beat ex-wife to death in front of horrified children: criminal complaint

A North Dakota lawyer allegedly beat his ex-wife to death in Minnesota on Tuesday as she clung to the youngest of their five children and two others screamed for help, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.

Men wanted in Mall of America shooting arrested in Chicago

Bloomington police said the two men wanted in the shooting at the Mall of America were arrested Thursday in Illinois after they were spotted getting haircuts.

Tuesday primaries: What to watch in Wisconsin, Minnesota, 2 other states

The GOP matchup in the Wisconsin governor's race on Tuesday features competing candidates endorsed by Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence.

Dramatic video captures highway crash involving teens in a stolen Kia, St. Paul police say

Traffic cameras captured police trying to stop a vehicle on 35-E in Little Canada on Saturday. The car crashes into the median twice and four teens come running out and across the busy highway.

Watch: Apple River stabbing victim shares story from hospital bed

A 24-year-old woman who was stabbed while tubing down the Apple River on Saturday is sharing her story from a hospital bed. 

Minnesota woman denied morning-after pill by pharmacist wins $25K

In a landmark case, a jury found a Minnesota pharmacy didn't discriminate against a woman who was denied the morning-after pill in 2019, but the jury did award her $25,000. 

Mall of America shooting: Shots fired in Nike store after dispute

Police don't believe anyone was hurt by gunfire when someone opened fire inside the Nike store at the Mall of America on Thursday, creating a panic and sending the mall into lockdown.

Minnesota woman sets record for world's longest fingernails

Guinness World Records says this 63-year-old grandmother from Minneapolis has set a new record for having the longest fingernails in the world.

Thomas Lane sentenced to 2 1/2 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was sentenced Thursday to two and a half years in prison for depriving George Floyd of his civil rights. The sentencing comes nearly 26 months to the day that George Floyd was murdered.

Drunk driver measures .525 BAC in Blaine, Minn.

Police stopped a drunk driver recently who was more than six times over the alcohol limit in Blaine.

18-year-old travels from Chicago with gifts, flowers to meet 11-year-old MN girl: police

Big Lake police are warning parents to monitor their children’s cell phone activity after they say an 18-year-old man took a Greyhound bus from Chicago to Big Lake, equipped with gifts and flowers to meet an 11-year-old girl.

Northfield PD continues search for 6-year-old girl after mother found dead

The search for a six-year-old girl in Northfield, Minnesota continued Sunday after her mother was found dead inside their home on Saturday.

New Minnesota law legalizes THC edibles, says any store can sell them, and does not tax them

Minnesota's new law does not tax THC edibles. It does not really regulate edibles. It does not specify which agency is in charge of regulating them. It's apparently a back-door, accidentally legalization.

4 bodies found after possible triple murder-suicide at Vadnais Lake

The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office is investigating what detectives believe may be a triple murder-suicide in Maplewood and Vadnais Lake  involving a man, a woman and three children.

11-year-old girl catches huge carp with her bare hands in Lake Minnetonka

Maddie Freese, 11, participates in kids' fishing tournaments but has never pulled off a catch like the one she did on Tuesday when she dove into shallow water of Lake Minnetonka and bear-hugged a carp.

Video shows Minnesota teacher hitting 2nd grader with hockey stick

A Sherburne County teacher has resigned, after school surveillance footage appeared to show her hitting a 2nd grader with a hockey stick.