Minnesota

A black bear wandered into a yard in northern Minnesota and encountered a sprinkler — the outcome was adorable and hilarious. 

"What I can tell you is that Officer Mitchell was attempting to assist the individual that shot him." What we know about the ambush shooting of Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell.

A man is accused of killing and dismembering his pregnant sister inside a Lakeville home.

Dozens of eagles were spotted at Lake Traverse in Wheaton, Minnesota, on Sunday. 

A 20-year-old mother is accused of drowning her child in the tub at a Bloomington hotel because she "could not enjoy her bath" while he was crying in the other room, according to court records. 

Several Burnsville police officers were shot — two officers and one firefighter-paramedic were killed — while responding to a domestic call on Sunday morning. 

A woman has been formally charged in connection to a crash that killed two children riding in an Amish buggy in September 2023, after her twin sister attempted to take the fall for her. 

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has filed a murder charge against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan in the killing of Ricky Cobb II.

A northern Minnesota sheriff's department is searching for a reckless driver who narrowly missed two children getting off their bus earlier this month.

These cities rank as the top 10 most unsafe U.S. cities during the holiday season. See if your area made the list.

In a daring rescue operation, firefighters in Minnesota saved a dog from the treacherous 8-foot waves of Lake Superior.

Police arrested a man after a well-known cashier was found impaled with a golf club in a brutal attack at a Loring Park grocery store Friday afternoon.

The inmate told agents he attacked Chauvin on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, as a symbolic connection to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. 

Friends joked that a former Mayo Clinic doctor was trying to poison his wife, after he served up a bitter-tasting smoothie, a new search warrant details. Days later, the wife would die from a sudden illness from a suspected poisoning.

The man accused of stealing Judy Garland’s famous ruby slippers from the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" pleaded guilty in federal court Friday. 

Five officers were shot in Glendorado Township, near Princeton, while executing a search warrant Thursday morning. A 64-year-old suspect has been arrested.