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.
Charges: Mom fatally shot 6-year-old son, hid his body in trunk of car
The mom of a 6-year-old boy who was found fatally shot in the trunk of the car she was driving in Mound on Friday has now been charged with murder, accused of shooting him up to nine times in the car with a shotgun.
Minnesota cold case: Mom charged in death of baby found in Mississippi River in 2003
A woman has been arrested in connection to the death of a baby boy who was found in the Mississippi River in 2003. She has also been identified as the mom of a baby girl found in the river in 1999.
Guinness names world's tallest family with average height of 6 feet, 8.03 inches
The Trapp family from Esko, Minnesota, has officially been named the world’s tallest by Guinness World Records.
Minnesota man drives to Michigan after making threats to blow up Detroit-area mosques, gets arrested
The 60-year-old is awaiting charges after reportedly ramming 11 vehicles Tuesday in Paw Paw, on the west side of the state. According to victims, the suspect is believed to have intentionally rammed into “vehicles driven by persons of color.”
Ice house removal video in northern Minnesota goes viral
Despite the extended deadline for ice houses, fishing guides are sharing videos that may have some resorts thinking twice about waiting much longer.
Minneapolis tenant may be evicted for displaying Nazi flag in apartment
An attorney for a Minneapolis apartment building has filed to evict a tenant for displaying Nazi symbols.
Mom pays teen son $1,800 to stay off social media for 6 years
Lorna Klefsaas of Motley, Minnesota, paid her son, Sivert, to stay off social media, allowing him to escape many of the pressure teenagers face today.
Kim Potter sentencing in Daunte Wright's death: Ex-officer sentenced to 2 years
Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter was sentenced Friday morning to two years in prison after a jury found her guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the April 2021 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.
Judge in Kim Potter case appears emotional after handing down 2 year sentence
The judge in Kim Potter’s sentencing appeared emotional after handing down a two-year sentence to the former police officer, calling it a “mistake that ended tragically.”
Minnesota man dies from COVID-19 after family fought to keep his ventilator on
A Buffalo, Minnesota man has died battling COVID-19, almost a week after being moved to Texas for care following a lawsuit over his ventilator.
Family of 4 freezes to death north of Minnesota border, man charged with smuggling
A man is accused of human smuggling after federal prosecutors say he was waiting to pick Indian nationals walking across Minnesota's border with Canada in subzero temperatures -- including a family of four who died in the freezing temps.
58-foot yacht pulled out of frozen Lake Minnetonka
The monumental task of getting the boat off the frozen lake was documented by an observer on YouTube.
Minnesota teen jumps out of McDonald’s drive-thru window to save choking customer
Sydney Raley didn’t think twice about jumping through a McDonald’s drive-through window to render first-aid to a choking customer.
Man dies after falling down stairs at US Bank Stadium during Vikings-Packers game
A Maple Lake man has died weeks after falling down stairs at U.S. Bank Stadium during the Packers-Vikings game last month.
Kim Potter trial: 4 jurors seated, Potter will testify in own defense
Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter, who is charged in the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
Nightmare home sale leads Minnesota couple to arbitration
It was a problematic home sale: a failed retaining wall, the ground infilled with unopened bags of mulch, wallpaper concealing holes in the walls, the backyard slipping away into the nearby creek and an unpermitted porch structure on the verge of falling away with it.
Minneapolis police ballot question rejected by voters
Minneapolis voters have rejected a ballot question to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new department of public safety.
REV Midwest: 5 governors commit to network for charging electric vehicles
Governors of five Midwestern states have reached a bipartisan agreement to forge a network for charging electric vehicles.