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. 

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.

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.

Hostages safe, suspect taken into custody after St. Cloud bank standoff

Everyone is safe and a suspect is in custody, police say, after a robbery at a St. Cloud bank turned into an hours-long hostage situation...

Daunte Wright shooting: How does an officer use a gun instead of a Taser?

How does an officer use a gun instead of a Taser? Experts agree this is a real but very rare occurrence that probably happens less than once a year nationwide.