A semi driver crashed into a railroad bridge in Cottage Grove on Tuesday morning, temporarily disrupting the flow of traffic to and from Grey Cloud Island, police say. A semi driver struck a railroad bridge on 103rd Street South in … Continued
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision to allow 18- to 20-year-olds to publicly carry a firearm in the state. The attorney general on Tuesday asked for the entire Eighth Circuit Court … Continued
Residents in 19 Minnesota counties affected by this summer’s record rainfall are now eligible for individual assistance programs following the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s approval of the funds. Across the state, torrential rains led to flooding mainly focused in the northeastern and … Continued
A 39-year-old Newport man was sentenced Tuesday to 30½ years in prison for fatally shooting his cousin at the Newport Transit Center, shortly after they met to go shopping. Sylvester Tremaine Jones pleaded guilty in May to second-degree intentional murder-not … Continued
Nicolae Miu, who was found guilty in April of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Isaac Schuman and wounding four other tubers on western Wisconsin’s Apple River in 2022, could be sentenced on Wednesday to 96 years and three months in prison. That’s … Continued
By MELISSA GOLDIN With fewer than 100 days until the 2024 election, social media users are claiming that a lack of Google autocomplete results about former President Donald Trump and his attempted assassination is evidence of election interference. Many posts … Continued