A dozen commercial buildings on the Minnesota Renaissance Festival grounds in Shakopee were destroyed by a four-alarm fire on Thursday night, authorities said. The Shakopee Fire Department received reports of the fire shortly after 6 p.m. The first engine left … Continued
A Minneapolis man has been indicted for threatening to murder a member of Congress, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota said Friday. On March 26, Michael Paul Lewis, 52, left a voicemail for the Congress member, threatening murder, a press … Continued
Ramsey County has agreed to pay $3.6 million to settle a family’s lawsuit after a 37-year-old man with hemophilia died following his 2022 arrest in St. Paul. The lawsuit alleged that the county and four correctional officers violated Dillon Dean … Continued
Davion Brown’s murder by 16-year-old Knyaw Taw was a “chilling execution in the middle of the day,” Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Nori Wieder said in court Friday. Knyaw Taw, of St. Paul, got off his bike and walked “coolly, calmly” … Continued
By CLAIRE SAVAGE, Associated Press The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority, essentially putting them on indefinite hold, according to two agency employees. The U.S. Equal … Continued
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press There was the pool furniture in the background. There were the tropical drinks, which looked to be margaritas garnished with cherries. And then there were the deported prisoner and the American senator, sitting and chatting. … Continued