CROOKSTON, Minn. — Police say officers fatally shot a man early Thursday in northwestern Minnesota after he advanced on them while brandishing a hatchet. Crookston officers encountered the man swinging a hatchet around 12:53 a.m. near East Seventh Street. After … Continued
The city plans to close a longtime homeless services center called Mainchance, where locals go for food, support in their housing searches, and relief from the elements. Adi Talwar The Mainchance Drop-in Center, located on East 32nd Street between Park … Continued
SLAYTON, Minn. — A man died Tuesday in southwestern Minnesota after becoming trapped in a grain bin in rural Balaton. The Murray County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched at 3:17 p.m. Tuesday to 720 211th St. on a report of a … Continued
ISABELLA, Minn. — An intentional fire set by Superior National Forest crews to reduce fuels for future forest fires is burning outside its intended area in Lake County and is being battled as a wildfire. Forest Service officials said the … Continued
St. Thomas athletics director Phil Esten won’t argue with those who consider the National Collegiate Hockey Conference to be the best conference in men’s college hockey. He didn’t have to be asked twice when conference commissioner Heather Weems offered the … Continued
Minnesota added 3,900 jobs last month, the state’s fourth-straight month of job growth, the state Department of Employment and Economic Development reported on Thursday. The private sector gained 5,500 jobs. Minnesota’s unemployment rate was steady at 2.7%, where it’s held … Continued