A protester stands next to a makeshift memorial honoring the victim of a fatal shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, near the scene in Minneapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Baker) A Minneapolis police officer stands guard while emergency … Continued
Minneapolis Public Schools will be closed Thursday and Friday “due to safety concerns related to today’s incidents around the city,” the district announced Wednesday night after a fatal ICE shooting earlier in the day in Minneapolis. Minnesota Public Radio received … Continued
Ruby Ericson of White Bear Lake was sashed as the 2026 Klondike Kate during the annual singing contest at Inwood Oaks Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday. The “Kate” contest celebrates the spirit of dance hall girls of the Gold … Continued
Meritage in downtown St. Paul will be running a pop-up serving steak, mussels and not much else during the three remaining Wednesdays in January. Called Steak Frites, the restaurant will serve that classic French dish along with moules frites (mussels … Continued
Mike DeWine finally had enough. The social media storm of misinformation stirred by a child care fraud scandal in Minnesota that implicated dozens of Somali immigrants was spreading, and now another Somali community, in Columbus, the capital of Ohio, was … Continued