Lawn sprinkler season is starting across the Twin Cities, but how much is too much watering?
As cities wrestle with water conservation measures, by choice or by decree, residents see a more concerted push to water less and conserve more.
April 30, 2025
No charges for South St. Paul council member accused of exposing child to meth at day care
Some residents have demanded Pam Bakken’s resignation after a child attending her in-home day care reportedly consumed a drug he found in the bathroom.
April 30, 2025
Anoka’s open carry alcohol district ‘created a buzz.’ Now the idea is spreading across Minnesota.
Downtown Anoka’s social district season, allowing people to walk around and shop with drinks in hand, starts May 1. Other cities plan to join the party.
April 30, 2025
‘Merging conflict’ triggers deadly 7-vehicle crash on Twin Cities interstate, patrol says
Three semis were caught up in the collision, which closed one side of I-35W for hours.
April 29, 2025
Charges: Man kills mom in Twin Cities home, next day commits unrelated sex assault
Police found the body in her Prior Lake house on Sunday.
April 29, 2025
Officials ID man stabbed to death in Twin Cities, release lone suspect without charges
The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that “law enforcement is not looking for additional suspects.”
April 29, 2025
5 things to know about Rep. Angie Craig as she launches U.S. Senate bid in Minnesota
Craig announced her bid as a counterweight to the “chaos and corruption coming out of Washington.”
April 29, 2025
Angie Craig launches bid for U.S. Senate
She joins the Democratic field with Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and former state Sen. Melisa López Franzen.
April 29, 2025
Twin Cities woman spared prison for child’s death in unlicensed home day care
The Hennepin County medical examiner ruled that excess food caused the child to asphyxiate.
April 29, 2025
1 dead, 3 injured in 2-vehicle crash in Twin Cities; alcohol a suspected factor
A car strayed over the centerline and struck a minivan, police said.
April 29, 2025
As hundreds of immigrants are detained in Minnesota, families struggle with separation
Hearings at the Fort Snelling Immigration Court are filled with jailed men worried about how their wives and children will pay bills and survive without them.
April 28, 2025
Officials ID man, 83, who was fatally hit by vehicle on Twin Cities highway
The crash occurred shortly before sunrise Monday, the State Patrol said.
April 28, 2025
