High Schools
Former Minnetonka star Crump thriving for nation’s No. 1 high school girls team
Basketball Across Minnesota: Aaliyah Crump, who committed to Texas, is spending her senior year at Montverde Academy in Florida on a team filled with Division I recruits.
December 23, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Pad, pen or paint in hand, ‘Urban Sketchers’ document the people and places of the Twin Cities
The Twin Cities chapter meets regularly throughout the metro to document both the mundane and extraordinary.
December 23, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Passengers on Amtrak Borealis train stranded in Hastings for more than 3 hours
The railroad company blamed the Saturday night delay on switch issues.
December 23, 2024
High Schools
Watch: Exclusive high school basketball and hockey highlights
Here are some of the best moments from NSPN.tv’s coverage of boys and girls teams from across the state for the week of Dec. 16, 2024.
December 22, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Trucker dies after being pinned by his vehicle off I-494 in Inver Grove Heights
The Renville, Minn., man was doing maintenance on the semi-trailer truck, authorities said.
December 22, 2024
Twin Cities
Build it and they did come. Western Wisconsin sees big growth after new bridge.
In New Richmond, Somerset and other western Wisconsin towns, a flood of new residents come seeking small-town life.
December 21, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Man charged in Brooklyn Park homicide had connection to 2022 Mall of America fatal shooting
Marquan D. Tucker is accused of waiting in a parking lot before opening fire on two people Dec. 7 in Brooklyn Park.
December 21, 2024
Politics
Regulators make it easy for Minnesota’s failing charter schools to stay open
According to a new Minnesota Star Tribune review of more than 200 charter school evaluations, nonprofits that oversee them routinely overlooked problems to renew their contracts.
December 21, 2024
Twin Cities
Need food stamps or rent help? In Hennepin County there’s a wait.
County officials struggle to keep up with the growing demand for safety net programs. Officials say they are working to add staff and improve processing times.
December 21, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Man sentenced to more than 30 years in murder of fellow resident at West St. Paul group home
A Dakota County jury found John C. Adams II guilty of intentional second-degree murder in the stabbing death of David Rahn.
December 21, 2024
Health Care
UCare reaches deal with HealthPartners, sparing patients from disruption
The two companies announced the agreement Friday evening. The terms are effective immediately.
December 21, 2024
Elections
Judge rules DFL House candidate ineligible, throwing majority to GOP for now
Republicans poised to lead the Minnesota House by one vote margin, while DFL leader claims decision will be reversed on appeal.
December 21, 2024