Twin Cities Suburbs
Community mourns ‘heartbreaking’ death of 11-year-old girl after crash in Independence
Lilyana Loycano was a fifth-grade student at Grandview Middle School in Mound.
March 1, 2025
Minneapolis
Hennepin County Attorney’s Office says deputies who hit man in head lacked probable cause for arrest
The man, whose arrest was captured in a video that surfaced this week, won’t face charges.
March 1, 2025
Twin Cities
'Mafia'-like intimidation prompts federal judge to jail Feeding Our Future defendant
“I’ve been a judge for 31 years ... I have never seen anything close to this in Minnesota,” the federal judge said in the case.
February 28, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Maplewood man gets 40-year sentence for killing, dismembering two women
Court officials said Joseph Jorgenson’s case is one of the most evil they’ve encountered. Jorgenson pleaded guilty to the murders in January in exchange for an altered prison sentence.
February 28, 2025
Inspired
Edina artist making new ketubahs for families who lost everything in L.A. fires
Judy Freeman’s artful Jewish wedding contracts were among the prized possessions destroyed.
February 28, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Twin Cities bus driver with pending DWI charge jailed for being under influence as students boarded
Police thanked the “quick thinking of school staff that took immediate action to prevent the driver from leaving with children on the bus.”
February 28, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
ICE detains seven workers at St. Louis Park manufacturing facility
A network of immigration advocacy groups reported that three of the seven detained have been identified.
February 28, 2025
Twin Cities
Nonprofit leader says Feeding Our Future taught him how to defraud government in exchange for $30K in monthly kickbacks
“She ruined my life,” says Mohamed Hussein, who is facing up to five years in prison for stealing millions in government money meant for needy children.
February 28, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Girl on her way to school with her family killed in crash after teen driver allegedly runs stop sign in Independence
Five members of the girl’s family were hospitalized after the crash Wednesday.
February 28, 2025
Stage & Arts
Groucho Marx impersonator brings zany one-man show to Minnesota
The Minnesota Interview: Frank Ferrante shines in “An Evening With Groucho.”
February 27, 2025
Retail
Warby Parker opening locations in Targets, including in Bloomington
There will be five Warby Parkers at Target shops by the end of the year.
February 27, 2025
Twin Cities
Eviction filings spike in January as COVID money dries up: ‘Folks don’t have a cushion'
Many Minnesota counties saw double the number of filings compared to monthly averages in 2024.
February 27, 2025