1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (268+ words) A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (675+ words) Minnesota’s Supervised Release Board has again denied parole to a man convicted in the ambush murder of St. Paul Police Officer James Sackett Sr. The board’s meeting on Friday marked the fourth time that Ronald Reed, 76, appealed for his release....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (318+ words) A Washington County judge on Thursday sentenced a woman who made repeated threats of violence against Minnesota’s House Speaker Lisa Demuth to supervised probation and community service. Rachel Welsch, of Hugo, pleaded guilty in July to one felony count of…...

4+ day, 12+ min ago   (113+ words) MPR News Minneapolis residents got a chance Wednesday night to weigh in on a proposed double-digit increase in the city's property tax levy. Mayor Jacob Frey's 2027 budget calls for an 11.3 percent levy increase as the city faces a budget gap…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (267+ words) A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Minnesota state trooper to 27 years in prison for creating and distributing child sex abuse images. Jeremy Plonski pleaded guilty last fall to federal charges of producing and distributing child pornography, after FBI…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1314+ words) If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em! That's the rallying cry behind a small business in northern Minnesota that harvests rusty crayfish — an invasive species that has infested at least 300 lakes across the state — and sells them, live, to people…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (926+ words) The United States is banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada, the White House said Tuesday, as the trade war between the two neighbors and longtime allies escalates. The ban will take effect in three weeks and…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (166+ words) A mass shooting at an apartment building in Minneapolis is raising fresh concerns about gun violence and accountability. Three people died, including the alleged shooter, on Wednesday in what started as a domestic violence incident. The shooting began during a…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (379+ words) GoFundMe pages have been created to support victims and their family members after of a a mass shooting at a Minneapolis apartment complex last week. Investigators say three were killed in the shooting, including the shooter, and several people were…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (613+ words) On a warm, late summer evening, Trapper the dog was hard at work at a boat launch on Lake Zumbro. The two-year-old yellow labrador retriever was sniffing each watercraft before it was launched into the water, hunting for little zebra…...