Rescue personnel are searching for a missing National Guard helicopter in Stearns County. Officials say at around 2:05 pm this afternoon, the Minnesota National Guard lost contact with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while it was conducting a maintenance test flight that originated from St. Cloud. The National Guard and local emergency services are currently […]

Representative Nick Zerwas of Elk River today announced he is resigning from the state legislature effective December 6th. Zerwas says he wants to spend as much time as he can with his family following a recent heart surgery. The Elk River Republican was diagnosed at a young age with a congenital heart defect, and his […]

The Minneapolis City Council today approved a conversion “therapy” ban for youth 17 and under. The measure is the first of its kind passed in the state. Cat Salonek with OutFront Minnesota is hopeful state lawmakers take up the issue again in the upcoming session to vote on a statewide ban and says “what we […]

An Otter Tail County kitten has tested positive for rabies. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says the kitten bit three people, including a four-year-old child and a pregnant woman. The owner of the farm where the kitten was fed says she saw a skunk attacking the kitten in October. After biting the child and […]

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Minnesota chapter are calling on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible hate crime after a Minneapolis mosque was vandalized Sunday. Surveillance video at Salaam Mosque in Northeast Minneapolis shows an individual smashing a glass […]

We now know the harrowing story of a Cottage Grove family whose home was picked as a hideout by the suspect in an alleged crime spree Monday that included two carjackings, an abduction in Maplewood and a sexual assault in St. Paul. The suspect took the Patterson family hostage before eventually speeding away in a […]

State officials are warning about a new mail scam targeting seniors. The Minnesota Department of Commerce says Minnesotans are receiving letters that look like they’re from Publishers Clearing House instructing the recipient to wire money to receive their winnings. Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley cautions “if a deal sounds too good to be true it […]

Thousands of people filled Williams Arena on the U of M campus Sunday night for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The rally was hosted with support from U-S Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Sanders said that because of their different backgrounds some people say he and Omar make “an odd political couple.” But Sanders disagreed adding “Ilhan […]

“Troubling dysfunction at the Department of Human Services.” That’s the conclusion of a review of the state department from the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released today. The review focuses on $29 million in over payments DHS made to the White Earth Nation and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe for clients in their opioid […]

The state departments of Health and Labor and Industry are shutting down Water Gremlin in White Bear Township, after it was discovered lead products made at the plant caused lead poisoning in workers’ children. And the state departments are also asking a Ramsey County to issue an injunction. State Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says “we’ve […]