Google faces opposition over proposed $2 billion data center near Duluth

June 25, 2026 3:17pm 4 min

Hundreds of people attended an open house hosted by Google Wednesday in Hermantown, just outside Duluth. The company wants to spend up to $2 billion to build a large data center there. The proposal has faced strong oppos...

Minneapolis police often mishandled officer discipline cases, external report finds

June 25, 2026 6:08am 5 min

The man who killed former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark faces sentencing next month. A group of workers at the Amazon warehouse in Shakopee protested outside of the facility Wednesday, the second...

Walz seeks federal records after judge tosses DOJ subpoenas targeting Minnesota Democrats

June 24, 2026 3:33pm 3 min

Gov. Tim Walz wants the Trump administration to release records that he says could show he and the state of Minnesota have been targeted for political retribution. Walz filed 16 records requests under the Freedom of Info...

Justice Department asks for 2 more weeks before returning Renee Good's car

June 24, 2026 6:27am 5 min

A provider trade group is alleging that the Minnesota Department of Human Services is intentionally dismantling a social services program. Democrats see an opportunity to regain ground in rural parts of Minnesota this el...

Target Field concessions workers union, employer expected to bargain Tuesday

June 23, 2026 6:50am 4 min

Federal judge tosses DOJ subpoenas targeting Gov. Tim Walz and other Minnesota leaders

June 22, 2026 3:22pm 3 min

A federal judge has tossed out U.S. Justice Department subpoenas targeting Gov. Tim Walz and other state and local leaders. Judge Patrick Schiltz called the subpoenas an “unlawful and unethical use of the grand jury proc...

Minnesota veterinarians fear New World screwworm could make it's way to Minnesota

June 22, 2026 7:05am 5 min

Human Rights Watch Thursday released a report detailing human rights abuses by the federal government during this winter’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, which the group alleges also violates international h...

Juneteenth celebrations across Minnesota commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S.

June 19, 2026 7:55am 4 min

Human Rights Watch Thursday released a report detailing human rights abuses by the federal government during this winter’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, which the group alleges also violates international h...

Job numbers; Drought numbers

June 18, 2026 4:19pm 3 min

While we’ve had showers and storms across Minnesota over the past week -- that rain has not been enough to keep drought conditions from expanding.And Minnesota's job numbers for May are a mixed bag. Those stories and mor...

Report details human rights abuses by federal government during immigration enforcement surge

June 18, 2026 6:40am 4 min

Human Rights Watch Thursday released a report detailing human rights abuses by the federal government during this winter’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, which the group alleges also violates international h...

Feeding Our Future founder plans appeal; Minnesota hemp testing program shuts down

June 17, 2026 5:05pm 3 min

Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock has filed notice that she plans to appeal her federal conviction and lengthy prison sentence.And a Minnesota lab shut down its cannabis and hemp testing program this week after runni...

Minneapolis City Council committee votes for 6-month pause on new data centers

June 17, 2026 6:33am 5 min

Feds charge people for impeding federal officers during ICE surge, protests follow

June 16, 2026 3:43pm 3 min

Federal prosecutors today charged fifteen people for allegedly conspiring to impede federal agents in the Twin Cities during the immigration enforcement operation. It sparked protests in St. Paul today, where protesters ...

New reward in Wadena missing person case of Carla Beth

June 16, 2026 6:33am 5 min

Borealis Amtrak route turns 2; Outdoor learning program turns 1

June 15, 2026 5:34pm 4 min

Now in its second year of service, the Borealis Amtrak train has helped grow passenger ridership between St. Paul and Chicago. And a program that gets more kids learning outside is now a year old.Those stories and more i...

Bemidji Mayor receives national award for leadership after massive storm

June 15, 2026 6:33am 5 min

A man who surrendered after a nearly eight-hour standoff with police last week could face charges as soon as Monday. The 31-year-old allegedly shot down a police drone and fired at sheriff's deputies multiple times Tuesd...

ICE agents detain workers in Bemidji

June 12, 2026 5:22pm 5 min

On Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained more than 30 employees of a contractor working at a townhome complex in Bemidji. And Minneapolis-based Sleep Number announced today that it has filed for Chapter ...

Federal judge denies request from journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort to release grand jury transcripts

June 12, 2026 7:11am 5 min

A sentencing date is pending for Vance Boelter after he pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges stemming from last June’s attacks on Minnesota lawmakers and their families. That includes the killings of former DFL Hou...

Boelter pleads guilty

June 11, 2026 3:53pm 3 min

Vance Boelter today admitted killing a top DFL lawmaker and her husband during an early morning shooting rampage last year. Boelter’s plea means federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty. And the Minneapolis Ci...

Minnesota lawmakers set out to memorialize a peer lost to political violence, prevent future threats

June 11, 2026 6:24am 4 min

Minneapolis city officials say a new report on the economic effects of the federal immigration enforcement surge can help provide a roadmap for how to direct relief efforts. The city estimates the surge caused nearly $70...