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Minneapolis, MN, United States - Chuck Knoblauch is facing legal issues again, after being accused by his ex-wife of assault in her Houston home.

It's the third homicide in that part of the city just this month, and starting Friday, extra patrols will be out to try to stop the violence.

Just a day before the Minneapolis Police Department beefs up patrols in north Minneapolis in response to an exceptionally violent July , the area's third homicide of the month went down.

EVENT: The Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current's annual Rock the Garden was held June 21 and 22 at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

A new fitness concept from the East coast is coming to St. Louis Park's Shops at West End in October and entering the Midwest fitness market for the first time, with more locations to come.

A cop described it as one of the worst scenes he had witnessed in 15 years of police work: A woman slashed and stabbed in her St. Paul home, blood everywhere, and the victim's 5-year-old son a witness to it all.

Arthur was born with muscular dystrophy - the debilitating kind. He would never walk and would remain unable to lift his head, chew food, talk, raise his arms or legs.

After its first month of service, Metro Transit's new Green Line light rail line is exceeding ridership expectations - and opening new learning opportunities for its passengers.

A Minneapolis man is claiming a harmless tweet about a rude gate agent got him and his kids kicked off a plane.

RIVER. The preschoolers at the Shirley G. Moore Lab School on the University of Minnesota campus are working furiously to stop a flood.

Our mental and emotional health as well as happiness are boosted by the kind of physical well-being promoted by an active lifestyle.

Tis the season of neighborhood block parties, and as these community gatherings become more frequent, they start to run together in our minds.

Minne Fest is returning for its second year this weekend in Minneapolis. Now, it features two days of music and a new location.

Al-Qaida-linked gunmen killed a Somali lawmaker, who spent several years in Minnesota and was known for singing popular folk music, in a drive-by shooting Wednesday, a police official said.

Oregon State students work on the top of their solar race car with the solar array on it during a pit stop at the Kansas Aviation Museum Wednesday.

Marcie Wolsted, 96, of Harmony and formerly of Rochester, died Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester.

Krista Tippett, the creator and host of "On Being," a public radio show about faith that explores a variety of topics including religion, ethics and meaning, is one of 10 winners of the 2013 National Humanities Medals.

A Minneapolis man has lost a pet after his dog was fatally shot by a police officer.

Letter: Lawmaker who opposed Voter ID under fire State legislator who opposed Voter ID might be under fire for it Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/opinion/2014/07/22/letter-lawmaker-opposed-voter-fire/13027019/ Wouldn't it be ironic if Minnesota House Rep. Phyllis Kahn should lose the primary election in her ... (more)

Damien Tito Jones stabbed his girlfriend at her St. Paul home in December, his attorney admitted to jurors on Tuesday.