Minneapolis News

The 67-year-old governor is stuck at his official state residence in a body cast, recovering from hip surgery he underwent at Mayo Clinic just over a month ago.

A woman was grazed in the arm by a bullet while she was sleeping early Sunday and another person was hit by glass shattered by another random bullet Sunday afternoon, Minneapolis police said.

Some lawmakers want to pass a bill this session to raise it to $9.50 an hour, but some workers in Minneapolis were rallying for much more Saturday.

With nine-term state Rep. Michael Paymar, DFL-St. Paul, choosing not to run for re-election, six DFL candidates are vying for the rare open seat in House District 64B.

Paul Douglas is a nationally respected meteorologist with 33 years of television and radio experience.

TC&W railroad, a big player in farm country, poses a major obstacle to Twin Cities Southwest light-rail project.

Champions Saloon & Eatery, the East Lake Street bar that lost its Minneapolis liquor license over city concerns about drugs and violence, was set to close down Saturday at midnight, owner Rick Nelson said.

And they are asking tough questions about them: How many are really necessary? How often? Which exams tell the most? Spending on standardized testing fees that districts and charter schools report to the state is up 30 percent in five years, to $8.1 million last school year.

Traffic is backed up for several miles on Interstate 94 Saturday morning as emergency crews respond to a serious rollover accident.

ILT is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based designer and fabricator of custom laser workstations used to produce high-value, mission-critical components for numerous industries, including medical device, defense, energy and aerospace.

Hennepin County court officials are reminding people of its Housing Court project in the wake of the deaths of five children in a Minneapolis apartment fire.

A federal grand jury in Louisiana has indicted a University of Minnesota professor for allegedly enticing a 15-year-old girl to send him nude photos of herself.

A 46-year-old man was airlifted to a Minneapolis hospital after his truck collided with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train around 2 p.m. Friday south of Granite Falls.

Minnesota legislative leaders sniped at each other Friday for a lack of progress in fixing the state's sex offender treatment program despite a federal judge's urging for fast action to correct it.

Minneapolis hotspot Bryant Lake Bowl serves a " Cheap Date Night" special every Monday night from 6:00pm until 1:00am.

Mill City Summer Opera, which stages performances in the open air ruin courtyard at Mill City Museum in Minneapolis, will perform Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" in July.

A 24-year-old man has been convicted for killing a 17-year-old youth seven years ago in Minneapolis.

Police said a man is in custody early Friday morning after a pursuit ended with an SUV crashing into a house in Minneapolis.

In 2011, Denny Roach operated the last plating line at Superior Plating in Minneapolis, applying nickel chrome to steel table legs and chair frames.

St. Peter's AME Church, located at 401 E. 41st St. in south Minneapolis, recently celebrated the 80th birthday of long-time member, Harriet Bowman Solomon.