SUV driver dies after slamming into Brooklyn Center warehouse
Police say alcohol and speed appears to be factors in the crash.
East Metro
Search on for man presumed dead after jumping off pontoon on Forest Lake
Authorities presume that the man did not survive.
West Metro
ID'd: Man fatally shot in head in Minneapolis, found outside hospital
The 26-year-old from Brooklyn Park was shot in the head, authorities said.
North Metro
2 men fatally shot in Minneapolis in separate incidents
Both died of apparent gunshot wounds on Thursday night. One victim's body was found in a car parked near North Memorial Health Hospital.
North Metro
East Bethel woman dies in one-vehicle crash in Clear Lake
The driver's child was injured in the one-vehicle crash on Hwy. 10.
South Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, June 7
ANDOVER MAY 18 Vandalism. Eggs were thrown at a shed and SpaghettiOs dumped on a vehicle in a driveway in the 16100 block of…
North Metro
Man on foot is struck and killed while on Central Avenue in Columbia Heights
The driver, a 21-year-old man from Columbia Heights, stopped and was cooperating, officials said.
West Metro
Chad Helton, a pioneering black librarian, will be new head of Hennepin County Library
When Helton takes over the county library in late August, it will be nearly two years since previous director Lois Langer Thompson left.
North Metro
Authorities ID teen driver, mother killed in crash north of Twin Cities
The woman was the founder of a blanket company that donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to charity from sales proceeds.
Coronavirus
Sherbune County jail detainees plan hunger strike for release because of COVID-19
A federal judge recently rejected a petition for their emergency release during the pandemic.
South Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 24
COLUMBUS MAY 15 Vandalism. Gravel was found in the engine of a semitrailer truck in the 14500 block of Lake Drive NE. DENMARK TOWNSHIP…
Coronavirus
Andover DACA recipient fearfully awaits Supreme Court decision in a time of coronavirus
Jessica Aguilar awaits a ruling that could cause hundreds of thousands of immigrants like her to lose legal protections.
North Metro
Accused serial rapist could be linked to more crimes, authorities say
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said authorities are investigating three or four other cases.
North Metro
Social distancing with martial arts
Gyms and martial arts schools are still closed because of COVID-19, Robert Frankovich who runs White Tiger Martial Arts in Fridley practiced the Korean art of Haidong Gumdo swords in the community park.
North Metro
Charge: Driver who killed other motorist on Hwy. 169 was on probation for recent DWI
In the previous case, she was driving drunk with her 5-year-old son in the car.
Coronavirus
Metro counties have spent roughly $5 million to rent hotel rooms as emergency shelters
Contracts and invoices obtained through public records requests show a county-by-county patchwork of efforts to find and pay for lodging, transportation, food and other services for hundreds of unsheltered people in the seven-county metro, all within a matter of weeks.
North Metro
One woman dead, another hospitalized after Chisago County crash
The crash occurred around 11:25 p.m. Friday on Interstate 35 near Wyoming.
South Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 17
CORCORAN APRIL 19 Social distancing complaint. An officer responded to a social distancing complaint at a home in the 7800 block of Maple Hill…
North Metro
Authorities investigate fatal Chisago County stabbing
A suspect fled the scene before law enforcement arrived.
North Metro
Wrong-way crash in Brooklyn Park leaves one dead
Alcohol was believed to be a factor in the crash early Wednesday on Hwy. 169.
Coronavirus
Hennepin County Board debates measured rollout of county services
Limited court hearings expected to start again next week at the county's Government Center.
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