University of Minnesota students and faculty walk out after anti-war encampment cleared, 9 arrestedProtest organizers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus led a class walkout Tuesday afternoon to try to reestablish an encampment that authorities cleared from Northrop Mall earlier Tuesday.
Teen arrested in connection with Nudieland mass shooting at Minneapolis punk showOne suspect, Dominic James Burris, faces several felony charges for murder and assault with a firearm. Officials were still searching for the second suspect.
Burglary charge filed against DFL state Sen. Mitchell over alleged plan to get late father’s itemsThe charges allege Mitchell broke into the home of her stepmother amid an ongoing dispute over possessions that belonged to the senator’s late father, as well as his ashes.
State regulators launch big Mississippi water monitoring projectState regulators gathered at the Mississippi River on Earth Day to announce a big undertaking: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will test water along all 650 miles of the river within the state’s borders this year.
Play4min 01secArbor Day tradition aims to put trees in ground while easing political tensions at CapitolFor the past several decades, two Democrats and two Republicans in the Minnesota House have passed out trees on Arbor Day as a brief respite from political tensions at the Capitol.
UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattackThe company said Monday after markets closed that it sees no signs that doctor charts or full medical histories were released after the attack. But it may take several months of analysis before UnitedHealth can identify and notify people who were affected.
$15 for a pack of cigarettes? Supporters, opponents speak out ahead of Minneapolis City Council meetingThe Minneapolis City Council could vote this week to set a $15 minimum price on all packs of cigarettes. The measure has drawn debate over who it will affect — and whether it’d be effective.
Minnesota’s attorney general sues used-car dealership for alleged fraudAttorney General Keith Ellison is suing Midwest Car Search for alleged deceptive sales.
Play8min 42secTimberwolves face the Suns as A-Rod eyes team controlA May 1 mediation session is set between current Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor and would-be majority owners Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore. Two Wall Street Journal reporters spoke to MPR News about what’s at stake.
Play3min 48secUnited Methodists will again debate LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex weddingsThe United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ+ issues.
Play4min 37secSammy McDowell, fixture of the Black community in Minneapolis, remembered as a ‘treasure of wisdom’Sammy McDowell owned Sammy’s Avenue Eatery which opened on the north side in 2012. He collapsed during church service and later died at the hospital.
Justice Department pays $138 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar caseThe DOJ settlement goes to 139 victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor of USA Gymnastics who sexually assaulted elite and Olympic gymnasts, after the FBI failed to promptly investigate.
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses following mass arrests at ColumbiaColumbia University canceled in-person classes and police arrested dozens of students at New York University and Yale as tensions over Israel's war with Hamas continue to grow on U.S. college campuses.
‘Ady’ no more: Erroneous highway sign in St. Paul gets temporary fixThe brief reign of “Ady Mill Road” in St. Paul has come to an end. As of early Tuesday, MnDOT crews had slapped a patch over the erroneous highway sign that had been installed along Interstate 35E last week, correcting the spelling of Ayd Mill Road.
NFL teams often misfire on drafting QBs. But how often do they fail? And why?NFL teams are using premium draft picks on quarterbacks at an increasingly high rate. The draft this weekend is slated to be the eighth in the past nine years with at least three QBs taken in the first round.
Duluth’s Park Point named one of country’s top beachesDuluth’s Park Point, which has been in the news for months as speculation swirls around billionaire Kathy Cargill’s plans for her recent real estate purchases there, is now garnering headlines as one of the top beaches in the country.
Kepler has 3 RBIs in return from injured list; Twins beat White Sox 7-0Max Kepler had two hits and three RBIs in his return from the injured list and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 7-0 Monday night.
What the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court is all about. Hint: It's not coffeeStarbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.
Concerns over antisemitism rise as Jews begin observing Passover Protests on college campuses related to the Israel-Hamas War have many Jews nervous heading into the holiday.
New federal grants aimed to support elections. Many voting officials didn't see a dimeVoting officials cheered when it was announced that a portion of a multibillion-dollar federal grant program would go to election security. But in many cases, the allocations didn't go as planned.