A Minneapolis police officer responding to a mental health emergency has been seriously injured — after a suspect allegedly bit off part of his finger.
Woman pleads guilty in death of Augsburg student
A St. Paul woman says she was celebrating her pregnancy by mixing wine with a painkiller when she sped through downtown Minneapolis and struck and killed a college student.
Officials: About a dozen hurt in Texas stabbing
Officials say about a dozen people have been wounded in a stabbing attack at Houston-area college campus.
Officials say about a dozen people have been wounded in a stabbing attack at Houston-area college campus.
Southwest Minnesota schools close as storm moves in
Schools are closing in southwestern Minnesota as a spring storm moves into the region.
Caribou Coffee to close 80 underperforming stores
Caribou Coffee lovers may need to look a bit further for their caffeine fix.
Leno to leave NBC’s ‘Tonight Show’ next spring
NBC on Wednesday announced its long-rumored switch in late night, replacing Jay Leno at the “Tonight” show with Jimmy Fallon and moving the iconic franchise back to New York.
Minnesota GOP lawmaker says he’ll push civil unions
A Republican state lawmaker is introducing a bill to establish civil unions for Minnesota gay couples as an alternative to legalizing same-sex marriage.
Cheaper college for immigrants in Minn.?
Lawmakers are considering extending Minnesota’s resident tuition rates for public colleges to illegal immigrants.
Obama to propose $100M brain mapping project
President Barack Obama is proposing a new research investment to map the human brain in hopes of eventually finding treatments for traumatic injuries and disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy.
Sifting of Sept. 11 debris for remains begins anew
Jim Riches pulled his son’s mangled body out of the rubble at the World Trade Center, but the phone calls still filtered in years afterward. The city kept finding more pieces of his son.
White House tries its hand at April Fool’s joke
The White House, busy with its annual Easter Egg Roll, also managed to pull off an April Fools’ prank.
Colorado prosecutors seeking death penalty for Holmes
Prosecutors on Monday said they will seek the death penalty against the man accused in last year’s movie theater attack that killed 12, wounded 70 and spurred new gun control laws in Colorado.
Temps will be chilly for Twins home opener
Things will be chilly when Minnesota and Detroit meet for the Twins’ home opener.
2 workers in NW Minnesota fall into scalding water
Authorities in northwestern Minnesota say two employees at a sugar plant have suffered serious burns after they fell into scalding hot water.
2 escape from low-security federal prison in Minn.
Authorities say two men convicted for fraud have escaped from a low-security federal prison camp near Duluth.