Warm December in Minnesota causes calendar confusion
The calendar may say late fall, but it feels much more like spring.
Suspects in Maplewood Best Buy thefts identified, police say
Authorities say they have identified several suspects wanted in connection to the Black Friday thefts at Best Buy in Maplewood.
Infrastructure spending raises hopes for Minnesota projects
A gusher of federal spending on infrastructure projects is raising hopes that numerous Minnesota projects beyond roads and bridges get the go-ahead in 2022.
Biden promotes infrastructure law, pushes social spending during Minnesota visit
President Joe Biden used his first trip to Minnesota as president to promote the recently passed $1.2 trillion infrastructure law and to press Congress for an even bigger climate change and social spending package.
President Biden visits Rosemount to tout infrastructure plan
Tuesday marked President Biden's first official trip to Minnesota. He used it to take a victory lap on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law and to lean on Congress to pass his even bigger climate change and social spending package.
Minnesota Zoo's holiday lights show, Nature Illuminated, opens Thursday
The Minnesota Zoo’s holiday lights show, Nature Illuminated, is back again this year and will open to the public on Thursday.
Two Minnesota Best Buy stores hit by large group thefts on Black Friday
Police are investigating after large groups of people stole from two Twin Cities Best Buy stores on Black Friday.
President Biden to visit Rosemount, Minnesota Tuesday
The White House announced President Joe Biden will visit Rosemount, Minnesota Tuesday.
Burnsville brother and sister go viral on TikTok after forming band during pandemic
Since Austin and his little sister Taryn were around each other all the time, they started writing songs together to fend off boredom during quarantine.
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage schools switch to distance learning due to COVID surge
Another Twin Cities school district is switching to distance learning as COVID-19 cases surge in the state.
Speed reduced to 35 mph on Diffley Road in Eagan, Minnesota
The speed limit has now been lowered on the Eagan road where a 13-year-old was killed on his way to school in 2019. Motorists will now be held to 35 mph down Diffley Road, instead of the previous 45 mph speed limit. The road recently wen through a massive renovation, after 13-year-old Patric Vitek was hit by a car while biking to school. Crews turned four lanes into two and added two roundabouts to slow traffic.
U.S. Post Office holding job fair this week hiring before holidays
The United States Post Office sorting facility in Eagan is holding a job fair this week trying to hire nearly 100 employees ahead of the holiday season and to fill positions current employees are retiring from early next year.
Eagan Fire Department welcomes first all-female crew
The Eagan Fire Department has an all-female crew for the first time in the department's 58-year history.
Minnesota police officer creates low-cost tactical robot for police across the US
For a fraction of the price, a detective in Minnesota has developed a four-wheeled robot that police departments can use for dangerous situations.
Minnesota officer creates low-cost tactical robot for police across the US
Mahaney, the founder of Tactical R/C, has developed his own remote visualization vehicle called the Vantage that officers can send into homes or buildings before having to physically enter the area and have a possible confrontation.
'He's smiling down on us:' Family continues heart screenings in late son's honor
14-year-old Patrick Schoonover collapsed on the ice and died from sudden cardiac arrest during a hockey game in 2014, the result of two undetected heart defects. Now, his family hosts free heart screening events for youth in the community to honor him.
Charges: Farmington man killed 3 family members with AR-15, hammer
A Farmington man is accused of killing his mother with a hammer and his father and brother with an AR-15 rifle, telling police "they’re not my family," according to charges filed Friday.
2 siblings charged in Burnsville 'high speed' crash that killed 2
Two siblings have been charged in connection to a crash that killed two people earlier this year.
Siblings charged in Burnsville crash that killed 2
Police say the car was going 114 mph when it crashed into the other car, splitting it in half and killing two 22-year-olds last April.
Farmington 26-year-old man faces three murder charges
Blake Maloney, 26, is charged with three counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of 55-year-old Jack Maloney, 53-year-old Tracy Maloney and 23-year-old Scott Maloney.