A Freeze Watch has been issued for large portions of Minnesota and western Wisconsin from late Friday night, October 16, through Saturday morning, October 17, as temperatures could drop below freezing.

A Minneapolis woman is facing two felony charges after prosecutors alleged she used a fraudulent farmland purchase agreement to obtain a $15,000 grant through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Federal agents reportedly executed a judicially authorized search warrant at U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home on Monday, October 12, as part of an ongoing investigation, according to a statement from Minnesota Republican Party Chair Alex Plechash.

The Pine County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a 16-year-old who was last seen leaving his home near Pine City on Saturday morning.

A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper has died from injuries he sustained after falling from a bridge while responding to a traffic pursuit last month, state officials announced.

Ten foreign nationals have been indicted on federal voter fraud charges involving Minnesota elections, including allegations of illegal voting in the 2022 and 2024 general elections and the August 2026 primary election, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Amtrak’s Borealis passenger rail service between St. Paul and Chicago has surpassed 500,000 riders since launching in May 2024, according to Amtrak and transportation officials in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois.

A corrections officer at the Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston has been charged with two felony counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct after prosecutors allege he sexually assaulted two female inmates while working at the facility.

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act following an overnight incident near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, a British air base that is also used extensively by the United States Air Force.

Hidden Valley is putting a spooky spin on its classic ranch dressing just in time for Halloween.

Two young men are dead and another is in critical condition following a shooting near a Willmar park, according to the Willmar Police Department.

A Wisconsin man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the 1995 disappearance and presumed death of James “Jim” Ruland, marking a major development in a case that Wisconsin investigators have worked for more than three decades.

A Brown County cow tested positive for rabies, prompting Minnesota health officials to recommend post-exposure treatment for nine people and quarantine several cattle.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, citing persistently elevated inflation as policymakers seek to bring price growth back toward the central bank’s 2% target.

Violent crime declined across Minnesota in 2025, with the state recording fewer murders, robberies and aggravated assaults along with substantial decreases in vehicle thefts and carjackings, according to newly released statewide crime data.

A Dodge Center man faces felony burglary charges after DNA and cellphone evidence allegedly linked him to a 2025 break-in at the Rosemount Water Treatment Plant.

An 18-year-old man is facing six criminal charges, including two felony kidnapping counts, after prosecutors allege he forced his 17-year-old girlfriend into a vehicle, drove her away from Hawley and later strangled her during an incident Wednesday in Clay County.

A Heat Advisory is in effect Friday afternoon across much of the Twin Cities metro, with heat index values expected to climb as high as 97 degrees.

Skywatchers across Minnesota will have a chance to see a deep partial lunar eclipse Thursday night, with nearly the entire moon expected to pass into Earth’s shadow.

Authorities are investigating after a person was found dead near a vendor booth at the Steele County Fair on Wednesday.