We’ve launched a new “podcast” that is designed as a convenient audio extension of our news coverage, giving readers and listeners another way to access our reporting when reading an article isn’t practical.

The nation’s blood supply remains under significant strain, with hospitals continuing to receive blood products at a faster rate than donations are coming in, according to the American Red Cross.

NAMI Minnesota is sounding the alarm over what it describes as a rapidly intensifying mental health crisis across the state, particularly among Minnesotans living with serious and persistent mental illnesses.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the recovery of stolen government property and/or the arrest of individuals responsible for the destruction and theft of government property in Minneapolis, Minnesota, including this unknown suspect.

The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as investigators continue working a child abduction case in Zimmerman.

The Minnesota State Patrol is reminding drivers that moving over for emergency and stalled vehicles is not optional — it’s the law

An extended garage fire caused significant damage to a townhouse in Hugo Sunday evening, rendering one unit uninhabitable.

New Brighton Department of Public Safety crews responding to a report of water leaking into an apartment unit encountered an unexpected occupant: a raccoon.

Why Renting a Car from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) Is a Smart Move for Exploring New York and Beyond!

26 Arrested After Protest Near Maple Grove Hotel, Police Say

A 37-year-old Minneapolis man was shot and killed today by a federal immigration agent during an enforcement operation in south Minneapolis, authorities confirmed.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has been requested by the Minneapolis Police Department to investigate a January 14, 2026, use-of-force incident involving a federal law enforcement officer in north Minneapolis.

The Albert Lea Police Department assisted in the successful recovery of a missing 7-year-old child following an AMBER Alert.

Authorities were asking the community for help in locating a missing 7‑year‑old girl, Brynlee Nelson, in the Zimmerman area. She has since been found, and a suspect is in custody.

Law enforcement leaders from across the Twin Cities metro area held a joint press conference on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, to publicly address mounting concerns over the conduct of a small group of federal agents operating in Minnesota, warning that recent actions may be violating constitutional protections, damaging public trust, and undermining public safety.

Law enforcement officials have provided clarification following the circulation of social media videos showing officers from the Minneapolis Police Department and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department confiscating cases of bottled water from anti-ICE demonstrators during protests outside the Whipple Federal Building over the weekend in Minneapolis.

Tensions flared in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2026, after anti-ICE and pro-ICE demonstrators clashed during competing protests, prompting a heightened public-safety response and the mobilization of the Minnesota National Guard to support local authorities if needed.

Fire crews from across the east metro responded to a structure fire just after 8 p.m. Tuesday in the 7600 block of Lawton Avenue South in Cottage Grove.

A 19-year-old man was killed in a shooting Saturday morning in North St. Paul, and a suspect is now in custody.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking to halt what they describe as an unprecedented surge of federal immigration enforcement activity in the Twin Cities.