1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (452+ words) BLAINE, MN (September 13, 2026). Blaine residents looking for help with housing, mental health, food insecurity or other everyday problems will soon be able to walk into a public library and speak directly with the police department's licensed social worker without scheduling…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (487+ words) SAINT PAUL, MN (September 10, 2026). Saint Paul's planned expansion of its police drone program has been stopped for now after City Council members declined Wednesday to move forward while questions remain about privacy, surveillance and oversight of the technology. The proposal…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (533+ words) BLAINE, MN (September 8, 2026). Blaine police recorded 5,387 calls for service in August, responding to incidents ranging from medical emergencies and vehicle crashes to burglaries, disorderly conduct and suspected impaired driving, according to the department's latest monthly activity report. The Blaine Police…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (251+ words) SAINT PAUL, MN (September 8, 2026). Two men were wounded early Monday after a fight outside a Saint Paul bar escalated into gunfire, according to police. Officers were called to the area of Payne and Jenks avenues shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday following reports…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (431+ words) BROOKLYN CENTER, MN (September 6, 2026). Four juvenile males were detained following a shooting in Brooklyn Center Friday evening that triggered a foot pursuit and police search, with investigators recovering a handgun equipped with an extended magazine and at least six spent…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (948+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 10, 2026) The City of Minneapolis has fired its highest-ranking communications official amid a police investigation into allegations that he stole cash and financial cards from fellow municipal employees and used at least one stolen card to make hundreds…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (415+ words) COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN (September 6, 2026). Three men who police say were innocent bystanders were wounded early Saturday after two people exchanged gunfire outside a Columbia Heights restaurant, leaving one suspected shooter in custody while authorities searched for another. The shooting happened…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (522+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 5, 2026). New reporting about the months preceding Wednesday's deadly Shoreline Plaza mass shooting is sharpening scrutiny of Minnesota's red-flag law after authorities considered whether alleged threats by the suspected gunman could support removing his access to firearms. Carlton…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (583+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 5, 2026). Doctors who treated victims of Wednesday's mass shooting near Loring Park joined gun-violence prevention advocates and Minnesota lawmakers Friday in calling for additional firearm restrictions, opening a new legislative debate only days after the attack. The group…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (248+ words) INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN (September 2, 2026) Inver Grove Heights police have identified three family members found dead inside a townhome Sunday and say preliminary evidence indicates the deaths were a double murder-suicide. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victims…...