9+ hour, 8+ min ago   (860+ words) The audit, conducted August 5 by Lynn Lembcke Consulting, examined the department’s handling of body-camera recordings between August 1, 2024, and July 31, 2026. Its findings were scheduled to be presented to the Brooklyn Park City Council during its regular meeting Monday evening. According to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (763+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 13, 2026). More than six months after the largest phase of Operation Metro Surge ended, Minnesota churches remain caught in legal battles over where immigration enforcement ends and constitutional protections for religious worship, political protest and government surveillance begin....

4+ day, 12+ min ago   (1368+ words) Senior U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank ruled September 4 that Minnesota may continue enforcing its new AI “nudification” law (HF 1606 / Chapter 72) while a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s xAI company proceeds. The statute took effect August 1 and can expose website operators, software…...

6+ day, 9+ 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, 22+ hour ago   (800+ words) Twin Cities In Motion (TCM), the nonprofit organization that produces the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend, announced that beginning in 2027, the marathon and its accompanying race weekend will move permanently to mid-October, ending a tradition that has remained unchanged since…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (368+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 6, 2026). A woman was critically wounded early Saturday after an argument escalated into gunfire in a North Minneapolis parking lot, according to police, who were searching for the person responsible. Minneapolis police responded at approximately 3:12 a.m. Saturday to a…...

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   (463+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 5, 2026). A federal judge has refused to temporarily block Minnesota's new law targeting artificial-intelligence systems that facilitate the creation of fake nude images of identifiable people without their consent, handing the state an early victory in a closely…...

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, 5+ day ago   (232+ words) SAINT PAUL, MN (September 2, 2026) The federal prosecution arising from January's anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in Saint Paul has entered a new phase, with defendants filing dozens of motions challenging the charges and seeking dismissal. Thirty-eight people were charged in…...