Minnesota

The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing.

A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday gave a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.

The self-proclaimed “Sinkhole Capital” of the United States is located in Minnesota.

The small town of Fountain, Minnesota has more sinkholes than people.

Minnesota’s lawsuit was the first and still the only one of thousands of cases nationwide against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial.

A Minnesota man has been convicted of first-degree murder for beheading his girlfriend in front of several witnesses in July 2021.

Authorities are also investigating him as a suspect in a fire that damaged a Somali shopping mall on April 23, as well as in the January vandalism of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Minneapolis office.

A Minnesota state senator became a reluctant social media star after casting a vote while shirtless and lying in bed during a Zoom meeting.

Laser strikes on planes and helicopters hit a record in the U.S. in 2021.

A freight train derailed and caught fire overnight in Raymond, Minnesota.

A Minnesota man has charged with second-degree murder, accused of fatally stabbing his wife during a Bible study session.

A Minnesota man is charged with second-degree murder, accused of fatally stabbing his wife during a Bible study session.

Water containing a radioactive material has leaked for a second time from a nuclear plant near Minneapolis and the plant will be shut down, but there is no danger to the public.

The company said it notified the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the state on Nov. 22, the day after it confirmed the leak, which came from a pipe between two buildings.

“I have yet to meet a person in Minnesota that is hungry,” GOP state Sen. Steve Drazkowski said ahead of a vote on the legislation.

A Minnesota man was charged Friday with fatally beating an elderly man previously convicted of child sexual assault, who he believed had stalked his young daughter in the past.

The state’s Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division is investigating allegations that an Edina man and his younger brother have been collecting fees for playing slots on behalf of others watching on TikTok.

An adjunct art professor is suing the Minnesota university that dismissed her for including depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art course.

A butcher shop in Minnesota got quite the surprise on Saturday when a deer crashed through a glass door and left a hole in the wall.

Police said they arrested two 18-year-old men and three 17-year-olds, according to the Star Tribune.