Bills for firearm safe storage, boosting straw buyer penalties pass in Minnesota HouseAs part of a set of gun bills under consideration this year, a proposal would require a firearm be locked, unloaded or stored when not in the owner’s possession. Senate adoption is uncertain.
Nearly $2 million budget gap forces closure of men’s shelter in MoorheadThe Dorothy Day House, a 15-bed shelter for men in Moorhead, is seeking donations to help reopen the shelter.
Minneapolis schools, support staff reach deal to avoid strike Hours after unionized education support professionals in the Minneapolis Public Schools filed a notice of intent to strike, leaders from both the union and district announced they’d reached a deal. District teachers settled a contract last month.
Time to join the pack: How to watch the Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs This is the first time in 20 years that the Timberwolves have made it to round 2 of the playoffs. Just catching up to the excitement? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you need to know before tip-off.
Play4min 06secPro-Palestinian protesters, University of Minnesota reach agreement to end encampmentOrganizers of pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus and university leadership announced Thursday morning that they’ve reached an agreement to end the dayslong encampment on Northrop Mall.
Six charged with copper wire theft from streetlights in St. PaulSix people were charged last week in Ramsey County for allegedly stealing copper wire from street lights in St. Paul — an ongoing problem that officials say has cost the city millions of dollars to repair in recent years.
Northland College says it will remain open, with reduced number of majorsAfter weeks of uncertainty amid a financial crisis, officials at northern Wisconsin’s Northland College announced Wednesday that the school will remain open — but with a greatly reduced number of majors.
Play4min 04secHow will a warm winter affect spring fishing? What to know before the openerThe Minnesota Governor’s fishing opener is next Saturday. Did our unseasonably warm winter negatively affect fish, lakes and rivers? The answer is complicated.
Arrests of protesters exceed 2,300 as police clear more U.S. campus encampmentsWhile University of Minnesota officials reached an agreement with protesters not to disrupt commencements, weeks of demonstrations and police confrontations at college campuses nationwide have resulted in more than 2,300 arrests.
A St. Paul teen turned to poetry to cope. Now he’s published a book of poems Bobby Arnold started writing poetry for his first book while feeling isolated in 11th grade, and uses the art to reflect on Black masculinity, love and more.
Black lawmakers reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discriminationThe bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
Bridge projects across U.S. offer clues to what may replace Baltimore's fallen spanWhat a new bridge over Baltimore's Patapsco River will look like is still very much a matter of speculation. But one design stands out.
Hobbyist photographer snaps photo of extremely rare bird in 1st U.S. sightingMichael Sanchez was testing out his new camera when he happened upon a feathered subject. The blue rock-thrush he photographed on the coast of northern Oregon last week has excited the birding world.
Launching an effective bird flu vaccine quickly could be tough, scientists warnFederal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared for another pandemic.
Play6min 41secPregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violenceThe state's law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy. Texas and Arkansas have similar laws on the books.
Play3min 53secIndiana will have its first competitive primary election in two decadesIndiana has its first competitive primary for governor in two decades, as six Republicans vie for their party's nomination. Current Governor Eric Holcomb is term-limited after eight years in office.
Developers of popular Asia Mall are launching a second Asian-themed complex in BlaineMichael Bui and owners of the Asia Mall in Eden Prairie will be opening up a similar concept called Asia Village in a building connected to Blaine’s Northtown Mall.
Activists in Duluth ramp up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, set up encampmentA group calling itself the Duluth Palestine Solidarity Camp set up a tent encampment Wednesday night in Duluth’s Leif Erikson Park. Protesters are calling on the city and state to divest from Israel in the wake of its war in Gaza.
St. Cloud State’s president Wacker stepping down early amid expected budget cutsIn a letter sent Wednesday to faculty and staff, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Chancellor Scott Olson said St. Cloud State is “facing financial pressures that will need to be addressed in the coming weeks.”
Drought eases in parts of Minnesota thanks to another wet weekAreas of moderate and severe drought shrank some in the last week, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report. The drought continues to persist in north-central and northwestern Minnesota particularly.