The West Hennepin Public Safety Department says the crash happened just before 8 a.m. at the intersection of County Road 6 and County Road 83 in Independence,.

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office on Friday declined to file charges against a man who was seen in a viral online video being violently arrested by sheriff’s deputies in January, saying there was a lack of probable cause for the arrest.

Democratic Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith says she some major concerns about the Republican-backed plan that could cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending over the next decade, possibly impacting Medicaid.

Tezzaree El-Amin Champion is the son of Khalid El-Amin and the great-nephew of Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion.

The incident, which occurred in a parking lot in South Minneapolis, involved use-of-force during an arrest of a suspect on illegal firearm and drug charges.

Hennepin County offers warming station options throughout Minneapolis ... The Cold Weather Rule is in effect in Minnesota through April 30. The state law prevents residential utility customers from having electric or natural gas service shut off.

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that public schools can be held liable for their hiring practices after a Minneapolis charter school didn’t perform a thorough background check and hired a teacher and sports instructor with a history of sexual assault allegations.

A Minneapolis charter school that hired a teacher who had been dismissed from a school over reports of sexual abuse can now be held liable for the hiring decision.

An 11-year-old girl died from injuries she suffered in a crash while on the way to school on Wednesday. The West Hennepin Public Safety Department said the crash happened just before 8 a.m. at the intersection of County Road 6 and County Road 110 in Independence, Minnesota.

Eviction filings surged at the start of 2025 to levels not seen in some Minnesota communities since before the coronavirus pandemic, leaving housing advocates scrambling to keep people in their