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Shelter-in-place issued on Ross Avenue in St. Paul due to police incident

St. Paul authorities are asking residents on the 1000 block of Ross Avenue to shelter in place due to a police incident The department did not state what police are responding to, but residents should avoid the area, and those near the incident should remain sheltered unless directed otherwise by...

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St. Paul police investigating active incident, shelter-in-place ordered — FOX 9 News — Gopher

St. Paul police investigating active incident, shelter-in-place ordered

FBI operation nets 168 arrests on tribal lands in 3 states — KSTP 5 — Gopher

FBI operation nets 168 arrests on tribal lands in 3 states

Buckeye mother assaulted in home invasion was set up by fiancé, police say — FOX 9 News — Gopher

Buckeye mother assaulted in home invasion was set up by fiancé, police say

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Father of Mall of America plot suspect says son had developmental delays as experts assess case — Sahan Journal — Gopher

Father of Mall of America plot suspect says son had developmental delays as experts assess case

The 18-year-old man charged with crimes for allegedly plotting to shoot and kill people at the Mall of America faces long odds in getting acquitted, according to multiple legal experts who spoke with Sahan Journal. Yet his case does provide some openings for successful defense strategies, some...

Minneapolis council votes 9-4 to eliminate safety office; Mayor Frey meeting with council members — WCCO — Gopher

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Texts, calls from political campaigns increase as Election Day nears — KSTP 5 — Gopher

Texts, calls from political campaigns increase as Election Day nears

Schaefer scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift Islanders past Wild, 4-3 — KSTP 5 — Gopher

Schaefer scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift Islanders past Wild, 4-3

Juvenile justice drives debate in race for Hennepin County Attorney — MinnPost — Gopher

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Juvenile justice drives debate in race for Hennepin County Attorney

Driver killed in head-on crash with semi in central Minnesota — FOX 9 News — Gopher

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Driver killed in head-on crash with semi in central Minnesota

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Minneapolis council votes 9-4 to eliminate safety office; Mayor Frey meeting with council members

The Minneapolis City Council voted 9-4 Thursday to eliminate the Office of Community Safety.Mayor Jacob Frey is scheduled to meet with Council Members Jamison Whiting and Linea Palmisano at 3:30 p.m. in his office; the two were among the four who voted against eliminating the office.The office is...

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Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86 — KSTP 5 — Gopher

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Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer s disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush...

Police body cam video captures fatal shooting of armed woman who fired at patrol vehicle — FOX 9 News — Gopher

Police body cam video captures fatal shooting of armed woman who fired at patrol vehicle

A woman was killed in a Jacksonville officer-involved shooting after authorities said she fired at officers, prompting independent and internal investigations.

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Minneapolis City Council approves eliminating Office of Community Safety — KSTP 5 — Gopher

Minneapolis City Council approves eliminating Office of Community Safety

Minneapolis City Council approves eliminating Office of Community Safety By KSTP The Minneapolis City Council ended the Office of Community Safety (OCS) on Thursday, with members arguing the agency had not delivered results worth the cost.The council voted 9-4 after some members said the office did...

Minneapolis Office of Community safety eliminated by city council ordinance — FOX 9 News — Gopher

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Minneapolis Office of Community safety eliminated by city council ordinance

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis City Council members voted Thursday to eliminate the office overseeing the city’s police, fire and other public safety departments. Council votes to eliminate office What we know: The council voted 9 to 4 to approve that ordinance on Thursday. Members Linea...

Explosion, fire at illegal North Carolina distillery leads to arrest — FOX 9 News — Gopher

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Explosion, fire at illegal North Carolina distillery leads to arrest

A North Carolina man was arrested after an explosion and fire at an illegal liquor distillery in Wilkes County, officials said.

Minneapolis police seek help finding endangered adult missing since July — WCCO — Gopher

Minneapolis police seek help finding endangered adult missing since July

Local News Minneapolis police seek help finding endangered adult missing since July By WCCO Staff October 29, 2026 / 1:07 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota Add CBS News on Google The Minneapolis Police Department is asking for help locating 46-year-old Jennifer Johnson, who also goes by Jennifer Maternowski....

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Father of 2 drowns after being caught in current trying to rescue seagull caught in fishing line

Woman killed by dump truck near St. Paul's Highland theater, police say

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Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell is being ROASTED

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Panel warns surveillance and AI outpace Twin Cities laws

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Can Minnesota Vikings get Justin Jefferson going ASAP?

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FOUND: Police cancel search for missing man

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Deadly crash closes intersection at Ford Parkway and Cleveland Ave. in St. Paul

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Fatal crash closes intersection in St. Paul's Highland Park neighborhood

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Dump truck kills woman crossing Cleveland Avenue in St. Paul

A deadly crash has shut down a busy St. Paul intersection, police investigating

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Schaefer scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift Islanders past Wild, 4-3 — WCCO Sports — Gopher

Schaefer scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift Islanders past Wild, 4-3

Girls State Soccer: Mounds View tops defending champ Stillwater 2-1 in Class 3A quarterfinals — KSTP 5 — Gopher

Girls State Soccer: Mounds View tops defending champ Stillwater 2-1 in Class 3A quarterfinals

Eden Prairie parents press for more security after homecoming shooting — KSTP 5 — Gopher

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Eden Prairie parents press for more security after homecoming shooting

Eden Prairie school, law enforcement leaders hold community meeting weeks after homecoming shooting — WCCO — Gopher

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Eden Prairie school, law enforcement leaders hold community meeting weeks after homecoming shooting

Fridley police search for 10-year-old Ava-Marie Crawford — WCCO — Gopher

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Fridley police search for 10-year-old Ava-Marie Crawford

Eden Prairie parents press officials about safety nearly a month after gunfire at homecoming game — KARE 11 Local — Gopher

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Eden Prairie parents press officials about safety nearly a month after gunfire at homecoming game

Fridley police search for missing 10-year-old — KARE 11 Local — Gopher

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Fridley police search for missing 10-year-old

Should Minnesota Vikings trade for Jonathan Taylor? — SKOR North MN Sports

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Should Minnesota Vikings trade for Jonathan Taylor?

Chicago rapper LoWick, 22, killed in FBI shooting in Dixmoor — FOX 9 News — Gopher

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Chicago rapper LoWick, 22, killed in FBI shooting in Dixmoor