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MINNEAPOLIS -- Police say a man was shot in Minneapolis' Near North neighborhood Sunday morning.The shooting happened just before 5:15 a.m. near Eighth and Penn avenues, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.One man was injured and hospitalized, but is expected to be OK.Police recovered a gun at the scene, but no one has been arrested. The shooting is being investigated.

A SWAT team was called in to negotiate with the suspect.

The two dogs came to the shelter as strays together.

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – The Brooklyn Park SWAT team responded to two unconnected incidents at around the same time about two miles apart Saturday night.According to the city's police department, officers first responded to a robbery at knifepoint on the 8200 block of Zane Avenue North around 9:50 p.m. Officers searched for the suspect and found him barricaded inside a residence on the 8100 block of Yates Avenue North. The city's SWAT team was asked to assist, and was eventually able to coax the suspect out of the residence. Police said the incident is being investigated.Around 10 p.m. on the 7200 block of Zane Avenue North, SWAT team members executed a "high risk search warrant" and "safely secured" a residence, the police department said. The warrant was connected to the killing of a 19-year-old that occurred early Friday morning. Police arrested a suspect in that homicide Friday evening.  

by Joni Astrup Associate Editor Police cited a 39-year-old Minneapolis woman after she allegedly left the scene of a two-vehicle accident. The rear-end collision happened at around 11 a.m. Friday, May 26, near Twin Lakes Road and Tyler Street in Elk River. The Minneapolis woman left information and said that she had to go to...

After winning the Section 2AAA Meet with a record point total last week, the Minnetonka girls track and field team advances to state as the favorite. State prelims get underway at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 8, at St. Michael-Albertville High, with the finals starting at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 10, also at STMA. While she likes her team’s chances at state, Minnetonka head coach Jan Reimer-Morgan takes nothing for granted....

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (FOX 9) - A building in the Seven Corners neighborhood of Minneapolis that houses multiple businesses, including a troubled bar, has been condemned. Signs from the City of Minneapolis posted outside Bullwinkle's Saloon and several other businesses, detail the building was condemned on May 30th due to a lack of utilities and electricity.

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- A suspect has been arrested in connection to a homicide in Brooklyn Park early Friday morning.Police say they arrested a 31-year-old man around 6:30 p.m. Friday.  There was a report of people smoking and using drugs near the 8100 block of Zane Avenue North, and police recognized the suspect as soon as they arrived.The man fled into an apartment and tried to escape off a balcony, but was surrounded and taken into custody. He is currently in Brooklyn Park city jail on suspicion of second-degree murder.Police say that the suspect was playing a game of cards with the victim, who was 19 years old, when he allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot the teenager. Officials say it's not clear what prompted the shooting.The victim was shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the hospital.It was the second homicide of 2023 in Brooklyn Park.

The Indian Student Association at Concordia University in St. Paul is rallying to support the family of Mahesh Boya, a 24-year-old Eden Prairie man who died in a one-car rollover accident last month in Wisconsin. Boya, a student at Concordia University and a member of the Indian Student Association, was one of four friends from [...]

The State Patrol says alcohol was a factor in the crash.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Police say a man was stabbed to death inside a home in St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood Saturday night.Officers were called to a home on the 1000 block of Charles Avenue just after 10:30 p.m., the St. Paul Police Department said. They found a man with stab wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene by responding medics.Police located and arrested a suspect, and said the suspect and victim possibly knew each other.SPPD Sgt. Mike Ernster said there was "no threat to the public."MORE NEWS: Brian Kjellberg, convicted in fatal St. Paul stabbing, avoids prison timeThis was the city's 16th homicide of 2023.Police did not publicly identify the victim or suspect.

Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- A federal grand jury has found a Minnesota man guilty for his role in a large fentanyl-trafficking conspiracy. The jury reached the verdict of guilty on a count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl on Friday after a two-day trail. The case was the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Amarillo, TX Police Department.

Several people appeared in court on Friday after fight broke out at funeral home. This weekend, Venus will reach its highest and brightest point in our night sky. Nasa is also in the planning stages of the DaVinci mission.

The historic Grain Belt Beer signPhoto byMcGhiever | Wikimedia Commons. In 1941, the Grain Belt Beer sign, a bottle-cap shaped 50’ X 40’ billboard constructed for $5000, was placed on top of the Marigold Ballroom at 1330 Nicollet Avenue in downtown Minneapolis.

This comes months after a deadly shooting outside the Minneapolis bar.

MINNEAPOLIS — Along Grand Avenue in St. Paul, vendors and local businesses took to the street for the return of the annual Grand Old Day festival, the largest free festival in the Midwest. "We love grand old days, it's amazing to showcase businesses on Grand Avenue," said Em Que...

Timely hits and strong pitching helped the Shakopee softball team to its first state berth since 2018. Junior Sylvia Shromoff tossed a complete game, striking out five in the top-seeded Sabers' 2-1 win over fourth-seeded Eden Prairie in the Section 2AAAA title game June 1 at Miller Park.

The city council candidate has been barred from seeking a DFL endorsement.

An adult male was found dead with stab wounds in Saint Paul's Frogtown neighborhood on June 3, 2023. The police were called to the 1000 block of Charles Avenue after a report of a stabbing just after 10:30 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minneapolis Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire at a two-story apartment building in the city’s Elliot Park neighborhood Saturday morning that left one resident with burn injuries. Minneapolis Fire Department crews were dispatched to 2220 Elliot Ave. at 7:30 a.m. after...