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Attorney presses state regulators over Xcel after Hopkins pole death
A Minneapolis attorney on Thursday, Sept. 17, asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to open an investigation of Xcel Energy's pole inspections after a Hopkins utility pole collapse killed 31-year-old Kenny Green on Aug. 23. FOX 9
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ICE agent Castro makes first Hennepin County court appearance in Minneapolis shooting case
ICE agent Christian Castro appeared in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis Thursday on state assault and false-report charges in the shooting that wounded Julio Sosa-Celis. FOX 9
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Sentencing set for Omar town hall vinegar attacker
A federal judge will sentence 56-year-old James Kazmierczak at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Minneapolis federal court after he admitted spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with apple cider vinegar at a January town hall. FOX 9
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Loring Towers shooting: Newly released bodycam and warrants detail gunman's final confrontation
Gunman Carlton Johnson II opened fire inside Loring Towers in downtown Minneapolis around 4:36 p.m. on Sept. 2, killing two residents and prompting officers to shoot and kill him. FOX 9
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$5K reward offered in unsolved Edina park shooting
The Edina First Responders Fund is offering a $5,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest and charging of those responsible for a shooting at Yancey Park in Edina on July 22. FOX 9
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Brooklyn Center hotel raids rescue 17 trafficking victims; 28 arrests, 7 guns seized
Brooklyn Center police say early-morning raids on Sept. 9 at several area hotels rescued 17 women and underage girls identified as human trafficking victims. FOX 9 Officers executing the operation made 28 arrests and seized seven firearms and about $43,494 in cash. FOX 9
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Summit Brewing foreclosure fight highlights broader craft-beer shakeout
BMO Bank sued to appoint a court receiver to seize control of Summit Brewing's St. Paul brewery and assets, saying the brewer is insolvent or imminently at risk of insolvency. FOX 9
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Alleged $1.3M Medicaid housing fraudster freed on GPS
Kaamil Omar Sallah, 27, charged with federal wire fraud over alleged Medicaid housing claims, was released from federal custody. FOX 9 U.S. Magistrate Judge Jon Huseby ordered GPS monitoring, strict home confinement and surrender of Sallah's passport. FOX 9
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Klobuchar presses FBI chief on Metro fraud, shootings
Sen. Amy Klobuchar pressed FBI Director Kash Patel about multiple Minnesota-related investigations at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Tuesday, centering on a large fraud probe and fatal Operation Metro Surge shootings. FOX 9
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Two wounded after early-morning Columbia Heights shooting
Two people were wounded after possible gunshots in the early morning of Sept. 14 in the 4100 block of Madison Street NE in Columbia Heights, police said. FOX 9
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Ramsey County clears St. Paul officers in I-94 ramp shooting
Ramsey County Attorney's Office ruled Sept. 11, 2026 that two St. Paul officers were legally justified in an I-94 on-ramp shooting and will face no criminal charges. FOX 9
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Stearns Bank sues to foreclose on Hmongtown Marketplace
Stearns Bank filed a foreclosure and receivership lawsuit Sept. 10 in Ramsey County seeking to seize Hmongtown Marketplace at 217 Como Ave. in St. Paul and to install a court-appointed receiver. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
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Twin Cities agencies split further as U of M removes Cedar-Riverside Flock camera
The University of Minnesota Police Department agreed on Sept. 14, 2026 to remove a Flock automated license-plate reader at Cedar Avenue and Riverside Avenue in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. FOX 9
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Minnesota high court lets Oak Grove return to paper voter rolls
The Minnesota Supreme Court granted Oak Grove authority to use paper voter rosters in the 2026 general election, the decision was reported Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. AlphaNews
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Man critically wounded in shooting at Nicollet Mall
A man was critically wounded in a shooting around 11:28 a.m. Sunday at 7th Street S. and Nicollet Mall near the Mary Tyler Moore statue in downtown Minneapolis. FOX 9
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Feds sue Minneapolis distributor over rodent-tainted goods
The Department of Justice sued Gold Star Distribution Inc. and its owner on Sept. 11, 2026, asking a federal court to bar the Minneapolis warehouse from operating until it meets health and safety rules. FOX 9
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K9 bust of UPS cocaine leads to guns, arrests in Columbia Heights
On Sept. 10, a MACP narcotics detective and K9 Goldy flagged two UPS packages that contained about 23.13 pounds of cocaine, prompting arrests and a weapons seizure in Columbia Heights. FOX 9
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Minneapolis man gets low-end term for killing sex worker over $30
A Hennepin County judge sentenced 66-year-old Raymond Jones to 128 months in prison for the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Desirae Argueta-Joj inside his north Minneapolis apartment. FOX 9
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Six indicted in $5.1M Twin Cities check fraud targeting local banks
Six Chicago residents were indicted Friday in a check-fraud conspiracy that targeted Twin Cities banks and credit unions and involved about $5.1 million in business checks. Alphanews
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Four charged after guns drawn inside Mall of America
Four people were charged after guns were drawn during a confrontation on the third floor of Macy's at the Mall of America, Bloomington police said. FOX 9
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Hugo woman sentenced for threats against House Speaker
A Hugo woman was sentenced in Washington County to three years of supervised probation and other penalties after pleading guilty to threatening Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth. FOX 9
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Cartel-linked meth ring leader gets 20 years
Erick Emilio Diaz-Aguilar, 34, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for leading a cartel-linked meth-trafficking ring that operated across Minnesota and Chicago. FOX 9
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Bloomington forms regional unit to fight human trafficking
Bloomington police announced a new regional multi-agency investigative unit to fight human trafficking and will detail it at a 1 p.m. Thursday press conference in Bloomington. FOX 9
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Allina hospice nurses set Sept. 11 start for 7-day strike after talks collapse
Allina Health hospice nurses set a seven-day strike to begin Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, after contract talks collapsed, threatening hospice staffing across metro-area facilities. FOX 9
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Judge rules Loring Park grocery killer insane
Judge Michael Burns ruled Taylor Schulz not guilty by reason of mental illness for the Dec. 8, 2023 killing of 66-year-old Robert Skafte at Oak Grove Grocery in Loring Park. FOX 9
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Trial opens for Columbia Heights father in son's landfill killing
Jury selection is set for 9 a.m. Thursday in Anoka County for the murder trial of Jordan Collins Sr., who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 16-year-old son. FOX 9
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More Feeding Our Future defendants sentenced, ordered to repay funds
Federal judges this week in Minnesota sentenced several more defendants in the Feeding Our Future pandemic meal-fraud case and ordered them to repay millions in losses to child nutrition programs. FOX 9
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Minneapolis repeat offender gets 20 years in ghost gun case
A federal judge in Minneapolis has sentenced repeat offender Esau Chucky Sago to 240 months in prison in a case tied to a ghost gun and a high-speed chase. FOX 9
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Ex-Minnesota trooper gets 27 years for infant abuse videos
Former Minnesota state trooper Jeremy Plonski was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison and 15 years of supervised release for producing and distributing videos of infant sexual abuse. FOX 9
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Bloomington SUV driver arrested after fatal trike crash
A Bloomington SUV driver was arrested after a collision that killed a 60-year-old man riding a three-wheeled motorcycle shortly after 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Portland Avenue near Bischoff Lane. FOX 9
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St. Paul teen charged in ghost-gun ambush of 2 13-year-olds
Jerry D'John Anthony Sanders, 18, was charged Monday with three felony counts for a Sept. 1 ambush shooting that wounded two 13-year-olds near Marion Street and Sherburne Avenue in St. Paul. FOX 9
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Scott County pool contractor gets 5 years for $820K fraud
Charles Ray Workman, 41, the owner of MN Crete Pools in Scott County, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison on a wire fraud conviction by U.S. District Judge Michael J. Davis on Sept. 3. FOX 9
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Deputy injured as Minneapolis stolen-car chase ends in crash; 4 arrested, gun recovered
A Hennepin County sheriff's deputy was injured around 2 a.m. when a fleeing stolen vehicle ran a red light and crashed into his squad car in Minneapolis. FOX 9
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Three bystanders wounded in Columbia Heights crossfire
Three adult male bystanders were wounded when two men exchanged gunfire about 12:52 a.m. Friday in a parking lot on the 3800 block of Central Avenue NE in Columbia Heights. FOX 9
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Four juveniles detained after Brooklyn Center shooting
Four juvenile males were detained after a shooting reported about 5:30 p.m. Friday on the 5600 block of Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Center; one person self-transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. FOX 9
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Judge again refuses to block Minnesota AI nudification ban in xAI case
U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank on Friday, September 4, 2026, denied xAI's follow-up motion for a preliminary injunction, keeping Minnesota's ban on AI "nudification" in effect while the lawsuit proceeds. FOX 9
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St. Paul police recover stolen Suni Lee statue during shots-fired raid
St. Paul police recovered a bronze bust of Olympic gymnast Suni Lee during a shots-fired raid at a Forest Street home around 12:30 a.m., and arrested a man on suspicion of receiving stolen property. FOX 9
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Wells Fargo moves to foreclose on 1.5M sq. ft. of southwest metro offices
Wells Fargo, acting as trustee for commercial mortgage investors, filed a foreclosure action Aug. 13, 2026 in Hennepin County District Court against affiliates of Workspace Property Trust. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
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Operation Metro Surge: 'Minnesota 15' seek broader DHS surveillance records in federal case
Defense lawyers for the "Minnesota 15" asked a federal judge in Minneapolis on Thursday, August 27, 2026, to compel DHS to disclose surveillance and facial-recognition records from Operation Metro Surge. FOX 9
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Eagan man gets 17 years for producing child pornography
Christopher Robert Nelson, 45, of Eagan, was sentenced Aug. 27 in Minneapolis federal court to 17 years in prison and five years of supervised release for producing child pornography. FOX 9
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Minneapolis landlord fined daily for defying repair deal
A judge has ordered Quadrel Realty Group to pay $750 a day for failing to carry out court-ordered repairs and rent credits at the Brentwood Apartments in Minneapolis. FOX 9
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State sues gangs over State Fair threats; how injunctions will be enforced
Ramsey County and Minnesota officials sued two rival gangs to block them from the Minnesota State Fair, and eight of 10 named alleged members have agreed to avoid the fair and its safety zone from Aug. 27-Sept. 8. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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Loring Park apartment death reclassified as homicide
Minneapolis police say a July 8 death at a Loring Park apartment of 54-year-old Abdiwahab A. Isse has been reclassified as a homicide, officials said Aug. 27. FOX 9
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Walser settles tax-evasion case for $490K, dodges charges
Walser Automotive agreed to pay $490,000 to the State of Minnesota and court documents say all criminal charges tied to a Hennepin County tax-evasion case will be dropped. FOX 9
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Minneapolis council passes dress-code posting ordinance aimed at 'velvet rope' discrimination
The Minneapolis City Council voted 13-0 Thursday, August 27, 2026, to pass a dress-code posting ordinance for bars and restaurants, and the measure now heads to Mayor Jacob Frey for final approval. FOX 9
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Minneapolis money transmitter charged in $750K cartel laundering
Christopher A. Bravo Marin, 46, of Minneapolis, was indicted on a federal charge accusing him of laundering at least $750,000 in drug proceeds for Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel. FOX 9
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Meta to pay Minnesota $214M and impose teen limits on Facebook, Instagram
Meta will pay Minnesota $214 million and impose new age-based limits on Facebook and Instagram to resolve the state's teen-addiction lawsuit, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said. Minnesota Reformer
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South St. Paul man gets life for killing roommate
Jacob John Audie, 37, of South St. Paul, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday for the premeditated first-degree murder of his 72-year-old roommate. FOX 9
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St. Paul meth trafficker gets 10-year federal sentence
Rodolfo Rebollar-Gonzalez, 29, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in St. Paul on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, after pleading guilty to meth trafficking. FOX 9
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Statewide weapons ban coming to all Minnesota courts
Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson signed an order that bans firearms and other weapons in all Minnesota court facilities, effective Sept. 1, 2026. FOX 9
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Charges dropped for Jake Lang after Minneapolis riot arrest; Spider-Man protester charged
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, declined felony charges against Edward "Jake" Lang in connection with his Minneapolis rally arrest, saying prosecutors could not prove required intent. FOX 9
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CDC, FDA tie 15-state E. coli, salmonella outbreak to Minneapolis sprouts firm Everything Sprouts; lawsuits now target company
The CDC and FDA tied a multistate E. coli and salmonella outbreak to alfalfa sprouts grown by Minneapolis-based Everything Sprouts. FOX 9
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Security worker stabbed outside north Minneapolis after-hours club
A security worker was stabbed just after 4 a.m. Sunday on the 3200 block of 2nd Street North in Minneapolis after refusing two women entry to an after-hours club, police said. FOX 9
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ALPR, phone data tie suspect to North Side shooting
Minneapolis police arrested Ananias Cortex Williams on Aug. 19 in connection with a July 20 shooting on the 1200 block of Oliver Avenue North that wounded a man. FOX 9
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Sinaloa-linked meth trafficker gets 21½ years in Minnesota
A man with reported ties to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel was sentenced to 21½ years in prison in Minnesota for trafficking methamphetamine. FOX 9
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Apple Valley tree worker charged in coworker's death
Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, was charged with second-degree manslaughter after a hydraulic grapple crushed a coworker's head on Aug. 20, 2026, on 132nd Street West in Apple Valley. FOX 9
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Bde Maka Ska, East River Flats and Stone Arch victims all identified or distinguished; no links found
Police say the three bodies recovered from Minneapolis waterways this week have been identified or otherwise distinguished, and investigators have found no known link between the cases. FOX 9
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Stone Arch Bridge victim identified; investigators see no link to other Minneapolis bodies
The man found near the Stone Arch Bridge was identified Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, as 54-year-old Randip Eugene Satoskar. FOX 9
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Boom Island mass shooter takes 40-year plea deal
Marquez Hill-Turnipseed, 24, agreed to a 40-year prison plea for two second-degree murder counts tied to the June 2025 drive-by mass shooting at Boom Island Park that killed one person and wounded five. FOX 9
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New Brighton man charged with attempted murder after firing on Ramsey County sergeant and K-9 in Maplewood
A 24-year-old New Brighton man was charged with attempted murder after prosecutors say he fired at a Ramsey County sergeant and the officer's K-9 during a traffic stop in Maplewood. FOX 9
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Teen arrested after 14-year-old shot in St. Paul
A 17-year-old was arrested after a 14-year-old boy was shot in St. Paul; the victim arrived at St. John's Hospital about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and is expected to survive. FOX 9
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Isanti standoff: Suspect held on $3M bond as BCA probes SWAT shot
A judge ordered Isanti standoff suspect Jason Michael Phillips held on a $3 million bond and ordered a mental-health evaluation to determine his competency to stand trial. FOX 9
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Savage man charged in I-35E Eagan road-rage shooting
Antonio Carlos Grajeda Jr., 20, of Savage was charged Wednesday with five felonies, including drive-by shooting and assault, in Dakota County over a July 11 I-35E road-rage shooting in Eagan. FOX 9
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Brooklyn Park cat-hoarding case leads to home condemnation
A Brooklyn Park home on West Broadway was condemned after officers found nearly 30 cats, including three dead cats, during a July 22 search of the residence. FOX 9
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East River Flats body identified as 56-year-old woman; no link to other cases, MPD says
Minneapolis authorities identified the body found near East River Flats Park as 56-year-old Karen Sognesand and said her death occurred Saturday with no known link to other cases. FOX 9
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Dakota County calls for tips in suspicious river death of Minneapolis man
Dakota County authorities are asking the public for tips about the friends, associates and recent activities of Timothy Standish Jr., 40, whose body was recovered near East River Flats Park in Minneapolis. FOX 9
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Texas man gets 21 years for exploiting Minnesota girl online
Michael Salas, 52, of San Antonio, was sentenced in St. Paul to 256 months for producing and attempting to produce child pornography involving an 11-year-old Minnesota girl. FOX 9
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St. Paul Gnome pub owner decries repeat break-ins, questions prosecutions after latest suspect charged
A suspect was arrested and charged in alleged burglaries at The Gnome pub and a Lexington business in St. Paul. FOX 9
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St. Paul man charged with attempted murder after shooting at Eagan officers
Adrian Ricardo Flowers, 37, of St. Paul, was charged with attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly fired at Eagan police officers during a domestic disturbance, prosecutors said. FOX 9
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Prior Lake daycare teacher charged with abusing 6 children
A Prior Lake daycare teacher, Rachel Lowe, 36 of New Prague, is charged with six counts of malicious punishment of a child after surveillance video allegedly showed her striking six children. FOX 9
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Court: Minneapolis skipped public housing inspections for decades
A court found that Minneapolis failed to inspect any public housing units from 1992 through at least 2020, flouting a city rental-inspection ordinance and raising questions about tenant safety. FOX 9
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Ex-Anoka prosecutor's alleged sex-trafficking ring tied to $2.5M Medicaid fraud; DHS-honored refugee charged over $1M Reva Health billings
Investigators say businesses tied to former Anoka County prosecutor Andrea Sampson and two co-defendants are linked to roughly $2.5 million in potentially fraudulent Medicaid claims for autism services, housing stabilization and assisted living. FOX 9
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Hopkins daycare-Burnsville Brown family killings: sister details warning signs as city prepares vigil
Three members of the Brown family were found dead inside the licensed Brown Bear Daycare in Hopkins in an apparent murder-suicide. FOX 9 The City of Hopkins scheduled a public vigil for Kristen and her daughter Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Downtown Park, and relatives asked for privacy while thanking the community. FOX 9
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Burnsville-Hopkins Brown family killings: sister recounts couple's separation and daycare parent's rescue
On August 12, 2026, police said a Burnsville homicide was linked to a separate deadly incident at Brown Bear Daycare in Hopkins that left four family members dead. FOX 9
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Federal judge blocks Trump bid for full Minnesota voter rolls
A federal judge in Minnesota dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that sought the state's full voter registration list, blocking federal access to private voter data. FOX 9
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State probes influencer's voter impersonation at Minneapolis polls
State election officials are reviewing video that shows conservative influencer Cameron Higby, disguised in a niqab, trying to vouch for or cast other Minneapolis voters' ballots on primary day. FOX 9
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Inmate charged with beating cellmate to death at Rush City prison
William Davon Hall, 29, was charged with second-degree murder in Chisago County after prosecutors say he fatally beat his cellmate, Stephen Scott Washington, at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Rush City on Oct. 9, 2025. FOX 9
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BCA IDs St. Paul officer in Regions shooting
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified St. Paul officer Jacob Pederson as the shooter in the August 10 police shooting near Regions Hospital in St. Paul. FOX 9
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Law firm probes security at grain elevator where teen fell 20 stories
Eighteen-year-old Ash Ranallo-Korbel fell about 20 stories inside Minneapolis' Checkerboard Grain Elevator and survived, and a Chicago law firm has opened an investigation into alleged security failures at the site. FOX 9
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Two arrested in Roseville string of 30 burglaries
Roseville police arrested two men they say are responsible for nearly 30 burglaries and vehicle break-ins across Roseville and the Twin Cities metro. FOX 9
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Wright County mom charged after 15-year-old kills pedestrian
Wright County mother Charlotte Free Breton was charged Thursday in connection with a May 3 crash in Rockford that killed a woman who was walking on a sidewalk. FOX 9
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Dorothy Day assault: suspect charged with murder after victim's death
Jerry Jovan Harris, 37, was charged in Ramsey County with second-degree murder and manslaughter after the death of Isaiah Jacob Wilson, who was assaulted outside the Dorothy Day Center on Aug. 3. FOX 9
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Minnesota man gets 21 years for multi-state child grooming
Trent Fair, 31, was sentenced Aug. 11, 2026, to 260 months in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor in a multi-state grooming case. FOX 9
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Parole board delays Ronald Reed decision to September
The Minnesota Supervised Release Board met on August 11 and delayed its decision on convicted St. Paul police officer killer Ronald Reed's parole until its next meeting on September 11. FOX 9
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Edina officer suffers facial fracture in Aquatic Center arrest
An Edina police officer suffered a fractured left maxillary sinus and will require oral surgery after a struggle during an arrest linked to a disturbance at the Edina Aquatic Center on Aug. 8. FOX 9
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DOJ poll observers barred from Twin Cities polling sites; Secretary Simon details state-run monitoring plan
On Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, Department of Justice observers were denied entry to polling sites in Hennepin and Ramsey counties in the Twin Cities, prompting state officials to outline an alternate monitoring plan. FOX 9
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Court upholds MPS layoff protections for teachers of color
A federal appeals court ruled Minneapolis Public Schools may keep a union-contract clause that gives layoff protection to teachers of color. Minnesota Reformer
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18-year-old wounded in Stone Arch area shooting
An 18-year-old man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday near the Stone Arch Bridge area in downtown Minneapolis, police said. FOX 9
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Man killed in late-night shooting in south Minneapolis
A man in his 30s was found shot inside a vehicle and died after the Minneapolis Police Department responded about 10:30 p.m. Friday to the 2000 block of 3rd Avenue South in Minneapolis. FOX 9
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MN clemency panel backs pardon for Lao refugee facing deportation
On Friday, August 7, 2026, the Minnesota Clemency Review Commission formally voted to recommend a pardon for La Thammavong, a Lao refugee facing deportation whom supporters say would likely die if removed. FOX 9
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Man fleeing deputies drowns after driving into St. Croix
A man fleeing Chisago County deputies drove his car into the St. Croix River and drowned just before 6 p.m. Thursday at the Railroad Landing river access. FOX 9
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AG settles with lender over illegal home-equity loans
Minnesota Attorney General settled with Unlock Partnership Solutions for $944,626 over unlawful home-equity loans and barred the company from lending in Minnesota without a mortgage license. FOX 9
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Judge: Probable cause Lindell pillow handout broke MN campaign law
On Friday, August 7, 2026, a Minnesota judge found probable cause that Mike Lindell violated state campaign-finance bribery rules by handing out MyPillows at the July 4 Delano parade. FOX 9
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St. Paul Mayor Her dodges harassment questions at Grand Ave event as probe continues
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her declined to answer questions about an ongoing sexual harassment investigation Thursday at the Grand Victoria mixed-use project groundbreaking on Grand Avenue, saying she did not want to be "distracted." FOX 9
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Woodbury brothers get 15 years for fentanyl pipeline
Two Woodbury brothers were sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for leading a fentanyl pipeline that moved nearly 30 kilograms of pills from Arizona to the Twin Cities. FOX 9
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MDH jalapeño-linked salmonella outbreak now spawns Roseville Chipotle lawsuit
A federal civil lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a Minnesota woman who says she was hospitalized with salmonella after eating a chicken burrito bowl from the Roseville Chipotle at Fairdale Shoppes on June 24, 2026. FOX 9
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Minnesota joins multistate suit over TANF data-sharing
Minnesota joined more than 20 states and D.C. in a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C., challenging a Trump administration policy to share TANF recipient data. FOX 9
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ICE and CoreCivic set 2026 opening for 1,600-bed Appleton immigration lockup
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private prison operator CoreCivic plan to open a 1,600-bed immigration detention center at the former Appleton, Minnesota, prison before the end of 2026, and ICE says it will put the facility into active use rather than holding it in reserve. Minnesota Reformer
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Champlin neighbor charged over Hoffman July 4 fireworks
Jeffery Scott Maciej, 66, of Champlin, was charged with gross misdemeanor harassment and misdemeanor disorderly conduct after video showed him setting off loud fireworks outside his neighbors' house on July 4, 2026. FOX 9
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Boelter's state murder case stalls as he raises health, solitary confinement complaints
Vance Boelter raised health and religious-rights complaints at his first Hennepin County state-court appearance on August 3 as prosecutors restart state murder charges, and the judge delayed any substantive rulings. FOX 9
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Brooklyn Center teen charged in random Minneapolis home-invasion rape attempt
Nineteen-year-old Cordero Orlando Ratcliff Jr. of Brooklyn Center was charged after allegedly breaking into an occupied south Minneapolis home on July 31 and attempting to rape a woman. FOX 9
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Minnesota stiffens prison terms for big Medicaid fraud
Minnesota has raised the penalty for Medicaid fraud over $1,000,000 by placing those offenses at Severity Level 8 on the state sentencing grid, creating a presumptive prison sentence effective August 1, 2026. FOX 9
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Five metro men charged in sexual abuse of 14-year-old runaway
Five Twin Cities men were charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct after authorities say they sexually abused a 14-year-old runaway who was found in Minneapolis following a June 13 missing-person report. FOX 9
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Man critically wounded in shooting outside Minneapolis strip club
A man was found with apparent life-threatening gunshot wounds after a shooting shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday outside Deja Vu Showgirls on Washington Ave N near 3rd Ave N in Minneapolis' Warehouse District. FOX 9
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Head-on DWI crash critically injures two on Hwy. 61
Two drivers were critically injured in a head-on crash on Highway 61 near Aspen Lane in White Bear Township just before 1 a.m. Saturday, and a 25-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of DWI. FOX 9
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Blaine sting nets 24 in child-sex solicitation case
Blaine police arrested 24 people after a two-day undercover online sting in which suspects allegedly offered to pay for sex with someone they believed was underage. FOX 9
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Judge lets Minnesota AI nudification ban take effect despite xAI lawsuit
A federal judge denied xAI's request for a temporary restraining order, allowing Minnesota's new ban on AI "nudification" tools to take effect on Aug. 1. FOX 9
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Faribault man charged with stealing Flock police camera
A Faribault man, Justin Lee Campbell, 41, was charged July 29 with stealing a Flock police camera removed from Lyndale Avenue South near Highland Place. FOX 9
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Feeding Our Future No. 2 extradited, pleads not guilty
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, pleaded not guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Minnesota to 31 counts tied to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme after being extradited from Somalia on July 16. FOX 9
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Trump DOE probes MN schools over U of M 'transgender dolls' project
The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation Friday into a University of Minnesota-backed MyGenderDolls project after parents said the dolls were used in Minnesota classrooms without notice or an opt-out. Alphanews
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Second teen arrested in Hartkopf Park murder
U.S. Marshals arrested a 17-year-old in Peoria, Illinois, on July 29 on a murder warrant tied to the Hartkopf Park shooting that killed a 16-year-old. FOX 9
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Pearson's closing St. Paul candy plant Sept. 28; union alleges bad-faith bargaining
Pearson's Candy Co. will close its St. Paul plant at 2140 W. 7th St. on Sept. 28, 2026, laying off about 80 workers, a WARN notice shows. FOX 9
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AG shuts down Blaine nonprofit over stadium wage scheme
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has reached a settlement that orders Blaine-based MN Fundraising Initiative to stop operating in Minnesota and to dissolve. FOX 9
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Wyoming man charged over screw 'spike strip' by park
Kyle James Steffen, 38, of Wyoming, Minnesota, was charged in Chisago County after police say he placed a screw-studded "pitfall" along the edge of Goodview Park; the complaint came April 28, 2026. FOX 9
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Downtown St. Paul homicide under active investigation
A person was fatally shot on the 200 block of 7th Street East in downtown St. Paul early Thursday, and police are treating the death as a homicide. FOX 9
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Highway 62 ICE gun case snarls over victims' Fifth Amendment demands
Victims in the Highway 62 gun-pointing case said they will invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to testify at a Hennepin County hearing unless the federal government grants them immunity. FOX 9
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Minneapolis sex offender admits exploiting at least 12 girls online
Christopher Allan Amelsberg, 36, of Minneapolis pleaded guilty July 27 to producing and attempting to produce child pornography after admitting he exploited at least 12 girls online. FOX 9
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Plymouth couple charged in $2M-plus tax fraud case
Scott and Angel Hill of Plymouth were charged with six felony counts of failing to file individual returns and six felony counts of failing to pay individual income tax, prosecutors said. FOX 9
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Four plead guilty in $2.25M Medicaid housing fraud via Brilliant Minds
Four men have pleaded guilty in Minnesota to a scheme that bilked Medicaid of about $2.25 million by billing housing services under the company name Brilliant Minds. Alphanews
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Minneapolis fentanyl courier convicted in federal case
A federal jury in Minneapolis convicted Michaela Karon McKinney on three counts tied to fentanyl trafficking in July 2026, and she faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison under the charges. FOX 9
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South Minneapolis rally targets ICE, sanctuary push after Pretti and Good shootings
Hundreds of protesters in south Minneapolis rallied to demand ICE leave Minnesota and to press city and state officials for sanctuary-style policies after two fatal encounters involving federal agents. FOX 9
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19-year-old charged in fatal Wedge Co-op shooting
A 19-year-old Minneapolis man was charged Friday with murder and weapons offenses in a deadly June 21 shooting at the Wedge Co-op parking lot on the 2100 block of Lyndale Avenue South. FOX 9
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Omar, Jayapal blocked from speaking with ICE detainees at Whipple
Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Pramila Jayapal said they were barred from speaking with ICE detainees during an oversight visit to the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities on Friday, July 24, 2026. FOX 9
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After St. Paul leasing-office triple murder, property managers push safety and faster evictions
Twin Cities property managers said Friday they are stepping up leasing-office safety measures and backing faster eviction tools after a triple homicide at a St. Paul apartment complex that left three leasing employees dead. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
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Brooklyn Park home-invasion sex assaults: suspect charged in two cases
Darius Olson-Baker, 25, was charged Friday in two Brooklyn Park home-invasion sexual assaults that prosecutors say occurred July 17 and July 22, and he is being held on $1 million bail. FOX 9
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Judge tosses wage-theft case against Brooklyn Park pastor
A judge dismissed wage-theft charges Wednesday against Bishop Harding Smith of Brooklyn Park, who leads the nonprofit Minnesota Acts Now. FOX 9
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Maplewood woman charged with attempted murder in CVS police stabbing
Jowharah Bilal, 49, of Maplewood, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault after allegedly stabbing a Maplewood police sergeant on July 21, 2026. FOX 9
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Ex-senator Nicole Mitchell files for Woodbury council
Nicole Mitchell has filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State to run for a Woodbury City Council seat in the November 2026 election. FOX 9
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Two more charged in fatal Frogtown shooting
Two men were charged Thursday in connection with a July 18 fatal shooting near Edmund Avenue West and North Kent Street in St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood. FOX 9
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Minnesota makes police impersonation a felony Aug. 1
Minnesota will make impersonating a police officer a felony effective Aug. 1, upgrading the crime from a misdemeanor and raising the legal stakes for people who pretend to be law enforcement. FOX 9
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CNN: Metro Surge agents accused of lying to prosecutors
A CNN investigation alleges federal immigration agents assigned to Operation Metro Surge lied to federal prosecutors about enforcement actions in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, potentially undermining criminal and immigration cases. Minnesota Reformer
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Farmington hit-and-run: 4 arrested, car recovered in death of 13-year-old cyclist
Farmington police arrested four people Thursday in connection with the July 14 hit-and-run that killed 13-year-old Sasha Balandin as she rode a bicycle in Farmington. FOX 9
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Feds drop ICE assault case against Inver Grove paraprofessional
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday moved to dismiss an assault charge against Christina Rank, an Inver Grove Heights paraprofessional, saying they could not find probable cause and dismissing the case with prejudice. FOX 9
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$3.7M Medicaid housing fraud suspect pleads guilty
Muhammad Abdulqadir Omar pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, admitting he and a co-defendant fraudulently obtained millions from Minnesota's Medicaid Housing Stabilization program. FOX 9
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Feeding Our Future ringleader gets 10 more years for juror bribe
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to bribe a juror, to run consecutive to his 28-year Feeding Our Future fraud term for a total of 38 years behind bars. FOX 9
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Ex-Minneapolis communications chief charged in debit card theft
Former Minneapolis chief communications officer Adam Fetcher was charged Wednesday, July 22, with financial transaction card fraud. FOX 9
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Feds halt over $1B in Medicaid funds as Minnesota fraud fight escalates
Federal authorities have halted more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota, tying the move to fraud and program-integrity concerns and leaving Minnesota with hundreds of millions in lost funds. Minnesota Reformer
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Driver charged in 2024 Dayton fatal crash over app use
Jordan Thomas Land, 32, of Becker, was charged by summons in the fatal October 27, 2024, crash in Dayton, Minnesota, that killed a motorist whose disabled SUV was stopped in the center lane. FOX 9
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St. Louis Park teacher charged after dragging 8-year-old
A St. Louis Park teacher, Steven Samuel Burth, was charged Tuesday in Hennepin County with gross misdemeanor malicious punishment of a child after an alleged May 5 dragging of an 8-year-old at Aquila Elementary. FOX 9
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Maple Grove fire chief resigns after sex assault charge
Maple Grove Fire Chief Maddison Michael Zikmund, 36, resigned effective July 16, 2026, after being charged in Anoka County with third-degree criminal sexual conduct while in a position of authority. FOX 9
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Man killed after argument sparks north Minneapolis shooting
One man was killed after an argument turned into a shooting Wednesday afternoon on the 200 block of 27th Avenue North in north Minneapolis, police said. FOX 9
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Ramsey County sues DHS over forcible removal of St. Paul U.S. citizen
Ramsey County filed a federal lawsuit on July 15, 2026, saying DHS unlawfully refused to hand over evidence in a criminal probe of a Jan. 18 ICE raid in St. Paul. FOX 9
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Ex-DHS agent from Eagan gets 7 years in child sex case
Timothy Ryan Gregg, 53, a former Department of Homeland Security agent from Eagan, Minnesota, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison on a transportation-of-child-sexual-images charge. FOX 9
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23andMe breach hits 92,000 Minnesotans; state wins payout
Minnesota will receive $514,871 from consumer genetics firm 23andMe as part of an $18 million multistate recovery tied to the company's bankruptcy over a 2023 data breach. FOX 9
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Burnsville crisis call ends in fatal house fire
A crisis call to a Burnsville home around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday ended in a large house fire that left one adult male dead, police said. FOX 9
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Lawsuit targets U of M gender identity speech rules
Young America's Foundation filed a federal lawsuit challenging the University of Minnesota's gender-identity and pronoun policies, seeking policy changes and $1 in nominal damages and alleging the rules chill speech. FOX 9
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State clemency panel weighs high-profile Twin Cities killers
The Minnesota Clemency Review Commission is weighing 35 commutation applications Friday, including requests from people convicted in several high-profile Twin Cities murders. FOX 9
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DHS deports child sex offender pardoned by Walz
The Department of Homeland Security deported Tou Lue Vang from the United States on Friday, July 10, 2026, despite a full pardon granted by Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Board of Pardons. FOX 9
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Facebook bans MN public radio exec over AI error
Facebook permanently disabled the account of AMPERS president and CEO Joel Glaser after it flagged two news posts as child sexual exploitation, a move tied to a June 25, 2026 suspension notice in Minnesota. FOX 9
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Day care owner admits $426K fraud of state pay program
Jillaine Mertens pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of wire fraud after admitting she stole $426,382 from Minnesota's Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program. FOX 9
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CVS pays Minnesota $850K in insulin billing fraud case
CVS agreed to pay Minnesota more than $850,000 as part of a national $36.5 million settlement over alleged Medicaid insulin billing fraud. FOX 9
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Minneapolis day care owner pleads guilty in $5.5M fraud
Fahima Egeh Mahamud, the former CEO of Future Leaders Early Learning Center in Minneapolis, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and conspiracy for stealing more than $5.4 million. FOX 9
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Minneapolis-based cartel trafficker gets 200-month sentence
Juan Carlos Felix was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl out of Minneapolis. FOX 9
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Eagan sued over data center moratorium, hearing set
Eagan Capital sued the city over its one-year moratorium on new data centers, arguing Eagan cannot regulate electricity use; a hearing is set for Aug. 12. FOX 9
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Teen arrested in fatal Hartkopf Park shooting of 16-year-old
A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed at Hartkopf Park in Brooklyn Park about 10:45 p.m. Central on Sunday, July 5, police said. FOX 9
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Inver Grove Heights officer fires shot during pursuit
An Inver Grove Heights police officer accidentally fired a single shot during a vehicle pursuit around 3:40 a.m. Wednesday near South Street and 6th Avenue South, striking the tire of the suspect's car. FOX 9
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Feeding Our Future defendant faces sentencing in Minneapolis
Mustafa Jama, 48, is set to be sentenced Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. FOX 9
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Twin Cities mom charged with murdering infant twins
A Twin Cities mother has been formally charged with murder in the deaths of her infant twins after she allegedly told others they died from vaccinations, prosecutors said. FOX 9
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Man killed in shooting on Minneapolis' Wilson Street
An adult man was fatally shot on Wilson Street in Minneapolis and was pronounced dead after officers responded, police said. FOX 9