Hennepin County administrator to leave job at the end of the year

He has served as county administrator during five years of budget cuts and big projects.

Drug-training cop could face charges

Occupy protesters in Minneapolis had alleged that police officers supplied them with marijuana.

TCF taps will flow for average Joe

The U Board of Regents voted to sell beer to general seating customers, not just those in stadium...

Don Samuels ends run for Hennepin County Board

The Minneapolis City Council member cited time demands.

Man, 89, dies after minibus blows tire, crashed on I-394

Samuels drops out of Hennepin County board race

Brittani Senser calls sentence sad but fair

Amy Senser's stepdaughter, who testified for the prosecution, discussed the case on "Good Mor...

Morgue deal moves ahead

Dakota and Scott Counties pledged to partner with Hennepin for morgue services.

Chesney-McGraw concert left a few rough patches at Target Field

No worries, Twins officials say, about getting the grass back in shape for the team's first game ...

Better eating is a tall order

For anti-obesity efforts to succeed, experts look to ongoing education rather piecemeal programs.

Mpls. church takes on affordable housing project

Westminster Presbyterian of Minneapolis plans to build 150 units downtown over five years.

Minneapolis considers IDs for door-to-door solicitors

To protect against door-to-door swindlers, the Minneapolis City Council is expected to approve ru...

Homeless man, robbed of $5 during beating in Mpls., dies

Two suspects, who now face second-degree murder charges, told Minneapolis police they spent the m...

Storming the Bastille Day Block Party

By Robyn SchindeldeckerThe Fourth of July has passed, but it’s already time to celebrate another ...

Drive in the west metro? Watch for these short-term closings

Minneapolis Aquatennial things to do

Former Gophers great, NFL lineman John Williams dies

After a 12-year NFL career, he became a popular dentist and community leader in North Minneapolis...

Minneapolis police: Man who was beaten in June dies of injuries

After a drowning, watchful eyes at Minneapolis’ Wirth Lake

Parents at Wirth Lake stayed close to their kids the day after a 6-year-old drowned there.

Probation or prison? Amy Senser to learn fate today

Minnehaha Creek, lakes to get cleaning

Gang feud that killed Nizzel grew for months

An internal Minneapolis police report lays out a history of confrontations between two North Side...

6-year-old boy at park for party drowns in Wirth Lake

The drowning is the sixth so far this year in Hennepin County and the latest as the state reports...

One killed, one wounded in St. Paul shooting

A 50-year-old man was killed in his home. A second man is being treated at a hospital for injurie...

Electric pedicab idea sparks City Council debate

Proposal would allow the cabs to use small motors to assist pedaling.