A search warrant identified the victims as daycare operator Kristen Ann Brown and her 7-year-old daughter, Evie. Kristen Brown developed a passion for caring for children at a young age, eventually earning a degree from the University of Minnesota and working in the child development field before opening her own daycare about seven years ago.

The new bridge between Duluth and Superior, Wis. features a tied-arch design and a new walkway for pedestrians and bikers. It will take four to five years to build and officials plan to open the new bridge in October 2031.

Minnesota Forge, the state's new Major League Volleyball team, will begin play in January 2027 at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, with a mission to bring top-level women's volleyball talent home to Minnesota.

The proposal includes a $20,000 cut to Mayor Kaohly Her's own compensation. The mayor's budget also proposes a 6.8 percent increase in the property tax levy.

Defense attorney Kevin Riach alleges that just four days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents, that Homeland Security Investigations launched Operation Puppet Master. The agency couched this program in language about rooting out people they describe as "violent opportunists."

No other state has had four women as the major party nominees for governor and U.S. Senate in a single year.

One of the nation's largest providers of automated license plate readers is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its system by some members of law enforcement.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is proposing an 11.3 percent property tax hike to help cover a budget gap. While some city programs and positions would be cut, the proposal also includes new spending for police, fire and neighborhood safety.

The community has been calling for action to address student mental health and bullying after two middle schoolers died by suicide. But the rise in youth suicide extends beyond Brainerd, and some say it needs a broader response.

Leslie R. Washington, 41, of Noorvik, Alaska, died Tuesday morning from a "medical emergency" while responding to the Bear Trap Fire north of Ely.

The American Association of Professional Baseball is adding an expansion team in Blaine as part of the $750 million Farm sports and entertainment development expected to open in 2028.