1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (675+ words) Minnesota’s Supervised Release Board has again denied parole to a man convicted in the ambush murder of St. Paul Police Officer James Sackett Sr. The board’s meeting on Friday marked the fourth time that Ronald Reed, 76, appealed for his release....

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (169+ words) The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs executed a search warrant on Thursday at the Red Lake reservation. In a statement to MPR News, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Matthew Vogel confirmed the warrant involved the tribal…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (383+ words) A Hennepin County judge on Thursday found a Minneapolis man not guilty by reason of mental illness in the killing of Robert Skafte, a retired professional dancer who worked at a neighborhood grocery store near Loring Park. A grand jury…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (318+ words) A Washington County judge on Thursday sentenced a woman who made repeated threats of violence against Minnesota’s House Speaker Lisa Demuth to supervised probation and community service. Rachel Welsch, of Hugo, pleaded guilty in July to one felony count of…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (167+ words) Data released Thursday by the Department of Public Safety show the number of killings and other violent crimes reported in Minnesota last year continued on a years-long downward trend. Law enforcement agencies recorded 130 murders in 2025 in Minnesota compared with 172 in…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (339+ words) The chief of the Brooklyn Center Police Department says nearly two dozen people have been arrested in a human trafficking investigation that targeted four area hotels Wednesday morning. Chief Garett Flesland said the people were arrested on suspicion of a…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (344+ words) Two of the defendants charged in the brutal killing of a transgender man from Minnesota in upstate New York last year were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole. Family and friends of Sam Nordquist attended the sentencing of…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (166+ words) A mass shooting at an apartment building in Minneapolis is raising fresh concerns about gun violence and accountability. Three people died, including the alleged shooter, on Wednesday in what started as a domestic violence incident. The shooting began during a…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (379+ words) GoFundMe pages have been created to support victims and their family members after of a a mass shooting at a Minneapolis apartment complex last week. Investigators say three were killed in the shooting, including the shooter, and several people were…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (714+ words) A group of Minneapolis doctors and gun violence prevention advocates are calling on the state to pass stricter gun laws after Wednesday’s shooting that killed three people. Speaking to the press at Minneapolis City Hall Friday, several doctors who responded…...