2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (154+ words) MPR News Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are officially fully contained…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (94+ words) MPR News Starting Thursday, thousands of Minnesota nursing home workers are getting a raise. New hourly pay will range from $19 for many nursing home workers to $27 for licensed practical nurses. The new minimum wages come after years of work by…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (113+ words) MPR News Minneapolis residents got a chance Wednesday night to weigh in on a proposed double-digit increase in the city's property tax levy. Mayor Jacob Frey's 2027 budget calls for an 11.3 percent levy increase as the city faces a budget gap…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (373+ words) Vendors and staff are packing up the Minnesota State Fair for the season, after another year of welcoming nearly 2 million guests. About 1.92 million people came through the gates this year. That’s slightly fewer than the crowds in the last two…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (606+ words) The St. Paul City Council withdrew a resolution for the police department seeking a $200,000 federal grant to expand its drone program on Wednesday. The council delayed the decision last week and said it would not support expanding the drone program…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (285+ words) More than two months after hot, dry winds whipped up flames sparked by lightning strikes, the wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres in and around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota are now fully…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (267+ words) A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Minnesota state trooper to 27 years in prison for creating and distributing child sex abuse images. Jeremy Plonski pleaded guilty last fall to federal charges of producing and distributing child pornography, after FBI…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (176+ words) The Minnesota State Fair fell just short of last year’s attendance total after a relatively modest Labor Day crowd. Just over 159,000 people came through the gates Monday, the final day of the fair. Overall, this year’s fair drew over 1.92 million…...

4+ day, 20+ 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…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (392+ words) Windy Wednesday; storm potential Friday Minnesota’s coldest weather since mid-May is on the way. Highs in the 50s will be widespread early next week. There could be some strong storms Friday night that set the temperature change into motion. We’ll see…...