13+ hour, 54+ min ago   (432+ words) Plans for a data center at the former Star Tribune printing plant in Minneapolis have been scrapped as the city’s moratorium on such projects continues. The 600,000-square-foot former printing plant has been empty since last December. Experts said the building…...

15+ hour, 52+ min ago   (81+ words) Police say that a man was shot and injured at a gun range in Blaine Saturday evening. Blaine Deputy Chief Joe Gerhard said that it happened at Bill’s Gun Shop & Range on 88th Ave. Northeast at about 6:15 p.m. The man was…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (144+ words) 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS High School Football: St. Thomas Academy holds off Rochester Mayo 17-14 High School Football: Rochester Mayo at St. Thomas Academy Logan Fotsch returned the opening kick 95-yards for a touchdown as St. Thomas Academy beat Rochester Mayo 17-14 Friday night…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (516+ words) Minnesota firefighters say lessons from 9/11 are still shaping how they confront long-term health risks on the job. There are about 20,000 firefighters across Minnesota, and the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative, or MnFIRE, estimates 68% of fire personnel develop cancer in their lifetimes. The…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (104+ words) A tornado has been spotted in Stevens County around 8 p.m., causing a Tornado Warning for the area. The National Weather Service has currently issued the warning until 8:45 p.m. Those in southern... A tornado was spotted in Stevens County around 8 p.m. Friday, causing a…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (857+ words) Minnesotans gathered Wednesday to honor the innocent lives lost on 9/11 and the emergency personnel who ran toward danger. For Minnesota Department of Public Safety Assistant Commissioner John Cunningham, the memories of that day remain as vivid. “Twenty-five years goes by fast,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (282+ words) An update from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city is moving forward with a national search for its next police chief. According to the mayor, dozens of applicants have already applied for the position, with a mix of internal…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (240+ words) We’re enjoying another quiet evening across Minnesota, with partly cloudy skies, mild temperatures, and comfortable humidity. Tonight stays calm, with lows falling into the upper 50s. Friday will be very warm, with highs in the mid-80s. Most of the day looks…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (145+ words) A letter from Minnesota’s Department of Corrections commissioner says authorities are investigating possible contraband entering one of its prisons. According to the letter, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the Department of Corrections Office of Special Investigations (OSI)…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (373+ words) A Hugo woman will serve probation and community service for sending a number of threatening voicemails to House Speaker Lisa Demuth earlier this year. Rachel Welsch, 43, pleaded guilty in July to one felony count of threats of violence and was…...