Howard Thompson
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Proposed MN Hockey Hall of Fame considers scaling back project amid funding gap
A proposed Minnesota Hockey Hall of Fame that is slated to be built in Inver Grove Heights is considering scaling back parts of its project after failing to get state funding during the legislative session.
Former MN trooper sentenced in heinous child sexual abuse case
A former Minnesota State Trooper has been sentenced on federal charges in a shocking and disturbing child sexual abuse materials case where authorities said he victimized an infant.
Minnesota State Fair total attendance: How many people went in 2026
The Minnesota State Fair fell short of setting a new overall attendance record in 2026, but still finished with one of the largest crowds in fair history.
Minneapolis school board weighs new contract for superintendent
The Minneapolis Public Schools superintendent is up for a three-year contract extension at the school board meeting on Tuesday.
Boat crash injures 2 children tubing on Big Kandiyohi Lake
Two children were hurt Sunday when a pontoon pulling a tube collided with another boat on Big Kandiyohi Lake in western Minnesota.
Dinkytown shooting leaves 2 men hurt; 1 arrested
Two men were shot in Dinkytown early Sunday morning, the second act of violence in the area just days before University of Minnesota students are set to start fall classes.
Feds charge ICE agent with lying about Minneapolis shooting: Report
The Department of Justice is charging ICE agent Christian Castro with making false statements connected to the shooting of a Venezuelan in Minneapolis in January, the Associated Press reports.
Downtown Minneapolis mass shooting: What we know so far
A mass shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon left two civilians and the suspected gunman dead, in addition to injuring three police officers and three civilians.
Remaining northern Minnesota wildfires approaching full containment
After weeks of work by firefighters in northern Minnesota, all of Minnesota's major wildfires are now at 95% containment or better, according to federal trackers.
Minneapolis police investigate another homicide hours after mass shooting
Hours after a mass shooting in Minneapolis that left two people dead, and six others hurt, police were investigating another homicide in the city in which a man was gunned down in the middle of the street.