Closure of I-35W rescheduled due to weather forecast

The planned weekend closure of Interstate 35W in Bloomington and Richfield has been rescheduled. 

Bloomington PD on Koi fish thief [RAW]
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Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges shared an unusual arrest from a theft at a pond store.

Holly Spangler cold case gets a fresh look 30 year later

In July 1993, 19-year-old Holly Spangler went for a walk, but she never came home and was reported missing. Days later, her body was discovered with a single stab wound to the chest. Now, Bloomington police are taking a fresh look at the case.

Bloomington cold case murder gets new look
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The Bloomington Police Department is taking a fresh look at the unsolved 1993 homicide of 19-year-old Holly Spangler.

Mall of America shooter sentenced for firing inside Nike store after dispute

A man has been sentenced for his role in the 2022 shooting inside the Nike store at the Mall of America that happened following a dispute that began at the checkout register.

Pedestrian hurt after being struck by semi-truck driver in Bloomington

A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after behind hit by a semi-truck driver in Bloomington on Monday, July 24. 

Man who was wrongly arrested suing Bloomington PD over case of mistaken identity

Kyleese Perryman says the only crime he's guilty of is being a Black man in America. Along with the ACLU of MN, he's suing Bloomington PD and Hennepin Co. for their roles in a case of mistaken identity that landed him in jail for a crime he didn't commit.

Thief ruins Mall of America vacation for Texas family

A Texas family wishes they never came to Minnesota after a car thief made off with their valuable possessions during a vacation visit to the Mall of America.

Kids create battlescape out of cardboard
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Adventures in Cardboard traces its beginnings to 2010. Since then, it?s grown immensely adding multiple locations and themes. Throughout this summer, 4,200 kids from the metro will spend a week at cardboard camp. We visited one of the camps happening at Central Park in South Bloomington. There were 100 kids running through the woods with cardboard weapons and armor playing an amped-up version of capture the flag. They also spent the week building a village with a giant cardboard castle. The camp combines theatrics, hands-on creative building and open play in natural places.

Texas family car stolen from MOA
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A thief at Mall of America stole a Texas family?s vehicle, along with their dreams of moving to Minnesota.

Minnesota businessman dies in WWII plane crash
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A Minnesota businessman was killed Tuesday morning in a plane crash in Montana while flying a World War II-era plane. Paul Ehlen, founder of Precision Lens in Bloomington, was flying a vintage World War II P-40 Warhawk, when it suffered a mechanical failure shortly after takeoff from the Ravalli County Airport in far western Montana.

Bloomington police arrest 3 suspects in kidnapping at Mall of America transit station

Three people have been arrested after they were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a woman at the Metro Transit Mall of America Station on June 12, Bloomington police said. 

Kidnapping at Mall of America transit station
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Surveillance video captured the kidnapping at the Mall of American transit station on June 12, 2023.

Kidnapping at Mall of America transit station: Press conference
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Three people have been arrested after they were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a woman at the Metro Transit Mall of America Station on June 12, Bloomington police said.

Bloomington Police seek public's help after cat purposely run over

Bloomington Police are asking for public assistance in identifying the individual they say is responsible for deliberately running over a cat and killing it, an incident captured on a nearby surveillance camera.

Driver sentenced in stolen vehicle fatal crash near Mall of America

The driver of a stolen vehicle was sentenced for crashing into a concrete pillar, killing one person and injuring another. 

One dead after Bloomington Police stolen vehicle chase leads to crash

A pursuit of a stolen vehicle leaving the parking ramp of Mall of America led Bloomington Police on a chase Tuesday that resulted in a crash and left one person dead.