Metro Transit only operating 3 Minnesota State Fair express bus routes this year

Metro Transit announced this week it will be scaling back its express bus service to the Minnesota State Fair this year due to a shortage of drivers.

Retired district chief soaks in Bloomington's annual Firemen's Softball Tournament from sidelines

Softball teams from across the Midwest will be in Bloomington this weekend for an annual tradition that goes back more than six decades, but one of the longtime players will have a different role for this year's event.

Retired district chief soaks in Bloomington's annual Firemen's Softball Tournament from sidelines
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Jason Mielke has been a part of the Bloomington Firemen?s Softball Tournament for most of his life, but this year for the first time, he is coaching first base instead of playing on one of the teams.

Party bus shot up in Bloomington overnight, no injuries

Bloomington police are investigating after a party bus was hit by gunfire in a parking lot overnight.

Semi rollover, grain spill closes Hwy. 169 ramp to I-494

A semi hauling grain rolled over and spilled its load onto the northbound Highway 169 ramp to eastbound Interstate 494 in Bloomington early Tuesday morning.

Man charged with kidnapping after woman rescued by police in Bloomington

A man was taken into custody overnight in Bloomington after a welfare check by police turned into standoff, ending with a man being arrested for kidnapping.

Missing: 28-year-old man last seen at Dar Al-Farooq Center

The Inver Grove Heights Police Department is asking the public’s assistance to find a missing 28-year-old man who has not been seen by family or friends since late April.

Video: Boy rides on MSP Airport baggage conveyor belt

Newly released video shows the moment a nine-year-old boy rode on the baggage conveyor belt at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Bloomington to no longer issue tobacco licenses, bans sale of flavored tobacco

Bloomington is the latest city in Minnesota to end the sale of flavored tobacco products, but the city's new ordinance takes the additional step of prohibiting any future tobacco licenses within the city.

Video shows near-miss before wrong-way crash on I-35W
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Dash camera video from Navdeep Singh shows a wrong-way driver involved in a police chase nearly hitting his vehicle before troopers say he later caused a crash on I-35W on Sunday. No serious injuries were reported from the crash.

Bloomington-Jefferson hockey community mourns coach's death
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The Bloomington-Jefferson community is hurting after the death of its girls' hockey coach. Coach Mike Ryan was involved in a confrontation at a St. Paul bar Saturday, which resulted in Ryan falling down a flight of stairs and hitting his head on the concrete below.

St. Paul bar assault victim identified as Bloomington-Jefferson hockey coach

The Bloomington-Jefferson High School Girls' Hockey program said a man who died after an assault at a St. Paul bar Saturday night was their head coach.

Firefighters help get suspect down after man climbs on roof to evade Bloomington police

Firefighters were called in to assist with an arrest Friday after police say a man drove away from Bloomington police officers and later climbed onto a roof in an attempt to evade officers.

Blood leaking from tanker closes I-494 ramp in Bloomington

Blood leaking from a tanker truck shut down a 494 ramp in Bloomington, Minnesota Friday afternoon as firefighters worked to clean up the mess, according to the Bloomington Fire Department.

Police: I-494 in Bloomington shut down after man fired gun towards traffic, turned weapon on himself

A section of Interstate 494 in Bloomington, Minnesota has been shut down after a Thursday evening shooting where officers say a man fired shots at traffic before eventually taking his own life.