By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press ISANTI, Minn. (AP) — The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, watching the celebrations of his 18th birthday in silence, with a faint smile. Jalue Dorje knew it would be ...
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Two men put financial profit over human life when they attempted to smuggle a couple from India and their two young children across the U.S.-Canada border in heavy snow and bone-chilling winds, leading to the family freezing ...
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz vowed on Friday to make Minnesota a safe haven for the values that drove the Democratic presidential ticket he helped lead, while at the same time promising to work harder to understand the concerns of President-elect ...
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man shot and killed his wife and son, and his ex-partner and their son, before killing himself, authorities said Friday. Duluth police have not determined a motive, but Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said at a news conference that the shooter, 46-year-old Anthony ...
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man was convicted Thursday in the killing of his girlfriend, whose 2023 disappearance garnered national attention and prompted thousands of people to join search efforts before her body was found hidden in a rural area of the state. Less than a day after ...
By The Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris carried Minnesota on Wednesday on a ticket with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, extending a winning streak for Democrats that goes back 52 years. In choosing Walz, Harris elevated a Midwestern governor, veteran and union supporter who helped enact ...
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has won a fourth term, defeating anti-establishment Republican and former NBA player Royce White in Minnesota's top election matchup. "To the state of Minnesota. I once again pledge to you I will ...
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Two Guatemalans wearing traditional embroidered skirts bought coconut boba teas on an October afternoon at the bustling downtown Asian market. In decades past, the building served as this rural town's hardware store where ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three people were killed in two shootings at Minneapolis homeless encampments over the weekend, and police haven't ruled out that they might be related. On Saturday, police found three men with gunshot wounds at a south Minneapolis encampment. All three were rushed to the ...
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Kamala Harris insisted it was time to "end the suffering" in the Middle East while Donald Trump visited one of the nation's only Muslim-majority cities on Friday as the dueling ...
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys delivered opening statements on Thursday in the high-profile murder trial of the former boyfriend of a Minnesota woman whose body was found hidden in a rural area of the state in 2023. Adam Fravel, 30, is on trial for first-degree murder. He was arrested in ...
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Jury selection begins Monday in the murder trial of the former boyfriend of a Minnesota woman whose body was found hidden in a rural area of the state in 2023. Adam Fravel, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder. He was arrested in June, 2023, days after deputies ...
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A park ranger died while trying to save three people during a water rescue at a national park in Minnesota. The National Park Service said the ranger responded Sunday to a call for assistance on Namakan Lake in Voyageurs National Park near the Canadian ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — James McCann hit a three-homer and Heston Kjerstad went deep to launch the Baltimore Orioles into the postseason with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins that completed a three-game sweep on Sunday. Albert Suárez (9-7) pitched six ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state's department of health announced Friday. The person's death marks a rare occurrence, as fewer than 10 people in the the U.S. die from rabies each year, according to the U.S. Centers of ...
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — Two people are dead and three were injured after a man drove his car through a restaurant patio in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday, police said. Surveillance footage captured a man, whom police did not name, driving into the outdoor patio of the Park Tavern in St. ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota women are charged with organizing thefts of several thousand dollars' worth of merchandise from a Lululemon store in Minneapolis and then funneling the stolen goods through a suburban nail salon. My Hoang Thi Van, 56, and Kathy Nguyen, 24, are each charged ...
By RICHARD LARDNER, JONATHAN MATTISE, TRENTON DANIEL and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an "excellent leader" who adroitly guided the enlisted troops in his field artillery ...
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ISABELLA O'MALLEY Associated Press When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz strolled onstage to welcome a conference of clean power advocates to Minneapolis in May, he was quick to note that his state is now getting a little over half of its power from renewables. In the next ...
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The makings of a presidential ticket began in an unusual spot six months ago: a Minnesota abortion clinic. At the time, it was a historic visit for Vice President Kamala Harris — no president or vice president had ever made a public ...