Man Sues TSA for Making Him Miss His Flight
An hour-and-a-half wait on a TSA line in March not only gave a Minneapolis man agita—he says it caused him to miss his flight, and now he's suing the agency and the operator of the Minneapolis-St. Paul...
View Article$38.50 Will Get You Inside Prince's Home
Paisley Park, Prince's private estate and studio complex, will open for daily public tours starting Oct. 6, the AP reports. The company that runs Elvis Presley's Graceland will manage it. Bremer Trust...
View Article6 Wounded in Downtown Minneapolis Shootings
Six people in downtown Minneapolis were injured after being shot in two separate incidents in the early morning hours Monday, and police are trying to determine if the events are linked, the AP...
View Article10 Worst Cities for African Americans
24/7 Wall St. has ranked the worst US cities for African-Americans, by comparing income, poverty, and education levels, as well as rates of homeownership, unemployment, incarceration, and mortality, to...
View ArticleJacob Wetterling's Family Confronts Boy's Killer
It was a tense, emotional courtroom scene in Minneapolis Monday morning as one chapter in the abduction, sexual assault, and murder of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling came to a close. At a US District...
View ArticleThis Is the Best Public Restroom in America
It's not often you meet with a toilet so nice it's compared to a first-class seat. But that's exactly what travelers will encounter in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, home to the best...
View ArticleDisruptive Couple Forces Plane Back to Airport: Delta
If the pilot of your plane tells you over the intercom he's going to turn the plane around if you don't sit down, it's probably best to take a seat. But per the Star Tribune , a woman flying on Delta...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Cities for Football Fans
Come Sunday, the best US city for football fans will undoubtedly be Houston. But that's not the case during the rest of the year, according to WalletHub . The site checked out 244 cities with at least...
View ArticleCity Sues Reality Star Over Run-Down, $2 House
The city of Minneapolis has been drawn into an old-fashioned reality TV spat. The Star Tribune reports the city is suing Nicole Curtis, the star of HGTV's Rehab Addict (it's about fixing-up houses, not...
View ArticleTop 10 Cities for Dog Attacks on Postal Workers
An eye-popping 6,755 postal employees were attacked by dogs in 2016, according to statistics released Thursday by the United States Postal Service . That's an increase of more than 200 since 2015. The...
View ArticleSimple Act of Littering Leads Police to Weapons Stash
Minneapolis police say they've uncovered a stash of weapons and possible bomb-making materials—all because a resident saw people littering. Police say a man spotted two occupants of a parked car...
View ArticleSuddenly Widowed and With Cancer, Mom Worries for Sons
Within a span of days, Tessie Sylvester lost her husband to ALS and was diagnosed with cancer. But the Minneapolis mother of two isn't focusing on the unfairness of it all. "I’m not ready to give into...
View ArticleCop Who Shot Bride-to-Be Has 3 Complaints on File
Relatives, neighbors, and even the chief of police are demanding answers after the fatal shooting of an Australian woman in Minneapolis Saturday night. Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau says she...
View ArticleCop Who Shot Bride-to-Be Was Celebrated When Hired
When Mohamed Noor joined the Minneapolis Police Department in 2015, becoming the first Somali officer to patrol the Fifth Precinct, he was celebrated by the Somali community and Minneapolis Mayor Betsy...
View ArticleFireworks May Have Startled Cop Who Shot Bride-to-Be
Fireworks may have played a role in the fatal police shooting of an Australian bride-to-be in Minneapolis on Saturday night—but investigators are having trouble finding out more because the officer...
View ArticleBride-to-Be Called 911 Once, Then Again 8 Minutes Later
Justine Damond called 911 twice to report a possible sexual assault in progress before she was shot dead by one of the responding officers , according to transcripts released by Minneapolis on...
View ArticleWhy Cop Who Shot Bride-to-Be Doesn't Have to Talk
The Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a woman who had called 911 to report a possible rape still hasn't spoken with investigators and doesn't have to, but he will be compelled to give a...
View ArticlePolice Chief: 'Justine Didn't Have to Die'
"Justine didn't have to die," Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau said Thursday in her first public comments on the shooting of an Australian bride-to-be who had called 911 to report hearing a...
View ArticlePolice Chief Resigns in Wake of Justine Damond Shooting
Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau has stepped down at the request of Mayor Betsy Hodges, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Harteau is leaving the police department less than a week after...
View ArticleFake Street Signs Mock Minneapolis Police
The fatal shooting of an Australian woman by a Minneapolis police officer has sparked the posting of at least two fake street signs warning people of "easily startled" officers. The Star Tribune...
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