Minnesota

The art piece was added as a "prank" by a local artist who had kept it in storage.

Damaging wind gusts shook the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain states on Wednesday, felling trees, downing power lines, closing roadways and killing one person. 

Minnesota health officials over the weekend identified five cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom, adding to a growing list of states that have confirmed cases of the mutation and furthering concerns that the variant is likely already widespread across the country. 

Five young fans of a Minnesota restaurant stepped up to help after someone stole hundreds of dollars in staff tips over the weekend.

A Twin Cities-area man accused of pointing a gun at a fitness club manager after complaining that members were exercising without masks was charged Monday with assault with a dangerous weapon.

Investigators in Minnesota were trying to buy a high-capacity pistol from Dolal Idd with the help of a confidential informant before the 23-year old was killed in an exchange of gunfire with Minneapolis police last week, according to search warrant documents released Monday.

The woman’s suit, which seeks at least $50,000 in damages, claims she still suffers emotionally and physically from the incident, including paranoia and fear of public bathrooms.

Protests erupted in Minneapolis on Wednesday night after police shot and killed a man during a traffic stop on the city's south side, authorities said.

The Jan. 5 event was scheduled to be held outside the Minnesota state capitol with an estimated crowd of 100 people.

Protests ravaged parts of the nation in the days, weeks and months following the Minneapolis death of George Floyd and other Black individuals.