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October 12, 2017

APNewsBreak: Prince tapes moved to California; 2 heirs angry

Two sisters and heirs of the late rock superstar Prince said Wednesday they're angered that the contents of his vault, ...

September 25, 2017

Gray's jumper helps Sparks avoid collapse in Game 1

Chelsea Gray got a sliver of daylight and let a 14-foot jumper fly — Game 1 of the WNBA Finals and what would have been a ...

September 23, 2017

Sparks, Lynx set for WNBA Finals rematch

No one on the Los Angeles Sparks or Minnesota Lynx really likes to talk about it, but deep down inside most of them knew this ...

September 23, 2017

This week in odd news: Hitchhiking raccoon; Teen has 2 aces

A Colorado Springs police officer heading to an accident scene in a van got a big surprise when a raccoon jumped onto the ...

September 22, 2017

Council member gives opponent ABC (already been chewed) gum

A Minneapolis City Council member has given one of her opponents something to chew over — a piece of chewed gum.

September 15, 2017

Grant Hart of pioneering indie rock band Husker Du dies

Widespread commercial success largely eluded Grant Hart and his pioneering indie-rock trio, Husker Du. But the hard-working ...

September 12, 2017

Prosecutors to consider charges in Australian woman's death

The case of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman in July has been handed over to prosecutors ...

September 12, 2017

Bradford, Vikings cruise past Saints 29-19 in opener

Sam Bradford set the NFL record for completion percentage for Minnesota last season, his accuracy aided by the volume of ...

September 10, 2017

Report: Minnesota student left to join IS group in 2015

A suburban Minneapolis college student left his family while on vacation in Morocco two years ago and joined the Islamic ...

September 08, 2017

Prosecutors: Minnesota girl held 29 days, tied up and raped

A 15-year-old Minnesota girl who thought she was helping a friend's dad was instead kidnapped and held captive for 29 days ...

August 17, 2017

Review: Minnesota properly handled football suspensions

The University of Minnesota followed law and policy properly when it suspended 10 football players last fall following an ...

August 12, 2017

Father: Woman killed by officer was 'ripped from our arms'

The father and the fiance of an Australian woman shot to death by a Minneapolis police officer responding to her 911 call ...

August 12, 2017

The Latest: Fiance says it was 'a privilege to love Justine"

The Latest on memorial for Australian woman shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer (all times local): 8:05 p.m.

August 11, 2017

Arrested Vikings fan cleared, alleges excessive force

A football fan arrested during a Minnesota Vikings game in December said he is focusing on his excessive-force lawsuit ...

August 08, 2017

Director of bombed mosque says it lacks security cameras

A Minnesota mosque that was bombed over the weekend doesn't have outside security cameras that could have captured what ...

August 07, 2017

Minnesota mosque explosion 'deeper and scarier' than threats

The Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in suburban Minneapolis, like other U.S. mosques, occasionally receives threatening calls ...

August 06, 2017

FBI: Explosive detonated at Minnesota mosque

The FBI was searching for suspects after an explosive device tore through part of a suburban Minneapolis mosque on Saturday ...

August 05, 2017

The Latest: Group says bomb was thrown through mosque window

The Latest on a reported explosion at a Minnesota mosque (all times local): 12 p.m. The Muslim American Society of Minnesota ...

August 04, 2017

Correction: Building Collapse-Minneapolis story

In a story Aug. 2 about an explosion that killed two people at a Minneapolis school, The Associated Press, relying on ...