The Corcoran City Council voted to approve preliminary plans for a New Home Construction Escrow during its Oct. 10 meeting. Construction Services Supervisor Mike Pritchard gave a presentation on the proposed process and its goals. Due to factors such as weather and short growing seasons, site work completion and building completion don’t always happen at the same time for new homes. This can make it complicated to ensure full compliance...

Johnny Mandujano, 40, has been charged in Hennepin County Court with one count of possessing ammunition/firearm with a prior conviction, one count of a firearm with no serial number, and one of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. According to the criminal complaint, on Oct. 13 around 2:30 a.m. a Champlin Police Officer was patrolling the area of West River Road near Highway 169. “He observed a Dodge...

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MINNEAPOLIS — A Bemidji man will serve a prison sentence of just over eight years after pleading guilty to a pair of violent carjacking incidents in the Twin Cities metro. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office (HCAO) says 22-year-old Justin Lee Brun was sentenced to 99 months Monday after pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree aggravated robbery in connection with the incidents, which occurred in February and March of 2021.

The man shot by St. Paul police, Earl Bennett, is facing charges for his alleged involvement in a shooting at a sober living facility, and police say he is also a suspect in a deadly Minneapolis encampment shooting. Bennett has a first appearance scheduled Wednesday afternoon for charges filed in Hennepin County, but he remains at Region Hospitals in critical but stable condition. FOX 9’s Bill Keller has the story.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A rain-snow mix is possible on Halloween, with snow in the forecast for the Duluth area and northwestern Wisconsin. Widespread rain will roll into the Twin Cities metro late Wednesday evening, developing from the south and southwest. It will be all rain to start, and then...

Hennepin County Commissioners approved $22 million in funding to help treat young offenders who have been deemed incompetent. FOX 9 recently revealed that juveniles are often denied admission to psychiatric facilities. A 12-year-old boy was illegally held in juvenile detention for weeks because there was nowhere else for him to...

MINNEAPOLIS — Court documents reveal that the civil lawsuit filled by the family of Ricky Cobb II, who was killed in July 2023 by State Trooper Ryan Londregan, has been dismissed. The family of Cobb filed the federal civil rights lawsuit back in April. The lawsuit accused Londregan and trooper Brett Seide of unreasonable seizure and excessive use of force in violation of Cobb's Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. In the early hours of July 31, 2023, troopers Londregan and Seide pulled Cobb, 33, over on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis for not having his tail lights on. At the time, Cobb was wanted...

A well-known and popular Minneapolis-based pizzeria will be closing one of its locations indefinitely. Minnesota Has Some of the Best Pizza in the Country. Minnesotans know their stuff when it comes to great pizza, and we have a pie scene that’s way bigger and better than most people realize.

Joe Gigliotti provides a recap of the Grand Rapids City Council meeting which took place on Monday October 28th. Click the link below to hear the report. A Bemidji man is sentenced to more than eight years in prison for two separate carjackings in 2021 and 2022. Hennepin County prosecutors say 22-year-old Justin Brun received a 99-month sentence after pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree aggravated robbery. Brun was arrested for carjackings in south Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center. He receives credit for more than 11 hundred days already served in jail.

ListenDrowning deaths of two autistic kids push water worries to the surface in Minnesota. When Fay Jede heard that an 11-year-old boy with autism was missing last week in Eden Prairie, her first thought was to rush immediately to help with the search. Her second thought was, “not again.”

A new holiday attraction is coming to Minnesota this holiday season. It's inspired by traditional German Christmas Markets and is called the Christkindl Market.

MINNEAPOLIS  — Nearly one in four registered voters in Hennepin County have also already voted. On Wednesday the county's top election official is sharing what you can expect come election night."I feel great. It's been a while since we've gotten a chance to get out here and vote, so I feel wonderful about it," said Hennepin County voter LaShawn Raines. Raines has joined the over 200,000 plus who've *already* cast a ballot countywide. "I happened to be in the government center today, I noticed they had early voting and absentee ballots, I took advantage of the opportunity," said Raines."We're seeing more...

Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, a nonprofit in Plymouth, hosted its “Community Connect Day” to educate neighbors about housing instability. David Hewitt, Hennepin County’s housing stability director, spoke to a roomful of people about how the county addresses the issue — a problem he said not every county takes on.

In a unified effort to curb the potential devastation that unused medications can wreak within our communities, Hennepin County recently celebrated National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, along with local commissioners and community board members, gathered to collect and properly dispose of over 444 pounds of medications.

Amid rising concerns over identity theft and the need for secure document disposal, Anoka County residents and small business owners mark their calendars. The Coon Rapids Recycling Center is hosting a free paper shredding event on Saturday, November 2, giving the community a chance to safely destroy their sensitive documents. According to the City of Coon Rapids website, the service will be available from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or until the truck reaches capacity.

The Crimson improved to 19-0 overall and reached the title game after defeating Andover in the semifinals. MN high school boys soccer state tournament: Class 3A semifinals. In September, Maple Grove and Andover battled to a scoreless regular-season draw. It was the only game that the Crimson walked away from without a win.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County Board Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency plan to create a Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization Center to treat and house youth who don’t have anywhere else to go. It’s an urgent issue as the county looks to stem juvenile crime and what many...

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A call for public assistance has been issued by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the search for a missing 62-year-old man, as shared by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in a recent social media post. The individual, David Klint, described as having brown hair and hazel eyes, standing at 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds, has reportedly been out of contact with his family for the past six months, raising concerns about his wellbeing.