Taylor Rivera

Police say a neighborhood in Isanti went into lockdown just after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday following reports of a man throwing things into the street and retreating into his home with a gun. Multi-agency SWAT teams managed to evacuate nearby residents and eventually took the suspect into custody following an hours-long exchange of gunfire.

A new homeless encampment has popped up in St. Paul’s West End after the closure of one in Pig's Eye Park. ​Roughly three dozen displaced residents have set up a new camp near Randolph Avenue and Shepherd Road, with Ramsey County teams on site to provide resources: "It's such a delicate balance to survive when you're outside and unhoused."

A growing summer education program is giving teens in North Minneapolis a voice and a paycheck. ​For recent high school graduate Isaiah Martin, joining the CoLab program meant stepping into a room full of younger peers, and finding an unexpected community through mental health education and hands-on team projects.

Major cuts and a steep property tax hike. Those are the biggest two takeaways from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's budget address on Wednesday as the city tries to overcome a large deficit, and it'll face pushback from a divided City Council: "I understand the impact," Frey said Wednesday.

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her delivered her 2027 budget proposal amid some public scrutiny over an ongoing homelessness crisis, and a review of her leadership with allegations of sexual harassment. The mayor's budget trims police numbers to 605 officers, and introduces a property tax levy increase.

Pearl Park in Minneapolis has transformed into a hub kindness one year after the Annunciation Church and School mass shooting. The park is filled by rows of fresh green plants waiting to go into the soil at the park, while volunteers eagerly pack school supplies for students that have been donated by the community.

A stolen Sunni Lee statue was recovered in St. Paul thanks to a drone-assisted investigation. St. Paul senior commander Ryan Murphy tells WCCO Radio that a routine response to a shots fired call was the reason they cracked the case: "They knew that was an important piece to recover and get back to our parks."

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says local prosecutors aren't backing down on state charges against an ICE agent who was freed from jail last week in Texas: "This was a minor setback, obviously, but we still are optimistic."

Following case reviews by Sen. Tina Smith's office, retired Lieutenant Colonel James Mosher was awarded a Purple Heart for a traumatic brain injury sustained in a 2009 explosion in Afghanistan and retired Sergeant First Class Amity Marver received two Purple Hearts, one for a 2007 roadside bomb and another for a 2020 rocket attack in Iraq.

The agreement between Appleton, Minnesota and CoreCivic secures $1.5 million upfront alongside $1.26 million annually to help fund local police, fire, and public works after the city stood to lose 30% of its tax revenue when Core Civic sold an empty prison to the federal government for an ICE detention center.