Good afternoon! One hundred years is a long time, unless you’ve lived to be 100 years old. “It went so fast,” says Pernina Burke, also known as "Perky", of St. Cloud, who turns 100 years old Tuesday. Read Burke's story on NewsCut. | Forecast | Updraft | NewsCut
Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor has been charged with third-degree murder in the shooting death of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk last summer. Noor is facing a third-degree murder charge as well as a second-degree manslaughter count. This is first time a police officer in Hennepin County has been charged with murder for using lethal force in the line of duty. | Read the charges against Officer Mohamed Noor | Recall: What you need to know about the Justine Ruszczyk case
University of Minnesota Men's Hockey head coach Don Lucia is stepping down after 19 years leading the Golden Gophers. Lucia, 59, won two national championships early in his tenure with Minnesota, but a decline in ticket sales had increased pressure for Lucia to repeat his earlier successes in order to stay on as head coach.
Two of the three men accused of bombing a suburban Twin Cities mosque last summer are expected in an Illinois federal courtroom on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis last week filed a criminal complaint charging Michael Hari, 47, and alleged accomplices Michael McWhorter, 29, and Joe Morris, 22, with maliciously damaging the mosque by means of fire and explosives.
Trump's proposals — to fund public service announcements about the dangers of opioids, expand treatment and cut down on opioid prescribing — were largely overshadowed by the president's insistence that drug crimes should be more harshly punished, including his vocal support of the death penalty for some drug traffickers. | See our coverage of Minnesota's opioid crisis
A new survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows that today, only about 5 percent of Americans, 16 years old and older, actually hunt. That's half of what it was 50 years ago and the decline is expected to accelerate over the next decade.
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton is pledging to veto an emergency funding bill for the troubled Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS) if the House position prevails in negotiations. Dayton is willing to accept the version that passed Monday in the Senate.
Spring is here. Unfortunately for hikers and picnickers enjoying the warmer weather, the new season is prime time for ticks, which can transmit bacteria that cause Lyme disease.
