Video shows Minnesota teacher hitting 2nd grader with hockey stick

A Sherburne County teacher has resigned, after school surveillance footage appeared to show her hitting a 2nd grader with a hockey stick.

Eli Hart murder investigation: Police drove mom home before finding 6-year-old's body in trunk

After being stopped by Orono police last Friday, Julissa Thaler said the blood on her face and hands was from her menstruation and the tissue in her car was deer meat. Police released her from the scene and drove her home, later finding the body of her 6-year-old son, Eli Hart, in the trunk of her car.

Charges: Mom fatally shot 6-year-old son, hid his body in trunk of car

The mom of a 6-year-old boy who was found fatally shot in the trunk of the car she was driving in Mound on Friday has now been charged with murder, accused of shooting him up to nine times in the car with a shotgun.

2 in custody after Orono police find body of boy in trunk

Police say a juvenile body was found in the trunk of a vehicle during a traffic stop Friday morning in Mound, Minnesota. An investigation is still ongoing, but police believe that the incident is domestic related and the victim is a male.

Minnesota cold case: Mom charged in death of baby found in Mississippi River in 2003

A woman has been arrested in connection to the death of a baby boy who was found in the Mississippi River in 2003. She has also been identified as the mom of a baby girl found in the river in 1999.

Minneapolis police, city violated civil rights law, state concludes

The Minneapolis Police Department engaged in a pattern of race discrimination, violating state civil rights law, an investigation found.

Minnesota state senate candidate gives speech while in labor, pausing for contractions

A DFL state senate candidate who went into labor the morning of the party's convention Saturday had to pause her speech as she went into a contraction but ultimately pushed through to finish it. The moment, filmed by people in the crowd, has inspired some observers who see it as an example of the strength women need to overcome the unique challenges they face in their careers, but many also saw it as another example of the unfairness of system and society that does not accommodate them.

Police identify family of 4 murdered in Duluth, Minnesota

Police say a man killed his aunt, uncle and two cousins in their home as they slept, and then killed himself.

‘Radical rats’: Florida man pleads guilty to threatening Rep. Ilhan Omar

The 67-year-old Florida man sent an email to Rep. Ilhan Omar with the subject line, “(You’re) dead, you radical Muslim,” along with a threat to shoot her in the head.

Community raising money for family of Minnesota couple killed in Mexico

A Coon Rapids couple visiting Mexico was murdered by gunmen on a highway near the popular tourist destination of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Now, the community is raising money to pay for their funerals and help their children stay in school.

Animal activist glues self to Timberwolves court during play-in game

A woman had to be escorted off the floor at Target Center during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ play-in game Tuesday night after apparently trying to glue herself to the baseline under a basket.

Watch video: Box truck explosion on Minnesota highway

A collision from a car overshooting an onramp and into oncoming traffic caused a fiery accident that left several injured Monday afternoon.

Amir Locke shooting: More bodycam video released by Minnesota BCA

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released all investigative materials, including additional body-worn camera video, related to the Minneapolis police deadly shooting of Amir Locke during a no-knock raid in February.

Charges: Man posted video of deadly beating online to taunt victim's family

A 19-year-old Minneapolis man is facing charges in a deadly beating last month, that the suspect allegedly posted on Facebook after the fact to harass the victim's family, a criminal complaint details.