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09/18/2026

An 85-year-old St. Paul, Minnesota, woman helped stop an armed home intruder from stealing her vehicle this week by trapping him inside her garage, according to authorities.

09/18/2026

Maya Kern stitched her clothing company together piece by piece, but now she and her partner are at risk of watching it all unravel because of tariffs.

09/18/2026

Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. is charged with one count of second-degree murder. He plans to represent himself.

09/18/2026

Zach Brown's college football career has been bumpy at times. After losing the starting quarterback job at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, last year, he's back in the driver's seat this season.

09/18/2026

Justin Jefferson relished his return to the end zone at Minnesota's stadium in the season opener.

09/18/2026

UPDATE: The Tri-County Humane Society in central Minnesota says a kitten stolen from its shelter Wednesday afternoon has been safely returned. | Link to more in the comment section.

09/18/2026

New body cam video shows the moments police came under fire at a Minneapolis apartment complex earlier this month. | Link to more in the comment section.

09/17/2026

Police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, said they were able to identify 17 victims of human trafficking during a raid that centered around two hotels in the city last week.

The raid at the Travelodge and Super 8 Hotels on James Circle was a culmination of a yearlong investigation, Brooklyn Center officials said. Police also executed a search warrant each at the Baymont and Suburban Studios hotels.

According to police, 28 people were arrested on Sept. 9. Seven guns were recovered as well as a "significant quantity" of suspected controlled substances. Police also found $43,000 in cash.

09/17/2026

This is not just a trend. This is the true story of how Hannah LoPresto became a champion for Minnesota children.

Hannah says her high school band director groomed and assaulted her. But instead of staying silent, she joined forces with a local detective and a lawmaker with a strikingly similar story. Together, they changed the law to make kids safer everywhere in Minnesota.

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09/17/2026

4 THINGS TO KNOW — Jennifer Mayerle joins the show to talk about her new documentary, A Secret Set Free.

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