Authorities are asking the public for help finding a Level 3 predatory sex offender who allegedly fled his residence, and the supervision of local police, in Winona. Richard Martin Luers, 60, may be in the Minneapolis area, "particularly near the University of Minnesota," according to an alert from the Minneapolis Police Department:

Minnesota lawmakers are demanding answers following reports that several buildings in the state may be closed as part of a slew of federal cuts by the Trump administration.

Monday afternoon may feature some temperatures coming very close to 70 degrees down near Redwood Falls and surrounding areas of southwest-central Minnesota. A weak front slides through the state on Monday night, bringing gusty winds overnight followed by a slight cooldown for Tuesday.

The Minneapolis Police Department is asking the public for assistance in locating a Winona man who has an active warrant for his arrest.

The organization's Unite and Resist National Day of Action on March 8 — a protest it is holding to "build grassroots, community efforts to resist fascism" and "protect women's freedoms" — will take place at May Day Plaza (301 Cedar Ave.) outside May Day Books in Minneapolis between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Minnesota Senator Scott Dibble pushes a bill to make suicide prevention barriers on Washington Avenue Bridge permanent.

A spring snowstorm that lashed Minnesota and western Wisconsin Tuesday night and Wednesday morning has prompted hundreds of schools to announce closures or delays.

The most memorable scene from the 1975 movie “Jaws’’ isn’t when its star mutant chomps partygoer Chrissie while she skinny-dips. Nor is it when the great white shark is blown up when police chief Martin Brody shoves a pressurized tank into the shark’s mouth and explodes the tank with a rifle shot.

The Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery is the second site in Minnesota to receive the designation following Pilgrim Baptist Church in 2023.

Doug Loon, President and CEO of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, speaks during the Minnesota Chamber Foundation’s 2025 Workforce Summit at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park on Wednesday,

The 46-day trial of Harry Hayward in 1895 riveted the nation with its shocking surprises, even inspiring a 'murder ballad'