ST. PAUL, Minn. — A bill that would set a statewide minimum wage for rideshare drivers is advancing through the state legislature, but if it becomes law Uber and Lyft reiterated that they would leave the state altogether. This comes after key lawmakers and DFL legislative leaders on Monday announced that they reached a compromise on statewide rideshare regulations in Minnesota. The amendment, which was heard in a House committee Tuesday, includes a minimum wage pay rate of $1.27 per mile and 49 cents per minute. That committee advanced the bill in an 8-4 vote. Leaders said they ..read more

COON RAPIDS, Minn. — Three men accused in a triple homicide at a Coon Rapids home now face first-degree murder charges. In mid-April, 19-year-old Omari Shumpert and 31-year-old Demetrius Shumpert — both of Minneapolis — were indicted by a grand jury on six charges of first-degree murder. Their co-defendant, 37-year-old Alonzo Mingo of Fridley, was indicted on first-degree murder charges in early April. According to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office, authorities received a 911 call at approximately 12:24 p.m. on Jan. 26 with "sounds of a disturbance in the background." Coon Rapids police, Blai ..read more

PRINCETON TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Emergency crews are at the scene of an explosion at a residence in Princeton Township Tuesday morning. Mille Lacs County dispatch did not confirm the nature of the incident, but said crews responded to 52nd Street and 82nd Avenue in Princeton Township. Aerial footage, however, shows what appears to be debris from a house next to a garage. Here is what is left of the home, as seen from the air: https://t.co/VMsTbD8tWU pic.twitter.com/QHcmqZQaab — Guy Still (@mplstvguy) May 7, 2024 WCCO spoke with a nearby resident who said they heard a loud explosion at arou ..read more

Milwaukee's election leader has been ousted by the mayor, just months before Wisconsin's largest city will be in the spotlight in a presidential swing state. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Monday that he would be replacing Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Claire Woodall with her deputy, Paulina Gutierrez. Milwaukee has been at the center of attention in Wisconsin, a state known for close elections and where four of the past six presidential contests have been decided by less than a percentage point. In 2020, former President Donald Trump and others were quick to cry ..read more

DENVER — Nuggets guard Jamal Murray threw a heat pack onto the court during Monday night's loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, one of many signs of Denver's simmering frustration. Irritated by no-calls and irate over missed calls, the Nuggets melted down in a 106-80 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Wolves turned up the pressure and the defending NBA champions lost their temper, trailing by 32 points in a game that got out of hand before halftime. Denver trails the Timberwolves 2-0 as their second-round playoff series shifts to Minnesot ..read more

LAKEVILLE, Minn. — Lakeville teachers have reached a tentative two-year agreement with the school district, which should avoid a strike. Education Minnesota Lakeville said it came to agreement on a fair contract with Lakeville Area Public Schools Monday night after a 12-hour mediation session. "This contract could provide a lot of hope for the future, a lot of needed support for our families and could be what many Lakeville teachers needed to stay in the community we love," said Johannah Surma, the union's lead negotiator and an elementary school teacher in the district. Union members wil ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Grab your umbrella if you're headed out the door early Tuesday, and keep it handy for later in the day, too. It'll be a wet morning commute as a forest of precipitation moves north and east. Once a front moves by, the rain will become more scattered, with some dry time. Some isolated thunderstorms may be embedded in the later showers, but overall it should remain quite mild. Highs in the Twin Cities will be right around 70 degrees. The rest of the week will have a chance for showers just about every day or night, but from Wednesday on, it will be more dry than not. Any precipitat ..read more

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — June 6 will be the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Some Americans who took part in the liberation of Europe will be going back to Normandy for the last time.  But a 100-year-old Bloomington veteran is making his first trip there.  Five days a week, Les Schrenk can be found doing water aerobics at his senior living facility. He goes hard for 45 minutes, exercising his arms, legs and mind.  "If I don't do it, I miss it," said Schrenk. "I still feel young. I don't have any aches or pains or anything like that so I'm very, very thankful." At 100 years ol ..read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Uber and Lyft both say they'll leave the state of Minnesota if a new compromise passes. DFL lawmakers and the Minneapolis City Council announced an agreement Monday on a state-wide minimum wage for drivers. The rideshare companies say they'll still leave on July 1. "I think they're bluffing," said House Majority Leader Jamie Long, DFL. "I do believe they would stay if this passed." The agreed-upon rate is higher than what a state report found would put drivers at minimum wage, but lower than what the Minneapolis council passed this year. "Something is better than nothing ..read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two women were left for dead after police said a driver hit them and then hit the gas.  It happened just before midnight outside the White Dragon Hall near White Bear Avenue and Idaho Avenue in St. Paul. Police said the women were crossing the street when they were struck.  The victim's brother and brother-in-law said they were at the venue having a fun night, and the women were heading to their cars to leave when the crash happened.  "We just hope they will be okay," Chuck Yang said. Yang said the women, Kaj and Yia are both in their 40s and were taken to Regi ..read more