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Oops. Bomb at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was only a drill

With their guns drawn, police surrounded a man who reportedly was trying to get through security at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with a bomb in a carry-on bag. It was a drill, but the trouble was no one had told the cops, who thought it was real.

New York Rangers' Derek Boogaard, 28, found dead in his Minnesota apartment, investigation under way

Derek Boogaard, who played 22 games for the Rangers this season and was known as one of the toughest fighters in the NHL, was found dead Friday in Minneapolis at the age of 28.

Minneapolis will pay $165,000 to zombies

RANDY FURST Startribune 08/23/2010
Woman Tries Mailing Puppy By Priority Mail

They’re calling it the parcel puppy. A Minneapolis woman is charged with animal cruelty after police say she tried to send a puppy through the mail.

Minneapolis will pay $165,000 to zombies

The Minneapolis city attorney's office has decided to pay seven zombies and their attorney $165,000.

Minnesota man stabs estranged wife 70 times

A Minneapolis woman was fatally stabbed 70 times in the chest and head by her estranged husband last Friday. Eventually, the couple's 13-year-old daughter pulled his father away and escaped with the knife.

Minneapolis police officer accused in bank robbery

A Minneapolis police SWAT team member was charged Thursday in the takeover-style robbery of a suburban bank, and authorities said he confessed to several other armed robberies in the Twin Cities area.

 
Tornado, storms cause heavy damage in Midwest

Powerful winds slammed parts of four Midwestern states on Wednesday, leaving behind shattered windows, toppled power lines and a handful of injuries. At least a half dozen suspected tornadoes were reported.