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A Brooklyn Park man is accused of raping a woman at a St. Cloud apartment they were staying at for the night.

The Minnesota Department of Health says 101 more people have died due to complications related to COVID-19. The state did not report statistics on Thursday because of the Thanksgiving holiday so these are the numbers from just Wednesday.

Minneapolis Park Police say vandals toppled a statue of George Washington and defaced a pioneer monument with anti-colonialist graffiti early Thanksgiving morning.

After being deployed to the Minnesota streets during demonstrations over racial injustice, chaplains of the state's National Guard are praying for peace but also readying for whenever their next domestic callup may come.

Authorities say a 20-year-old man was fatally shot in north Minneapolis, marking the city's 78th homicide of the year.

While it's still early on into the school year, the Sartell-St. Stephen school district is giving struggling students the opportunity to get back on track to graduate.

Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash up in Morrison County. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened at about 5:15 p.m. Thursday on Highway 10 in Motley.

After all of the big Black Friday sales be sure to check out the small, local and independently owned businesses participating in Small Business Saturday. The special day was created 10 years ago.

The town is gearing up for its first Mini Holidazzle Parade Friday evening.

The University of Minnesota football program has announced that ten more people within the team have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Minneapolis police reported that a man was shot and killed early in Minneapolis.

A non-profit in St. Augusta is looking to expand its footprint and its impact on the community.

You and your family can hit the slopes at Powder Ridge in Kimball starting Friday.

A Sauk Rapids church is asking holiday shoppers help those struggling this season by donating items to their food shelf.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 6:15 p.m. on Highway 10 at the intersection of 97th Street Southeast in Clear Lake Township.

The annual Shop Small Crawl will take place from Friday through Sunday throughout St. Joseph.

Minneapolis' mayor and police chief have changed a policy that dictates how officers should carry out so-called no-knock warrants.

A Minnesota prosecutor has offered to reduce the sentence of a Black man who is serving life in prison in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old girl.

This week, Jay and Dave talk about college football's struggles with COVID, the Vikings' disappointing loss to the Cowboys and where they go from here and a lot more.

Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON today. He says he and city is encouraging people to spend money locally to support Sartell businesses which includes local restaurants and bars that offer take out or delivery.

The Rink Live's Mick Hatten joined WJON Wednesday to talk about the teams who have had to postpone games, the outlook for St. Cloud State this season, who will win the NCHC and more.

The Gopher football team had to cancel their game Saturday at Wisconsin due to 15 positive tests of either players or staff. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON Today. He says the positive tests within the Gopher football team doesn't effect how the rest of the Universi…

The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 72 more deaths Tuesday from COVID-19.

Democratic Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota House Republicans both unveiled economic relief packages Tuesday aimed at helping businesses impacted by COVID-19 restrictions.