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Federal experts are warning that Iowa has among the nation's highest coronavirus death and infection rates and say residents should avoid gatherings in most counties to protect themselves from the virus.

More than three dozen people have been charged in St. Louis County in connection with a Chicago-based drug trafficking ring that operated throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.

The former Chisago County sheriff has pleaded guilty to harassment and misconduct by a public official for stalking and harassing a female employee.

A truck driver who drove into a large crowd of protesters on a bridge in Minneapolis following the killing of George Floyd has been charged with two criminal counts.

A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder count filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd, but the more serious second-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin remains.

An obituary for a Minneapolis-area woman who died at age 93 included one specific request for her mourners: Do not vote for Donald Trump.

Two of Wisconsin's biggest annual music festivals are shutting down for good following COVID-related cancellations this summer.

JC Penney expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection before Christmas under a new ownership agreement that would save tens of thousands of jobs.

A lawsuit accuses officials in Minneapolis and Hennepin County of violating the civil rights of people in homeless encampments when they conducted sweeps that displaced them and put their health at risk.

The southern Minnesota city of Waseca has welcomed home a police officer who was critically wounded more than 10 months ago.