Greta Kaul

Plus: Chauvin will ask U.S. Supreme Court to review conviction; tennis ball-sized hail lands in lake; a mysterious fountain in Cloquet; Washington County ranch to become park land; and more.

Plus: Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara talks Third Precinct; MDE to get inspector general; Golden Valley’s open pit; downburst winds caused Hudson damage; and more.

Plus: Increase in Great Lakes drowning; I-35 bridge collapse anniversary; Shakopee leaders scuttle affordable housing development; Ghostbusters actor Ernie Hudson spotted at Ingebretsen’s; and more.

Plus: Central Minnesota significantly short on child care spots; crime up on Metro Transit but agency says it’s making progress; COVID cases up in the Twin Cities; and more.

Plus: Minnesota losing college students; Artcrank is over; Lime bikeshare expanding to St. Paul; Barbenheimer a boon to local theater; Blandin workers still striking; and more.

Plus: Duluthians headed to primary polls; DFL Rep. Wolgamott cited for DWI in Kanabec County incident; underage drinking deterrence down; mom of Markee Jones asks for brother’s release; and more.

Plus: Walz to meet with Ricky Cobb’s family; KMOJ “possible target for demolition” in Blue Line extension route; a cash infusion for downtown St. Paul’s Pedro Park?; how making a habit of returns hurt

Plus: A heartbreaking PiPress obituary; St. Paul mayor unveils budget proposal; people of Reddit help man find lost Honda; long behind the wheel wait times; Walz tries an “Iowa Twinkie;” and more.

Plus: Marshall man missing after going on solo camping trip; Blandin and Teamsters reach tentative agreement; channel between Minneapolis lakes to reopen soon; and more.

With a few exceptions, most consumer fireworks are illegal in Minnesota. That doesn’t stop people from buying them or lighting them off.