Bloomington News

Chair of the House Tax Committee, Rep. Ann Lenczewski, DFL-Bloomington, speaks about the tax bill as the House of Representatives take care of business on the next-to-last day of the legislative session Sunday, May 19, 2013.

Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department will host a series of community conversations about a proposal to create a more convenient location for north Minneapolis residents to access services including medical, emergency, child care and food assistance, child support and homeless services.

Edina police wrote more than 13 times as many speeding tickets as Richfield police in 2011, making Edina the per capita leader among cities in the Twin Cities metro area, according to a report on WCCO-TV . That year, Richfield police wrote 642 tickets for excessive speed .

Whenever Scottish designer Jim Hamilton flies, he stares out the window, mesmerized by the colors, patterns, and textures of the landscape below.

A Bloomington man led police on a drunken car chase, nearly hitting a group of pedestrians before he stopped and was arrested, according to Apple Valley police.

Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen was all smiles as he gave his victory speech after winning his second Congressional term, defeating Democrat Jim Meffert at a gathering of Republicans at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington, Mn., on Election Night, November 2, 2010.

On May 08, 2013, Surly Bikes, of Bloomington, Minnesota, a wholly-owned brand of Quality Bicycle Products, Inc., issued a recall on Surly Pugsley Bicycle Forks made by Aprebic Industry Co.

As if we all don't already have enough things to worry about already, here's another.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - A Bloomington man walking his two dogs was injured after falling into a sinkhole.

About 50,000 people gathered Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12, at the Mall of America in Bloomington to walk, run and raise money for breast cancer treatment and research as part of the 21st annual Susan G. Komen Twin Cites Race for the Cure.

A man is recovering after he fell into a sinkhole in Bloomington Sunday morning, according to authorities.

I called Wade Setter last week to make sure I won't show up on a super-secret intelligence report if I decide to buy a pressure cooker at Target or Walmart.

If you are a college senior thinking about playing at a higher level or just a former player who would like to continue to play you may be interested in the 2013 Pro Showcase Summer Combine.

This week marked the passing of Robert B. Opseth , a Burnsville man whose colorful life took him from an atomic test site in Nevada to the storied halls of the Interlachen Country Club in Edina.

Women who report "eating more protein" as a weight loss strategy achieve weight loss over two years, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior .

With Democrats poised to pass a hefty tax increase in a few days, the perennial debate over whether Minnesota's tax policies will harm or help job growth is reaching a boiling point.

A plan to tap a shared metro tax pool to help pay infrastructure costs related to future phases of the Mall of America in Bloomington is drawing criticism in commercial real estate circles.

One night in 1983, Lizz Winstead was watching The Tonight Show with a friend. After cracking up over George Carlin, the friend turned to Winstead and suggested that she might be good at comedy herself.

Students from Visitation School in Mendota Heights got a preview Thursday of what Camp Ice Age has to offer.

The Minnesota House passed the same-sex marriage bill in a 75-59 vote Thursday afternoon.