The condition of two people who were found unresponsive in a Minnesota hog barn on Saturday are unknown after they were airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis .

The county hopes to cut in half the 95,200 tons of edible food residents throw away annually. Jenny Kedward has tips.

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says it will challenge a ruling that deemed a south Minneapolis man, who allegedly shot his neighbor in the neck​ following months of harassment, incompetent to stand trial.

Twin babies in a northeast Minneapolis home survived after being exposed to fentanyl and having difficulty breathing, according to Minneapolis Police. Paramedics used Naloxone and CPR to stabilize the 2-month-old twin infants and transported them to the Hennepin County Medical Center.

There are more than 800 emergency shelter beds available for single adults throughout the county, but when homeless people call the hotline, they’re often greeted with “all beds are full.”

While a bill to make Minnesota a Sanctuary State failed in 2024, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) considers Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota and Ramsey County as "sanctuary counties."

The Camp Nenookaasi encampment shown in Minneapolis. January is historically a busy time for shelters in Minnesota, as temperatures dip well below zero and folks search for refuge from the cold.

A new program in Hennepin County is making it easier for people convicted of crimes as kids to seal their records.

Hennepin County District Court took the lead in offering weddings for free beginning in 2013, and last year Ramsey and St. Louis County district courts joined the effort. This year Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Lake, Pine and Washington counties are joining the family.

Two individuals on Saturday were found unresponsive in a hog barn in Friendship Township and flown to Hennepin County Medical Center. Their current conditions are unknown.

Extreme cold that continues into a third day is forcing school districts to announce closures, delays and virtual learning days on Tuesday. Minnesota's largest school district, Anoka-Hennepin Public Schools, Minneapolis Public Schools and St. Paul Public Schools announced on Monday evening that they were canceling classes on Tuesday.

It is the coldest stretch in the Twin Cities metro and across the region so far this winter, with dangerously cold conditions also adding to already crowded emergency rooms from an intense respiratory illness season.