The Latest Breaking News from Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — A woman was charged Monday on allegations that she fatally shot her 6-year-old son, whose body was found by police late last week in the trunk of a car in Mound.

MINNEAPOLIS — Now boarding at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport's main terminal: a commercial "aircraft cabin" where passengers can practice putting luggage in overhead bins and inserting the buckle and pulling the strap tight.

MINNEAPOLIS — If you've been to a lot of weddings, you've probably seen it happen.

MINNEAPOLIS — Seniors would no longer pay taxes on social security income, millions of Minnesotans could see a small income tax cut and tens of thousands of families and renters across the state would be eligible for more tax credits under a sweeping deal struck Saturday at the divided Capitol.

MINNEAPOLIS — The chairman of the Minnesota Republican Party has apologized for a campaign video played at last week's state Republican convention by secretary of state candidate Kim Crockett that included an image that depicted liberal donor George Soros as a puppet master, a common antisemitic trope.

MINNEAPOLIS — Nuggets President Tim Connelly is set to meet with Timberwolves controlling owner Glen Taylor in the next step of talks with Connelly to take over as Minnesota's President of Basketball Operations, with a deal being close between the sides, sources confirmed.

MINNEAPOLIS — Ex-Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty Wednesday to aiding and abetting manslaughter in the murder of George Floyd two years ago on a south Minneapolis street, avoiding a trial next month in Hennepin County District Court.

By entering the plea, Thomas Lane avoided the more serious charge of aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

MINNEAPOLIS — Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pled guilty Wednesday to aiding and abetting manslaughter in the murder of George Floyd two years ago on a south Minneapolis street, avoiding another trial next month in Hennepin County District Court.

Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd's killing. The state is recommending a sentence of three years in prison.

His guilty plea comes a week before the two-year anniversary of Floyd's murder.