Minneapolis Star Tribune

The six-year legal battle over Prince’s estate has ended.

The mystery of a mummified monkey found during the renovation of an old department store in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, may lie with Robbinsdale Mayor Regan Murphy.

The mummified carcass of a monkey found in the air ducts of a century-old downtown Minneapolis department store has triggered a mystery. The monkey quickly had his own Twitter account, the state’s governor steadfastly denied any involvement, and at least one Twitter user credited the animal’s recent discovery with breaking a curse that kept the Minnesota Timberwolves out of the...

Garrison Keillor says Minnesota Public Radio was wrong to fire him last week without fully investigating what a senior executive has described as “multiple allegations” spanning an extended period against the former “A Prairie Home Companion” host. Jon McTaggart, CEO of MPR’s parent company American Public Media Group, addressed the issue at an employee meeting Wednesday. McTaggart didn’t provide details...

His once-promising political career in shambles, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken appeared on the verge of resigning after fellow Democrats led by female senators abandoned him Wednesday over the mounting allegations of sexual misconduct that are roiling Capitol Hill. A majority of the Senate’s Democrats called on the two-term lawmaker to get out after another woman emerged Wednesday saying he forcibly...

A chastened Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken returned to work at the Capitol Monday, eager to win back the trust of his constituents in the wake of a sex harassment scandal but leaving many questions about his political future unanswered. Franken has said he won’t resign after three women alleged Franken grabbed their buttocks during campaign events and a fourth...

Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said he doesn’t remember whether he touched women inappropriately while having his picture taken with them at campaign events. The Democrat’s comments were the latest indication that he had no plans to step down amid allegations of sexual misconduct. One woman alleges Franken forcibly kissed her on a USO tour and took a sexually suggestive photo...

Police say a 4-year-old boy accidentally hanged himself while alone in the changing room of a Minnesota thrift store.

Prince’s 2006 divorce will be made public Jan. 13.

The nation’s largest shopping mall has officially taken a stand against Thanksgiving Day shopping, as Mall of America announced Wednesday it will be closed for the holiday.

One of the victims wounded in a stabbing at a central Minnesota mall says the man who carried out the attack showed no emotion and his eyes looked blank. Ryan Schliep, one of 10 people who suffered wounds that were not life-threatening before the attacker was fatally shot, told WCCO-TV that the man “just walked right at me” before striking...

A Mill Valley doctor’s office became Ground Zero for all-things Prince on Wednesday, a day after a newspaper reported that the late pop artist had been trying to get drug recovery help from him the day before he died.