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

Opinions about childhood vaccinations have become increasingly polarized, leaving many parents overwhelmed and unsure of who to trust.

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.

The Hennepin County jail’s first drug-sniffing dog has been on the hunt for contraband for about a year, amid increasing inmate drug use.

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."

Some juvenile offenders can now apply to have their convictions expunged with no cost or court appearance required.

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.

MINNEAPOLIS — 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.

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.

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.”

Minnesotans are politically divided on a lot of issues, but clearly not when it comes to investing state lottery proceeds in the outdoors. Voters set a record Nov. 5 in approving the ballot question extending dedication of lottery proceeds to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.