Emily Baude

4 days ago | kstp.com | Emily Baude

A man was found dead Sunday night after he became separated from a friend during a bike ride on the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail. A spokesperson for Chaska police said officers were called to help the Carver County Sheriff’s Office around 6 p.m. after a man was reported to have gone missing while biking with a friend on the trail. During the search, law enforcement found the man’s bike off the trail near United Sugars on Stoughton Avenue in Chaska.

4 days ago | kstp.com | Emily Baude

(Courtesy: Granite Falls and Clarkfield Advocate Tribune)Multiple wildfires are burning across Minnesota on Sunday as much of the state is under a red flag warning. High winds and low humidity are creating dangerous conditions for the state. “You always worry. There’s always a little bit of worry,” Kristi Ross, a Minnesotan, said. In the Minnesota River Valley, wildfires are putting residents on high alert. “We were able to see the vastness of how much of the fire had spread through the valley.

4 days ago | kstp.com | Emily Baude

A man is dead after a crash in St. Paul on Sunday evening. Officers responded to a car crash at Arlington Avenue West and Dale Street North around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to St. Paul police. Police say an initial investigation indicated a man was driving a silver sedan westbound on Arlington Avenue at a high rate of speed when he ran a red light at Dale Street and hit a black SUV. The sedan pushed the SUV about 40 yards during the crash, police say.

4 days ago | kstp.com | Emily Baude

This week on At Issue, Tom Hauser discusses a new social media tax bill, the latest on state budget negotiations and the newly created Office of Inspector General. The Minnesota Senate Tax Committee passed a significant tax bill this week aimed at raising hundreds of millions in new revenue, positioning Minnesota to be the first state to implement a social media tax.

4 days ago | kstp.com | Emily Baude

A man is dead after an apartment fire in Inver Grove Heights on Sunday afternoon. The Inver Grove Heights and South Metro Fire Departments responded to an apartment fire off Babcock Trail on Sunday around noon, according to the Inver Grove Heights Fire Department. Crews entered an apartment that was on fire and found a person inside, officials said. He was treated at the scene and brought to the hospital, where he died. His identity has not yet been released.