Lake Nokomis is closed again, Minnesota car insurance rates could jump, Minnesota State Fair is reporting record attendance on opening day

Lake Nokomis is closed again in Minneapolis this weekend Minnesota car insurance rates could jump significantly this year The Minnesota State Fair is reporting record attendance on this year's opening day Minnesota U.S. Senator Tina Smith says the DNC this week in Chicago Safety concerns from the public are mounting after reports of animal welfare violations at a Roseville Aquarium A  surprise restaurant closure from a popular, local James Beard Award-winning chef Minnesota and 8 other states have joined a federal antitrust lawsuit against software company RealPage It's nearly two years in prison for the former mayor of a western Minnesota town who pleaded guilty to threatening violence at the U-of-M Twin Cities campus