BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Recent business closures in Brooklyn Park have prompted city leaders to take a closer look at how to revitalize a key commercial area.

A teenager suffered critical injuries in a shooting Sunday in Brooklyn Park. The Brooklyn Park Police Department said investigators believe the incident around 6:15 p.m. in the 6500 block of 84th Court North stemmed from an arranged marijuana sale.

Police allowed the husband to keep the powder at the time since they did not know what it contained, according to the warrant.

Fears over the presence of the deadly substance ricin prompted a Hazmat response as authorities conducted a "high-risk" search warrant in Brooklyn Park on Thursday morning.

The warrant was part of an ongoing domestic violence investigation, in which investigators suspected the man was in possession of a known hazardous substance.

One person was sent to to the hospital Jan. 20 after multiple rounds were fired at a Brooklyn Park business – an act police now believe was targeted.

The Brooklyn Park Police Department said its SWAT team went to a home on the 6400 block of Zealand Avenue North around 5:30 a.m. to execute a "high-risk search warrant."

Anwar Hussein Mohamed was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of his friend, Nebil Ahmed Omer.

Now about halfway through the NBA season, the Timberwolves have yet to replicate their success from a year ago. The additions they made for Towns haven't fit in well and it has made some wonder if they will look to make a move ahead of the NBA trade deadline.

Time will tell if the New York Knicks have a full car for their subway ride to Brooklyn. Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns are listed as probable for the Knicks

New York Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets in the NBA starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 21. This game takes place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This game will air on TNT and TruTV, and it will stream on Max.

In a story published Jan. 16, 2025, about the Minnesota Legislature, The Associated Press erroneously reported that House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman is from Cold Spring.