As restaurant-goers tried something new in the new year, the first weeks of 2025 also brought a wave of notable restaurant closures. Here's a list of the latest restaurant openings and closings in Minnesota:

These 11 culinary masters are part of the state’s ProStart program, which teaches students about the restaurant business as part of their school day.

Friday will have lots of sunshine and will be slightly cooler than Thursday. There are some slight snow chances this weekend, with most of the precipitation concentrated in northern Minnesota. FOX 9 Meteorologist Cody Matz has the full forecast.

A special election for a Minneapolis state Senate seat is set to break a tie in that chamber as the state House remains paralyzed due to a partisan impasse over power.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in, Abdulkadir Nur Salah and Abdi Nur Salah both pleaded guilty Tuesday.

A new report makes the case that a painting bought at a Minnetonka garage sale in 2016 is actually a previously unknown work by Van Gogh. But not everyone buys it.

Residents in Minneapolis will have to enjoy the outdoors without ice rinks Thursday as record-high temperatures have made outdoor ice rinks unusable.

Plus: Latest in the Minnesota House sage; call for Target boycott, Twin Cities housing heats back up and more.

After a judge dismissed a suit that had temporarily blocked projects allowable under the comprehensive plan, a key roadblock is gone.

The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will have a majority in the Minnesota Senate once again after their candidate won a special election in a Minneapolis district on Tuesday. Candidate Doron Clark held an overwhelming lead in election results late Tuesday in a DFL-dominated district.

The health care industry is in need of more professionals, more transparency and overall more resources as it faces challenges such as rising costs and consumer frustration, several Minnesota health care leaders say.

DFLer Doron Clark was elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election Tuesday for a heavily blue district covering northeast Minneapolis. The result officially breaks a 33-33 tie between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate.