The historic Lowry Apartments, once a posh downtown St. Paul hotel, sit on the corner of Wabasha and 4th streets. The building was listed for sale Mon

For sale: Downtown St. Paul's historic Lowry Hotel, now home to affordable apartments

The nearly century-old building was listed by Madison Equities less than a week after the company dumped its entire downtown office portfolio on the market.
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Court filing IDs man shot by Carver County deputies after he allegedly came at them with knife

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Police were responding to a report of a domestic incident involving the Chanhassen man, who was wounded.
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Meet the affordable housing champion fighting for St. Paul's West Side

May 7
Monica Bravo knows something about housing insecurity. Now, the head of the West Side Community Organization is studying the displacement of families in the 1960s.
Local

Protected wild bird shot, killed while nesting eggs in central Minnesota

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The nesting sandhill crane was shot in Todd County, west of the Brainerd area. The Minnesota DNR is seeking tips about who might be responsible.
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Lakeville teachers, district reach tentative contract agreement

May 7
The agreement came after a 12-hour mediation session Monday night.
Local

Seeing Minneapolis as continuing post-pandemic rebound, Mayor Frey says city 'brimming with possibility'

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In his annual State of the City speech, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey spun positive against the backdrop of a struggling downtown and rising property taxes.
Local

Brooks: Kristi Noem's puppy tale reads even worse in print

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The only thing worse than puppy killing excerpts? Puppy killing in full detail.
High Schools
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Willie Braziel, 310-220 in 20 years as a high school basketball coach, is taking over the boys program at Simley.

Prominent basketball coach makes sudden switch of suburban schools

Willie Braziel is taking over as coach of Simley's boys basketball program, leaving Columbia Heights after two stints covering 14 years.
Local
5:16pm
The University of Minnesota has about $5 million in investments in companies based in Israel and defense contractors based in the United States. The U

U discloses $5 million in investments tied to Israel, defense spending

The U is among the first colleges to release details on its investments in response to protesters' demands. The investments represent less than 1% of the U's total endowment.
Wolves
5:05pm
Anthony Edwards (5) of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, May 6, 2024, at Ball Arena in Denver.

Want Timberwolves tickets? So does everyone else

"This is the most sought-after ticket I've ever seen," the owner of Ticket King in Minneapolis said.
Minneapolis
3:51pm

Minneapolis man gets prison after son died eating fentanyl pills resembling children's vitamins

Nelson Randolph III is expected to serve the first 10½ years of his 16-year term in prison and the balance on supervised release.
Local
3:49pm
Authorities confirm that a man, woman and dog were killed after a home exploded in the early hours near Princeton Township on Tuesday.

Mobile home explosion near Princeton kills 2, leaves 'mass destruction'

There was no immediate word on what caused the blast, which was reportedly heard up to 23 miles away.
Books
2:56pm
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Pulitzer Prize winner Hernan Diaz, Oscar-anointed Percival Everett and bestseller Rebecca Makkai coming to Hopkins for Pen Pals

Five top authors are featured in the annual lecture series, which is both in-person and virtual.
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Politics
2:54pm
Uber lobbyist Joel Carlson speaks at a committee hearing on the Uber and Lyft bill Tuesday in St. Paul.

Driver pay bill advances as Uber and Lyft pitch much-lower rates

A compromise between leaders in the Legislature and the Minneapolis City Council is moving through committees, as the companies continue threats to leave the state.
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Ticket-selling enters regulation era as Walz signs fee transparency into law

One state representative's ordeal purchasing Taylor Swift tickets served as the "genesis" of the legislation.
Local
12:43pm
North High teacher who resurrected dance program gets surprise visit from 'GMA'

North High teacher who resurrected dance program gets surprise visit from 'GMA'

Kara Noble was honored Tuesday as part of National Teacher Appreciation Day.
Local
11:08am
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards drops in a layup in the first quarter on May 6 at Ball Arena in Denver.

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Music
9:24am
Becky G performed at the KDWB Jingle Ball at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Monday night.

Latina music star Becky G will kick off 2024′s Minnesota State Fair grandstand series

The "Mamiii" singer will be only the second Latin music star to headline the grandstand in over a decade.
Politics
May 7
Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, enters the Senate floor on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

Minnesota Senate to hold ethics hearing on Sen. Nicole Mitchell's burglary arrest

Bipartisan subcommittee will also look into a year-old complaint against Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen.
St. Paul
May 7

St. Paul police: Officers shoot, kill woman who pointed gun at them after suicide call

She was pronounced dead at the scene, a department spokesman said.
Local
May 6
Defendant Said Shafii Farah, center, walks into United States District Court with attorneys Clayton Carlson, left, and Steve Schleicher, right, on Apr

Witnesses in Feeding Our Future trial testify they saw no meals served

Five witnesses testified Monday in the Feeding Our Future trial that they either saw no meals served or "few people" at meal distribution sites run by defendants.
St. Cloud
May 6
The administration at St. Cloud State has proposed drastic reductions in faculty numbers and programs to get out from under a multimillion-dollar defi

St. Cloud State to eliminate nearly 100 programs, 57 faculty in latest cuts

The reductions are part of a five-year plan to balance what was a projected $24 million budget deficit at the beginning of last year.
West Metro
May 6
Carver County Commissioner Matthew Udermann was charged Monday with misdemeanor domestic assault.

Carver County commissioner charged with misdemeanor domestic assault

Commissioner Matthew Udermann was charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly shoving his wife, who said she felt "shaken" by the altercation.
Local
May 6

White House environmental official tours PFAS-site in Lake Elmo

Visit follows new EPA rule that sets enforceable limits on contamination in drinking water.
Minneapolis
May 6
East Phillips Neighborhood Institute board members Karen Clark and Joe Vital at a news conference about project updates.

East Phillips urban farm pushing forward as funding uncertainty threatens Roof Depot sale

The East Phillips Neighborhood Institute is busy recruiting tenants to move into the Roof Depot warehouse in Minneapolis and shaping a community ownership model. But first it has to close on the building.
Local
May 6

Red Lake mom who set off Amber Alert charged in sons' killings

Jennifer Stately is accused of killing her two sons and fleeing with her toddler, subject of the alert.

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