East Metro
August 16, 2018
Westbound I-694 in White Bear reopens following semi rollover crash

Westbound I-694 in White Bear reopens following semi rollover crash

Good news for motorists in the northeast metro. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reopened westbound I-694 after a semitrailer truck flipped over at McKnight Road. The lanes had been closed for nearly five hours.
East Metro
August 15, 2018

Two die in separate water incidents in Washington County

A scuba diver has been identified; a boater also died.
Eat & Drink
August 15, 2018
The former Borders Book Shop at the Rosedale will soon become Revolution Hall, seen at top in a rendering. The project occupies two floors and is acce

Rosedale's food hall 'revolution' may change the future of mall dining

A new kind of food hall is coming to the Twin Cities. And it's in the suburbs. At the mall.
East Metro
August 15, 2018
Joseph Gomm

Stillwater prison still in partial lockdown four weeks after corrections officer killed

Corrections officials dispute complaints about inhumane conditions.
East Metro
August 15, 2018

Ramsey County jail lockdown lifted after search

Authorities found a cellphone but no weapon in the facility.
Politics
August 15, 2018
2018 Minnesota primary election results

2018 Minnesota primary election results

Tina Smith and Karin Housley advance in U.S. Senate race. Ilhan Omar wins Fifth District primary; Keith Ellison takes DFL race for attorney general.
East Metro
August 14, 2018

Scuba diver who was struggling in lake near Stillwater is found dead

The Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a report in May Township just before 8 p.m. that a diver was having difficulty in the water.
East Metro
August 14, 2018

BB or pellet shots hit 15 vehicles in Hudson; similar incidents in Minn.

The incidents in Hudson were reported Monday over roughly a nine-hour period, police said.
East Metro
August 14, 2018

Washington County mobile response unit to answer crisis calls

County social workers can intervene, find services.
East Metro
August 14, 2018
Jennifer Berg her son Miles Berg, 18 months, and her mother Catherine Ellefson walked hand-in-hand into White Bear Lake from Ramsey County Beach in Wh

White Bear Lake water levels back to normal, but locals brace for next drop

With water levels back to normal, locals are smiling more often.
East Metro
August 12, 2018
Jackie Turner, chief operations officer for St. Paul schools, outlined options for potential implementation plans at costs ranging from $1.77 million

St. Paul schools want to give more contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses

Push is on to hire women- and minority-owned firms; businesses owned by white men now get bulk of jobs.
East Metro
August 12, 2018
Lydia Soucy read a plaque with her son Issac Soucy as the family (including dad Duncan Soucy and daughter Autumn Soucy in background) took a walk over

A year later, bridge brings change for better, worse to St. Croix Valley

Stillwater and nearby cities still are adjusting to new bridge.
South Metro
August 11, 2018

Metro police blotter, Aug. 12

East Metro
August 11, 2018
Maplewood police are looking for two suspects caught on camera spray-painting the back of the Alsalam Mosque early on July 29.

Maplewood mosque leaders offer clemency to vandals

Amin Kader, president of the Islamic Institute of Minnesota's Alsalam Mosque, said worshipers would work with police to drop any charges if vandals come forward.
East Metro
August 6, 2018
Lynne Blomstrand talked to a tour group at the Gammelgarden Museum in Scandia, Minn.

How Swede it is: Minnesota's Scandia wants to draw day trippers

East Metro
August 6, 2018

Roseville turns to volunteers to build two new parks

South Metro
August 4, 2018

Metro area police blotter, Aug. 5

Home & Garden
August 4, 2018
Sara and Jeremy Imhoff's new home is a twist on tradition with a classic gable and porch on the outside and a clean modern aesthetic on the inside.

New home in historic Stillwater is modern inside, traditional outside

A couple's new home reflects their love for modern architecture, while blending with their historic Stillwater neighborhood.
Home & Garden
August 4, 2018

New home in historic Stillwater is modern inside, traditional outside

East Metro
August 3, 2018

Minnesota courthouses become battleground in immigration arrests

Swift, sometimes secret, arrests by federal agents alarm immigration advocates.

Twin Cities East Metro

News coverage of the Twin Cities eastern suburbs, including Afton, Lake Elmo, Maplewood, Oakdale, Roseville, Stillwater and Woodbury.