East Metro
November 21, 2019
Globe University, Woodbury, shown in 2015.

Now-defunct Globe University files for Chapter 11, citing many millions owed

With Minnesota School of Business, it owes millions in connection with fraud.
West Metro
November 19, 2019
Foundation President Oliver Din said the Manitou Fund wants to retool the Warner Nature Center and that it could reopen within a couple of years.

Manitou Fund rises from obscurity to leading charity

A recent infusion of nearly $1 billion has made even more puzzling the decision by foundation officials to pull the plug on a popular nature center on the St. Croix River.
South Metro
November 16, 2019

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Nov. 17

West Metro
November 15, 2019

Charges: Man who led police on chase kidnapped, raped elderly victim

Jeffrey Morgan Groves, 51, had been wanted since the Nov. 3 sexual assault of the victim in her St. Louis Park home.
East Metro
November 14, 2019
Two of the four murals in the St. Paul City Council Chambers painted in 1933 by John Norton.

Artists chosen to create new murals for St. Paul council chambers

A diverse group of artists that includes many with Native American and Latino ties was chosen by a community task force organized by the Ramsey County Historical Society.
West Metro
November 13, 2019

Man wanted in Minnesota for alleged sexual assault arrested after police pursuit, crash in Wisconsin

Police, the Hennepin County Violent Offender Task Force and U.S. marshals had been actively searching for Jeffrey Morgan Groves, 51.
East Metro
November 13, 2019
A boat cruising the St. Croix River is seen from the St. Croix River bridge in Stillwater in 2018.

State finds 56% of Minnesota's lakes and streams are 'impaired'

A popular stretch of the St. Croix River was found to be contaminated with phosphorus.
East Metro
November 12, 2019
Abdinur Omar, second from right, 18, laughed during a youth discussion group about cross cultural connections.

Community center that was mainstay in historic Rondo neighborhood will close

Union Gospel Mission, its owner, to shift resources to serving homeless, addicted.
East Metro
November 12, 2019
The Minnesota Correctional Facility in Oak Park Heights.
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Oak Park Heights prisoner severely injured after assault by fellow inmate

The victim was found unconscious and bleeding from the head; motive has yet to surface.
East Metro
November 12, 2019
East Metro
November 11, 2019
Members of the Duluth Honor Guard stood and saluted the flag during the playing of the national anthem inside the symphony hall in the DECC.

Honoring their service: Minnesota pays tribute to military veterans

Across Minnesota, people paused to honor those who served in nation's military
South Metro
November 9, 2019

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Nov. 10

East Metro
November 9, 2019
Ramsey County Sherif Bob Fletcher collects a Public Employees Retirement Association pension on top of his salary.

Some Ramsey County sheriff's workers get pension plus salary

The County Board chairman said it was "baffling" that several high-ranking Sheriff's Office members were collecting pensions while working. Bob Fletcher defended it, citing "a lifetime of contributions."
East Metro
November 8, 2019
Marcus Baker and Brandon Baker.

Brothers charged in St. Paul shooting of alleged rival gang member

The shooting was captured on surveillance video.
East Metro
November 7, 2019
Rachel, Frankie, 5, and Tito Reyna took a selfie at Aamodt's Apple Farm in Stillwater.

New east metro program gets addicts the help they need, when and where they need it

Clinicians were missing the brief window of time when people often seek help for drinking or drugs
East Metro
November 6, 2019
Mitra Jalali Nelson checked results on the trash vote at Black Hart of St. Paul.

Heated trash debate drives voter turnout to double in St. Paul

A large field of candidates for City Council also helped draw residents to the polls, officials said, but hundreds of voters cast ballots on the trash question alone.
East Metro
November 6, 2019
Water Gremlin employees made their way into the lot as its doors reopened for production after being shut down for more than a week over lead concerns

Minnesota's showdown with Water Gremlin intensifies

As cleanup of lead contamination continues, regulators accuse manufacturer of multiple pollution violations.
East Metro
November 6, 2019

Kenneth Collins, former Maplewood police chief, dies at age 76

He was president of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association as well as the first chairman of the gun-control group Citizens for a Safer Minnesota.
East Metro
November 5, 2019
A police officer pulled tape across the street where a male suspect died Monday in Cottage Grove.

Minnesota BCA: Crime-spree suspect killed himself in Cottage Grove

An autopsy by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office determined that Noah Erickson, 34, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Twin Cities East Metro

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