Twin Cities Suburbs

News & Politics

‘Our own little space in this world’: Partnership helps families achieve dream of homeownership

Connecting resources proves key to reaching public housing residents ready for the next step.

January 10, 2026

News & Politics

Parents stand watch for ICE outside Minnesota schools

Some Twin Cities schools are responding to rumors about ICE agents on school properties.

January 10, 2026

Twin Cities Suburbs

U.S. citizen swept up in ICE enforcement as Twin Cities operation continues

The arrest in a Robbinsdale parking lot was streamed live on Facebook and comes a day after the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by an ICE agent.

January 9, 2026

News & Politics

Walz tells ICE to ‘stay away’ from Minnesota schools after incident at Roosevelt High School

Minneapolis schools canceled classes after two schools, including Roosevelt, went into lockdowns in south Minneapolis, within miles of an ICE shooting.

January 8, 2026

Twin Cities Suburbs

Hopkins man accused of murder after police doubt his explanation for girlfriend’s death

There was “some concern the suspect may not be providing accurate details for how the shooting occurred,” a court filing read.

January 8, 2026

Twin Cities Suburbs

Arsenic is showing up in Scott County drinking water

The chemical joins a growing list of contaminants surfacing in south suburban drinking water, from PFAS to cyanazine to nitrates.

January 8, 2026

Twin Cities Suburbs

Anoka-Hennepin teachers reach tentative contract agreement, strike averted

Details of the contract proposal were not immediately released.

January 7, 2026

Twin Cities Suburbs

No prison for man involved in luring of teen off Minneapolis street to rape her

The girl and other victims were coerced with money and drugs in Minneapolis and St. Paul and brought to a Mahtomedi apartment, prosecutors alleged.

January 7, 2026

Twin Cities Suburbs

Anoka-Hennepin strike looms as school district, teachers still at odds

Teachers in Minnesota’s largest school district could go on strike as soon as Jan. 8. The two sides are at odds over pay and health insurance premiums.

January 7, 2026

News & Politics

What we know about the federal ICE surge in the Twin Cities

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was in Minnesota to highlight arrests and a major deployment, but details remain limited.

January 7, 2026

Twin Cities Suburbs

Hilton removes Minnesota hotel from chain for refusing to house ICE agents; staff maintains all welcome

The hotel chain has removed the Lakeville Hampton Inn after a video appeared to show the inn was still refusing to offer lodging to federal immigration officers.

January 7, 2026

Books

After humiliation came the Star Tribune, then 1,789 potential happy endings

Local fiction: Inspired by a column in the paper (then, just the Star), a Lakeville writer dreamed up a romantic fairy tale.

January 6, 2026