North Metro
4 shot in Brooklyn Center home invasion early Wednesday
Police were called to the home around 3:15 a.m., and were told that four men had broken into the house. All the victims are expected to survive.
West Metro
Police activity across from Brooklyn Park school cancels classes
Principal says the school was not involved in what brought police to the area.
North Metro
'He thought that pizza was the future'; it sure was for Columbia Heights restaurateur
Duane Estrem had that right, even if his family had its doubts when he went into the business in Columbia Heights a half-century ago.
North Metro
Two events aim to build bridges in Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center
Separate events in two cities have similar aims: to connect different communities with each other and with police.
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North Metro
North Metro
Blaine sisters with heart transplants start school
Sydney and Madison Rippy received heart transplants three years apart. Now, Sydney will be joining her big sis in school.
North Metro
After rejecting state health dollars in 2013, Anoka County reconsiders
The county rejected more than $1M two years ago.
West Metro
Anoka increases downtown riverfront security
Officers are working overtime to patrol trails and parks as the city looks to add part-time help.
North Metro
Pickup packed with teenage boys crashes west of Twin Cities; 9 injured
Their conditions are not life-threatening.
North Metro
Wild assistant coach Sydor charged with drunken driving
Minnesota Wild assistant coach Darryl Sydor was arrested Thursday in Anoka County under suspicion of drunken driving as he gave his 12-year-old son a ride to the son's hockey game. His blood alcohol level was nearly four times the legal limit.
West Metro
Internal review clears Robbinsdale police officer who shot, wounded teen
The April incident injured 18-year-old Tania Harris.
North Metro
Accused of sex abuse, longtime leader at St. John's Abbey is removed
The Rev. Thomas Andert, the prior at the Abbey in Collegeville, has been removed from his leadership position following an allegation of student sex abuse.
East Metro
Gallery: Evidence presented in the murder trial of Neal Zumberge
Crime scene photos and diagrams created by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension show the scene where Neal Zumberge shot his New Brighton neighbors across the street on May 5, 2014. Todd Stevens was killed and his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer Cleven, was injured. The images presented at Zumberge's trial in Ramsey County District Court depict the interior of Stevens' home, the murder weapon in the Zumberge's basement and exterior shots of the scene. Jurors deliberated for just two hours Tuesday before convicting Zumberge of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree murder with intent and attempted second-degree murder.
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