North Metro
Summer food programs kick off the year with spiced-up menus
Changes to the menu aim to increase variety of offerings.
North Metro
Man blinded in drunken-driving crash tackles MS 150 bike ride
Elias Youngblom says it was never an option to be bound by blindness. He'll ride in the MS150 bike ride this weekend using a tandem bike.
East Metro
East Metro
![New Brighton council member Gina Bauman adds to discussion during a work session held at New Brighton City Hall on Tuesday. ] Isaac Hale ï isaac.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/KL3NANO6LPB356Y6CQK2LNG7L4.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Tensions running high on New Brighton City Council
A council member was censured and removed from her committees at a recent meeting.
West Metro
North Metro
FBI chief: Flirting with terrorism way to get 'locked up'
In his Minneapolis visit, James Comey says fewer people seem to be leaving for ISIL, but FBI still has hundreds of investigations underway.
North Metro
East Metro
New Brighton firm's tiny trailer homes offer aid for families in need
In a twist on the "tiny homes" trend, a New Brighton company offers 240-square-foot, handicapped accessible trailers designed to sit temporarily in homeowners' backyards when a family member can't quite live independently.
North Metro
UCLA shooter entered ex-wife's home through broken window, Brooklyn Park police say
Ashley Hasti's grandmother said she was likely home alone because she liked studying in solitude.
East Metro
North Metro
Minnesota state trooper placed on leave after DWI arrest
Fridley police had received a call about a motorist hitting road signs.
West Metro
Cigarette likely sparked five-alarm fire in Robbinsdale apartment complex
More than 45 people were sent running for safety after a massive fire broke out early Friday at a Robbinsdale apartment building, injuring at least three firefighters.
North Metro
North Metro
Dead woman in Brooklyn Park was married to UCLA shooter
Ashley Hasti, who was married to Mainak Sarkar in 2011, was among those on a note titled "kill list" found in the St. Paul apartment of Mainak Sarkar.
North Metro
![A Metro Transit bus drove past the entrance of the Cub supermarket Thursday afternoon at 13020 Riverdale Drive in Coon Rapids. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/LY7M6VRYH2WV7M4MQMIPFUTF44.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Coon Rapids strip mall owners want to banish popular bus stop
Loitering, property rights issues arise at well-used but unofficial drop-off point for riders at Riverdale Crossing shopping center.
North Metro
At Columbia Heights High, more students of color taking AP courses
Columbia Heights sees test scores rise as more students of color join the program.
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