West Metro
Man dies after suspected drunken driver hits building
Several other people also were injured when a suspected drunken driver crashed a pickup through a wall and traveled 30 to 40 feet inside a building on the northwest edge of the Twin Cities.
South Metro
Brooklyn Center man pleads guilty to second-degree murder
Jamal Newell took the plea deal as he was about to go on trial on first-degree murder charges in the 2016 death of an Eagan man.
North Metro
Candy back at Anoka Halloween parade after officials rescind ban
The all-volunteer nonprofit that puts on the annual festival had announced the ban on distributing candy last month, but it reversed course after a backlash.
West Metro
Charges: Suspected drunken driver rams into Zimmerman business; 2 critically hurt
The pickup truck's driver has two drunken-driving convictions on his record.
West Metro
Hennepin County budget proposes 4.95 percent property tax levy increase
Personnel, light rail and Thrivent building purchase are key reasons.
West Metro
Benilde, St. John's U grad blasts into space
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei reached the International Space Station, which he will call home for nearly 6 months.
North Metro
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Home host program helps homeless teens in the suburbs
YMCA helps suburbanites open doors to young people.
West Metro
Collection and disposal of old, unused medicines in Hennepin County mushrooms
Hennepin County effort has collected 100,000 pounds of expired and unused drugs.
East Metro
East Metro
Lino Lakes caregiver pleads guilty to threatening to set client on fire
A second caregiver also has been charged.
North Metro
Brooklyn Park tackles 'strained' City Council relations
Strained relationships at Brooklyn Park City Hall after fire chief's resignation have the suburb looking for answers.
North Metro
After years of waiting, Golden Arches fade from view in Ramsey
One deadline passed without a McDonald's. Then another. Now, the land will revert to the city.
East Metro
North Metro
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Ride remembers bicyclist, U researcher hit and killed in Minneapolis
Jillian Friedrich has been on her way to do volunteer work.
North Metro
Charges: Deadly shooting of teen at Crystal gas station was an accident
Cortez Ananias Williams, 17, told police that he was drunk when he was sitting in the back seat with Hae'veon Wesley and they decided to switch guns.
West Metro
Juvenile jailed in shooting death of onetime Patrick Henry student-athlete in Crystal
The victim's sister said the shooting at a gas station was committed by one of his close friends.
South Metro
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For beat cops, scrutiny and pushback higher than ever
Police balance community safety with scrutiny by the community.
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