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May 14, 2018
Residents of Earle Brown Terrace, a senior living facility in Brooklyn Center, have been given six weeks to leave following the recent announcement th

Residents rush to find new homes after Brooklyn Center senior living facility announces closure

Given six weeks' warning, many feel wronged by the Brooklyn Center senior facility.
East Metro
May 12, 2018

North/east metro police blotter, May 13

East Metro
May 12, 2018

North/east metro briefs: Vote switch puts Brooklyn Blvd. trail over the top

North Metro
May 12, 2018

Motorcycle rider killed in crash that shut down I-35 near Wyoming

At one point, traffic was backed up for 9 miles near Wyoming, Minn.
North Metro
May 11, 2018
Kuarin Lind

Charges: Hoarder admits starving 4 pets to death in Anoka County home

The house in the upscale neighborhood had garbage everywhere and smelled from animal carcasses, charges say.
North Metro
May 10, 2018

Major Twin Cities drug trafficker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Brooklyn Center man smuggled meth, cocaine into the metro for years.
North Metro
May 10, 2018

Blaine school bus driver accused of texting while driving, looking up jokes on her phone

Charges say she also talked about her personal life and gave students "an inappropriate life lesson."
North Metro
May 10, 2018
Jacob Olavson

Jacob Olavson, Coon Rapids boy whose bucket list inspired many, dies at 7

It's Jacob who taught Kari and Kirk Olavson, and many others, to look for what they call "sparks of joy."
North Metro
May 9, 2018

Young mom of 2 is CEO of huge Minn. meth cell, prosecutors say

Authorities say Macrina Perez, arrested in April, is connected to Mexican drug trade.
North Metro
May 9, 2018

40-year term for drug dealer who murdered would-be buyer in Brooklyn Center

The victim was shot in front of his girlfriend during robbery, according to prosecutors.
North Metro
May 9, 2018
Aeon presented a preliminary design of a proposed affordable housing development to community members Monday night. The project is still in its early

St. Anthony neighbors get first look at Aeon's affordable housing proposal near Lowry Grove

Some residents have pushed for making the proposed 70-unit building, near the site of a former mobile home park, even more affordable.
North Metro
May 8, 2018

Couple killed in Coon Rapids car crash are ID'd

North Metro
May 7, 2018

2 die in fiery single-vehicle crash near Anoka County intersection

A speeding car crashed into a concrete utility pole in Coon Rapids and caught fire, killing the two adults inside, authorities said Sunday.
North Metro
May 7, 2018

Armed suspects in masks hold up Brooklyn Center bank, flee in SUV with no plates

No arrests have been announced since the heist Friday.
West Metro
May 6, 2018
Kim Nelson, assistant principal at Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy for Math and Environmental Science, left, looked at a map of the proposed boundary c

Twin Cities school districts reshuffle boundaries amid growth

From Anoka-Hennepin to Wayzata, crowded districts drawing new borders.
East Metro
May 5, 2018

North/east metro police blotter, May 6

East Metro
May 5, 2018
Roseville has recently added a new bus loop on the south side of town for seniors and people with disabilities. It's modeled on another bus loop by Ne

Roseville 'transportation desert' getting watered with new bus route

A new bus route is catering only to seniors and people who have disabilities for a 6-month trial.
East Metro
May 5, 2018

North/east metro news briefs: Grant money sought for Springbrook Nature Center pavilion

North Metro
May 4, 2018

Same result for man who robbed Fridley bank 10 years ago: Jail

West Metro
May 4, 2018

Hennepin County suing feds to retain funding for teen pregnancy prevention

Feds want pregnancy prevention efforts focused on abstinence education.

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