North Metro
Hennepin Co. settles for $1.5M with family of girl who died in foster care
Attorneys said the death of 6-year-old Kendrea Johnson will improve treatment for other foster children.
Inspired
Local teen is first American to win prestigious international Qur'an recitation contest
High school junior Ahmed Burhan Mohamed beat out 100 competitors in Dubai.
West Metro
Judge orders feds to process Hennepin County teen pregnancy funding
Hennepin County had sued over pregnancy prevention cuts.
North Metro
Teen motorcyclist who crashed at 100 mph in Fridley has died
Authorities say the 18-year-old was trying to lure police into a chase on University Avenue.
North Metro
2016: Lawsuit filed after death of 6-year-old foster child in Hennepin County
Kendrea Johnson died in a Brooklyn Park foster home in 2014.
North Metro
Motorcyclist itching for police chase crashes at 100 mph in Fridley
The man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, police said.
North Metro
Discover Aviation Days at the Anoka County airport
Discover Aviation Days took place at the Anoka County Airport in Blaine on Saturday, June 2, including several historic aircraft on display and in the air.
East Metro
Brooklyn Center Sears will close in September
A Sears and a Kmart in Duluth are also among dozens of stores that will close nationwide as sales shrink and losses grow, an announcement that has become a familiar refrain as the company retrenches.
West Metro
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Anoka-Hennepin, Minnesota's largest school district, begins work on its biggest construction project ever
Voters approved $249 million to expand or renovate all of the district's schools.
North Metro
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Twin Cities pop shop plans new soda festival in Spring Lake Park
Admission to the new event, hosted by Blue Sun Soda Shop, will be free and 150 soda water samples will be available.
North Metro
No charges against permit holder who fatally shot knife-wielding man on Fridley street
Prosecutors say "the shooter had reason to believe he and others were in imminent danger."
North Metro
Affidavit reveals Twin Cities man's aborted try to join ISIS last year
The Spring Lake Park 19-year-old spent three months abroad before coming home in 2017 due to a lack of funds.
North Metro
Man struck and killed by train in Oak Grove
The crash occurred just east of 221st Avenue just before 4 a.m. Thursday
North Metro
As annexation effort spreads in north metro area, sides form
A growing annexation campaign on Nowthen's eastern border has left landowners squaring off against City Hall in this city of 4,600. It's also making office life uneasy for the two neighboring mayors.
South Metro
Record-breaking heat hangs on for Memorial Day in Minnesota
Monday marked only the second time on record that the Twin Cities hit 100 degrees in May.
North Metro
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