West Metro
September 24, 2016
Crews worked on cleaning out the corporate tent area at Hazeltine National Gold Club in preparation for the Ryder Cup. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@sta

Minnesota gets ready for global sports spotlight with first Ryder Cup

With 250,000 spectators over the six-day event, the operation is the biggest in golf.
East Metro
September 24, 2016
Receding lake levels on White Bear Lake have level behind a giant sand beach at West Park Memorial Beach Thursday, Aug. 29, in White Bear Lake, 2013.]

Twin Cities east metro twists back spigot on water use

Cities fear another case like White Bear Lake.
West Metro
September 24, 2016
Parking lot demolition was underway Saturday afternoon at the Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale. Earlier, a court stay halted the process at the actual t

As Terrace Theatre demolition begins, an order arrives to halt it

Crews with a bulldozer punched a hole in the building before court order stopped demolition.
South Metro
September 24, 2016
Ryan Ragoonanan, left, the co-president of the Womyn's Awareness Center (WAC), and Esrea Perez, a member of WAC pose for a photo at the Campus Center

Student activists push toward rights for sex assault survivors

At Gustavus, students demanded change in handling of sex assaults.
Local
September 24, 2016
Campus sexual assault: Standing up for the wrongly accused

Campus sexual assault: Standing up for the wrongly accused

Sherry Warner Seefeld's son was found to be innocent after being accused of sexual assault. The woman who accused her son was charged with lying to police. It took more than a year before before his school, the University of North Dakota, agreed to let him back on campus.
Minneapolis
September 24, 2016

Tevlin: Abdi Warsame is a voice for Islam, for Somalia, and for hope

Local
September 24, 2016

Correction for Sept. 25

West Metro
September 24, 2016

Obituary: Mike Mueller owned Snuffy's Malt Shops and sparred with Muhammad Ali

Local
September 24, 2016
With hunger among seniors growing, state gives $2 million to boost use of mobile food shelves

With hunger among seniors growing, state gives $2 million to boost use of mobile food shelves

Over the last five years, food shelf visits statewide are up by 6 percent. But visits by seniors are up 24 percent, according to Hunger Solutions Minnesota.
South Metro
September 24, 2016

Prior Lake woman, 18, dies in Morrison County crash

St. Paul
September 24, 2016
Albert Bellson with his music students in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul. Former students said Bellson was formal and meticulous. He gave the Rond

Albert Bellson was Minnesota's mandolin maestro

Minneapolis
September 24, 2016
Fans made it into TCF Bank Stadium on Sept. 1 for the opener against Oregon State, the first game for the new security policy, which has drawn a harsh

TCF Bank Stadium security confuses, frustrates U fans

A revised bag policy has led to long lines as well since the Gophers' home opener on Sept. 1.
Local
September 24, 2016
Mike Kienast, left, a salesman at the White Bear Lake Superstore, talked about the virtues of the GMC Terrain that Kia Lee, center, was about to test

Staffing shortage blamed for three-month backlog of Minnesota auto titles

The Department of Public Safety's Driver and Vehicle Services Division says it is offering voluntary overtime to employees and hiring temporary help.
Variety
September 24, 2016
The Berger Fountain, also known as the Dandelion Fountain, in Loring Park glistened in the bright sunlight behind Chyna Porter as she enjoyed an after

Minneapolis' Loring Park offers a mini-history lesson

Before the weather gets chilly, let's take a stroll around Loring Park. It's a nice amble — and it's also a history of the city written in miniature.
North Metro
September 24, 2016
Lisa Bieker ate dinner on her patio with her dad, Joe Bieker. She's lived in a 1962 mobile home at Lowry Grove for five years. She received a diagnosi

Manufactured home park in St. Anthony can't undo its sale, judge rules

Judge says the law must balance their interests against the rights of the park owner.
Local
September 24, 2016
HCMC patient and Jehovah's Witness Minister Michael K. Anderson, who underwent a bloodless emergency bypass procedure after a heart attack, was visite

Hennepin County Medical Center is a leader in 'bloodless' surgery

Much has changed as doctors have come to understand the risks of blood transfusions and the ways to avoid them — helped in part by studies of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Local
September 24, 2016

Correction for Sept. 24, 2016

South Metro
September 24, 2016
The planned Orange Line, a $150 million bus-rapid transit project along I-35W, will likely get a much nicer response from state lawmakers than either

Funding for Orange Line still in flux

The bus rapid transit line took another hit as Dakota County objected to the regional board's plans.
Local
September 23, 2016
Nurses on strike made their way around Abbott Northwestern Hospital on Sept. 5 in Minneapolis.

Allina, nurses union to meet for talks Tuesday

The nurses have been on strike at 5 hospitals since Sept. 5.
West Metro
September 23, 2016

West metro briefs: Excelsior joins effort to adopt bee-friendly practices

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