Local
March 18, 2017

State briefs: New lights part of Austin ball field's renovations

Minneapolis
March 18, 2017

Hell's Kitchen fundraiser helps Madelia restaurateurs

La Plaza Fiesta restaurant owners Krystal Hernandez and her husband, Daniel, took home 10 percent of the day's proceeds.
Minneapolis
March 18, 2017

Man found shot in Minneapolis house dies at HCMC

Several people were at the house at the time of the shooting, police said.
Local
March 18, 2017
As part of a recent renovation, the food shelf in Pelican Rapids became a pilot program for an effort to use local food shelves as clearinghouses for

Rural Minn. food shelves may be serving up more than nutrition

Foundation focuses early effort on seven north-central counties.
Minneapolis
March 18, 2017
Ryan Seibold lobbs local residents to support the food forest vision.

Food enthusiasts pitch plan for edible forest at Hiawatha Golf Course

The Park Board is still weighing options for the flood-prone Hiawatha Golf Course.
West Metro
March 18, 2017
Renderings of a proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Knollwood Mall area of St. Louis Park.

Incoming Chick-fil-A draws concerns of some St. Louis Park residents

Concerns stem from past statements made by the company's leadership.
Local
March 18, 2017

Gov. Walker embraces government sunshine, but it's cloudy in Minnesota

Local
March 18, 2017

Tevlin: GOP health plan is a study in betrayal

Minneapolis
March 18, 2017
January 30, 1990 Old Mt Sinai hospital , 22nd between Chicago and Park .. bldg may become elementary School. Place/Address (pis include cross street)

Anti-Semitism flared in Minnesota long ago

South Metro
March 18, 2017
Coney Island in Lake Waconia can be seen from Mase's In Towne Marina after a rain storm passed through in 2012.

Prehistoric artifacts discovered on Coney Island at Lake Waconia Park

Archaeologists unexpectedly find prehistoric artifacts in regional park, prompting another dig.
St. Paul
March 18, 2017
Peter Laird had been vicar general of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, the No. 2 position. Now he is no longer a priest.

Peter Laird, Archbishop Nienstedt's former top deputy, leaves priesthood

Laird, who resigned post in 2013 as clergy abuse controversy exploded, had urged Archbishop Nienstedt to resign.
West Metro
March 18, 2017
Issued by Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson, the warrant looks at anyone who searched variations of a resident's name on Google from Dec. 1 t

Google vows to fight warrant over search for Edina resident's name

The warrant, approved by a judge, authorizes Edina police to collect personal information on anyone who searched a specific name on Google, creating "a scary slippery slope" according to one privacy law expert.
Local
March 18, 2017

Correction for March 18, 2017

West Metro
March 18, 2017
From the left; Neighbors Mark and Susan Hughes and Dale and Cathy Carlson stood in front of a cluster of fenced-in areas that houses cellphone antenna

Wayzata to move cellphone equipment from neighborhood park to middle school, pitting neighborhoods against each other

The City Council recently approved the move from a water tower in Klapprich Park to a new monopole tower by a ballfield at West Middle School.
South Metro
March 18, 2017
Grace Myler, 15, runs the nonprofit, "Threads for Teens", that clothes in-need girls. It just moved into a new space at the Shakopee Public Schools Di

2017: Nonprofit opens boutique in Shakopee School District offices

A student and her mother team up to offer at-risk girls a chance to shop for a free outfit.
North Metro
March 18, 2017

St. Francis schools call for bond referendum

Planned projects for the bond referendum include sprucing up facilities and adding classroom spaces.
West Metro
March 17, 2017
Please do not use this dated photo.

Hennepin County fund dwindles to lowest level in recent history

Some leaders concerned about the amount in the rainy day fund; others see it as a positive.
Local
March 17, 2017

Jury sides with former U researcher in sex harassment suit against mentor

Jurors believed scientist harassed doctoral student, but found in favor of U in federal suit.
Minneapolis
March 17, 2017

Man who said 'God made me do it' pleads guilty in fatal Minneapolis shooting

Police found the victim lying in his front yard on July 4 of last year.

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