West Metro
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office military support eases minds of deployed employees
From care packages to cutting lawns, Sheriff's Office volunteers help families any way possible.
West Metro
In reversal, county moves to terminate parental rights of 2-year-old's mom
After a 2-year-old boy was found in a drug den, county had sought to reunify him with mother.
West Metro
South Metro
Chaska shooting victims were suspect's ex-girlfriend and father
The 38-year-old was apprehended outside his home in Jordan without incident.
West Metro
Wayzata schools debate start times
School officials want to make elementary schools start earlier to high school students can get more rest.
West Metro
Mall of America unveils 1M-square-foot luxury retail addition for 2018
The addition is designed to showcase luxury brands in a brighter building with windows and skylights.
West Metro
Carver County teen's death puts spotlight on buying synthetic drugs online
Synthetics keep their lethal appeal, despite stronger laws and education efforts.
West Metro
Neighbors sue over Orono subdivision plans for Doug Dayton land
The lawsuit seeks to stop the Big Woods subdivision plan.
West Metro
Fresh Thyme brings new dynamic to Twin Cities grocery market
The fast-growing chain out of Chicago is trying to capitalize — particularly in the Midwest — on increasing demand for natural and organic food.
West Metro
Chanhassen student, 17, dies after using synthetic drug
The high school senior died Tuesday after taking a synthetic psychedelic drug purchased on the Internet with his friend.
West Metro
West Metro
Mother could be reunited with 2-year-old son found in drug den
Cynthia Kiewatt, 43, has twice involuntarily lost the parental rights to her children. Any reunion would require drug treatment, random drug tests, stable housing and other steps.
West Metro
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Woman charged after 'perv' and 'scum' painted on dentist's sign
Two sisters from Florida also were jailed over the damage to property at lion hunter Walter Palmer's Bloomington dental practice.
South Metro
Services for homeless youth increase in the suburbs
In Anoka, and other suburbs, Hope 4 Youth is helping out the hidden homeless.
West Metro
Nordstrom's 2nd Twin Cities store expected to give Ridgedale a boost
Minnetonka's Ridgedale has lagged behind other shopping malls in the Twin Cities. But a new store from Nordstrom, a retailer that resonates with Minnesotans, is expected to reverse that trend when it opens.
West Metro
Turning 110, Minneapolis native joining elite club of the world's oldest
On Sunday — her 110th birthday — Marion "Mimi" Hunter will join a rare group of the world's oldest people.
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