Music
May 21, 2016
Two paintings left behind as a memento by Prince fans outside Paisley Park Sunday May 15, 2016, in Chanhassen, MN.

Prince likely was dead for hours as picture of last days emerges

Among the new details, the singer was given an IV treatment at a local hospital the day before he died, a source with knowledge of the investigation said.
Music
May 21, 2016
Two paintings left behind as a memento by Prince fans outside Paisley Park Sunday May 15, 2016, in Chanhassen, MN.

Prince mementos left by fans at Paisley Park are being taken off fence

Bremer Trust, which is handling Prince's estate, will be responsible for preserving the paintings, photographs, signs and other tributes collected.
West Metro
May 20, 2016

West metro briefs: St. Louis Park City Council commits to climate plan

West Metro
May 20, 2016

West metro police blotter, May 22

West Metro
May 20, 2016

Maplewood woman charged with 3rd-degree murder after man's fatal drug overdose in Costco parking lot

West Metro
May 20, 2016
SelfEco of Stillwater manufactures a range of compostable food-service items made from corn.

Ban on foam food containers isn't catching on in Twin Cities suburbs

St. Louis Park is the only one to ban foam takeout containers, as of Jan. 1; Edina is studying the issue.
West Metro
May 20, 2016

Weekend traffic: Great weather, rough motoring with Hwy. 100 closure

This will a be Chamber of Commerce like weekend from a weather standpoint, but the forecast isn't so sunny for motorists. The biggest inconvenience will be a shut down of Hwy. 100 through Golden Valley, St. Louis Park and Edina.
West Metro
May 19, 2016
Opus Development

Hot Property: Lincoln Drive Residences in Edina

West Metro
May 19, 2016

Obituary: Hallie B. Hendrieth-Smith mentored principals and church parishioners

West Metro
May 19, 2016

Caregiver accused of sexually abusing girl was on hiring exclusion list

The operator of a child treatment center failed to notice that the 25-year-old was barred from working there.
West Metro
May 19, 2016
One Southdale Apartments in Edina, in 2015. Edina's status as the hottest of Twin Cities spots for multifamily construction is the delayed result of t

Edina's building boom the latest sign of a shift

The fully built-out suburb of Edina is managing to find stray corners in which to pack an extraordinary number of new living units. And its success suggests a new wave of urbanized suburbia could be on the way.
Music
May 19, 2016
Two paintings left behind as a memento by Prince fans outside Paisley Park Sunday May 15, 2016, in Chanhassen, MN.

Two possible heirs file claim over Prince's $100M estate

Two more purported heirs of the late megastar Prince filed a motion in Carver County District Court on Wednesday to intervene in his $100 million-dollar-plus estate.
West Metro
May 18, 2016
Riders take the light-rail during morning rush hour in Minneapolis.

Suit: Southwest light rail too noisy for residents in Hopkins, Minnetonka

Owners of three complexes in Hopkins and Minnetonka that filed the suit say residents currently enjoy "a parklike setting."
West Metro
May 18, 2016

U students present findings of Carver County project

West Metro
May 18, 2016
Lyuba Savenok with her son Matthew, 4, and daughter Vivienne, 3.

A life of mere 'minutes' for Eden Prairie victim Ellis Savenok

As the father appeared in court on charges of murdering his wife and the child she was pregnant with, the medical examiner assigns an age to the youngest victim.
West Metro
May 18, 2016

No charges for Fridley priest who worried Edina neighbors

Fridley cleric has since resigned from his post at Church of St. William and is on "required leave from ministry."
Health
May 18, 2016

Girl, 14, raped by staffer at mental health facility for teens, report says

Investigators say staffer at Nexus Glen Lake assaulted emotionally troubled girl.
West Metro
May 17, 2016
Lyuba Savenok with her son Matthew, 4, and daughter Vivienne, 3.

Eden Prairie man charged with fatally stabbing pregnant wife

Charges say the husband stabbed her; boy was born prematurely and died.
West Metro
May 17, 2016

Nerf wars game leads to New Hope crash; 2 teens injured

Incident follows a December Nerf wars crash that killed two Lakeville teens.
West Metro
May 17, 2016

Randy Johnson will step down from Hennepin County Board after 38 years

Randy Johnson is longest serving board member.

Twin Cities West Metro

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