West Metro
July 21, 2016
Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer

Joe Mauer pays $6.2 million cash for Wayzata Bay home

The house has seven bathrooms and garage parking for eight vehicles.
West Metro
July 20, 2016

Man dies of apparent drowning on Lake Minnetonka

Rescue personnel were called to Lafayette Bay on Wednesday evening.
West Metro
July 20, 2016
Ward 6 city councilman Abdi Warsame spoke in support of taxi drivers, many of of which come from his community, during a MAC public hearing Wednesday

Taxi drivers protest proposed new rules at MSP Airport

The Metropolitan Airports Commission is exploring ways to accommodate new transportation choices.
Variety
July 20, 2016
Taylor Budensiek offers nine-year-old Jack Russel tarrier, Tabitha, treats to hold still for a portrait. ] Timothy Nwachukwu • timothy.nwachukw

Twin Cities pet hospice volunteers offer dying dogs dignity

Pet hospice volunteers with Eden Prairie-based Secondhand Hounds offer peace and comfort to animals in their final days.
West Metro
July 20, 2016
Some of the exotic cars were clocked by the State Patrol going more than 100 miles per hour on I-394.

Cases dropped against 2 alleged to be in exotic car pack speeding on I-394

So far, 1 conviction and 2 cases dismissed among the 12 people cited in the high-speed cruise by various
West Metro
July 19, 2016
Rendering shows new parking app at Ridgedale Mall.

New app tool helps shoppers at Ridgedale Center find the best parking spot

Ridgedale Center is part of a pilot program using technology that shows how busy lots are.
West Metro
July 19, 2016
Hamline University archaeology and anthropology graduates and members of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council worked at the site of American Indian bu

Bushaway Road on Lake Minnetonka sees construction delays, costs rise $2.4M

The redesign, rerouting of Bushaway Road will now cost nearly $60 million.
West Metro
July 18, 2016
Robert Keenan bought a Geiger counter to measure radiation levels in his neighborhood near Toro headquarters. A doctor who served time for conspiracy

Bloomington man with a colorful past vows to keep fighting after judge tosses his pollution lawsuit

Bloomington man with a colorful past loses lawsuit, but vows to keep pursuing damages for health problems.
South Metro
July 17, 2016

ID'd: Man who had been drinking, was hit and killed crossing Prior Lake hwy.

A pickup truck fatally struck a man crossing in the middle of a dark and rain-slickened highway in the southwest metro, authorities said Sunday.
West Metro
July 16, 2016

Looking ahead to the next 20 years, Minnetonka hires a futurist

City leaders also plan to collect community feedback in new ways and considering rebranding itself to draw newcomers.
West Metro
July 16, 2016
Janet Weisberg, an occupational therapist and executive director of Hold Your Horses, gives a kiss to Lily at Hold Your Horses in Maple Plain.

Healing horses to move to a home of their own near Greenfield

Hold Your Horses, a therapy program, soon will take its calming influence to bigger pastures.
West Metro
July 16, 2016

West metro police blotter, July 17

West Metro
July 16, 2016

West metro briefs: Eden Prairie expected to opt out of 'granny pods' for seniors

West Metro
July 15, 2016
St. David's Center's new occupational therapy gyms feature a variety of swing activities for children like Felix Haar, 5.

With governor joining in, St. David's Center in Minnetonka celebrates expansion

The renovations will allow the center to serve twice as many children for the next few years.
West Metro
July 15, 2016
A woman crashed her Jeep Liberty into a Hopkins apartment building just before 10 a.m. Thursday, police said.

Two DWI charges for woman who crashed into Hopkins apartment building

Her blood alcohol content was 0.346 percent — more than four times the legal limit.
West Metro
July 15, 2016
Connor Deibel (cq), 3, leapt into a ball pit while playing with other children during the grand opening celebration of "Drop 'n Shop" Friday at Mall o

Mall of America has a drop-in child care center -- again

The on-site drop-in center, with activities galore, opens Saturday
West Metro
July 15, 2016
Josh Ahlberg has petitioned his neighborhood trying to get the city to put a sideway on his busy street Valley View Road. He is a dad and posed for a

Edina neighbors get a sidewalk on busy Valley View Road

Petition in Edina will bring a busy road a safe space to walk in 2018
West Metro
July 14, 2016
Part of the new wing at the Mall of America over looks Ikea and people can watch airplane traffic. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@

Between the airport and MOA, a new phase of development kicks off

West Metro
July 14, 2016

Libraries across the country look to Hennepin County Library for response to Black Lives Matter

West Metro
July 14, 2016

Bloomington man hospitalized with burns after backyard explosion

Blast forces evacuation of neighborhood near 110th Street and France Avenue S.

Twin Cities West Metro

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