West Metro
Delano students describe bullying and harassment as they support diversity signs
Students and others weighed in after flap over rainbow signs in district classrooms.
West Metro
Stearns County files in Jacob Wetterling case to be released June 5
More than 37,000 pages of investigative reports will be made public.
Home & Garden
Lore and lure of Lake Minnetonka's boathouses come to life in new book
Lake Minnetonka's old boathouses are remnants from another era. Since the 1970s, its municipalities — with the exception of Wayzata — prohibit new structures to be built close to the water's edge. A new book dives in.
West Metro
Charges: Minnetonka couple ran national ring for sex trafficking from home
Underage prostitution network spanned many states, investigators say.
West Metro
After 5 years and $342M, Wayzata ending largest redevelopment project
Construction on the five-block project will end in June.
South Metro
Popular Cars and Coffee event moves from Chanhassen to Shakopee
After outgrowing the Chanhassen AutoMotorPlex, the monthly show will have room to expand at Canterbury Park.
West Metro
Music
Judge officially rules 6 people as heirs to Prince's fortune
More than a year after Prince's death, a Carver County judge has officially determined that the musician's sister and five half-siblings are heirs to his massive fortune. Prince left no will.
West Metro
5 more carfentanil-related ODs confirmed by Hennepin County medical examiner
Authorities continue to investigate the source of the deadly drug.
West Metro
Developer eyes Bloomington near Mall of America for Hilton Tru brand hotel
The budget-friendly hotel has submitted plans to build near Mall of America.
West Metro
Guilty pleas mount in fatal shooting of Minnetonka High teen in St. Paul alley
The violence was part of a setup to rob the girl and others in a car, according to prosecutors.
West Metro
Accused heroin dealer who allegedly sold fatal doses stands trial for murder
Beverly Burrell is accused of selling heroin that killed five from 2015 to 2016
West Metro
Paul Ridgeway, who orchestrated high-profile political events, dies at 68
He helped coordinate then-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to the Twin Cities in 1990.
Local
Minneapolis is experiencing a population boom like the Roaring Twenties
The latest Met Council estimates show strong growth in the central cities, though the region as a whole has kept pace, too.
West Metro
Two condo towers could rise across from Southdale, Galleria in Edina
The 20- and 24-story towers will transform the look of France Avenue near Southdale.
West Metro
Protesters shut down Richfield school board meeting
More than 70 protesters screaming, "Shame on you," prompted Richfield school board members to retreat behind a closed door after their vote to terminate a district employee for wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt.
West Metro
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Taking cue from Edina, other Minnesotans want tobacco age raised to 21
Becker County, Hutchinson among those being urged to raise buying age from 18 to 21.
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