West Metro
May 14, 2019

Trump Women 2020 rally

Trump Women 2020 gathered and marched in St. Louis Park on Tuesday.
West Metro
May 13, 2019
Benjamin J. Hendrickson

MLB pitcher turned accountant admits stealing at least $145K from Fridley business

He pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers and the Twins' AAA team.
West Metro
May 11, 2019
Students walk to board a school bus nicknamed "the secret bus," since these kids are basically doing reversed bussing, where they are leaving their sc

Minnetonka's courting of nonresident students continues to fuel tension

The district says nonresident students, and the revenue they generate, are vital to its operations.
South Metro
May 11, 2019

Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 12

West Metro
May 9, 2019
Mark Andrew embraces Deea Elliott after he advocated that her assault conviction be expunged from her record, five years after she participated in a M

Judge expunges felony record of woman who assaulted former politician at MOA

A judge said Deea Elliott, who attacked Mark Andrew at the mall, "had great potential for rehabilitation."
West Metro
May 9, 2019
Anthony F. Romano
Credit: Hennepin County jail

Ex-employee charged with making bomb threats against major Hennepin County works facility

A search of his home turned up several weapons, ammo and an employee phone list.
West Metro
May 9, 2019
Heidi Butau
Credit: Hennepin County jail

Twin Cities woman ordered not to drive after causing fatal crash then leaves court at the wheel

Now the woman with the poor driving record is facing additional jail time for the wreck that killed a longtime American Legion post commander.
West Metro
May 8, 2019

Weapons, ammo seized from home of man who threatened to bomb works facility in Medina

Also seized from the former highway worker's home were documents with county phone numbers listed, according to a court filing.
West Metro
May 8, 2019
Nils and Jan Anderson are just $20,000 shy of raising $1 million for the Animal Humane Society over 4 plus decades of fundraising. Here, Nils, 77, lef

Plymouth couple raise $1 million for Animal Humane Society

Nils and Jan Anderson top $1 million for Animal Humane Society the old-school way.
West Metro
May 7, 2019
West Metro
May 4, 2019
The 1902 Section Foreman House, a possible candidate for the National Register of Historic Places where the railroad foreman used to live, sat rundown

Forgotten Wayzata building gets a chance at revival

The 117-year-old railroad foreman's house is tucked behind Starbucks in Wayzata.
South Metro
May 4, 2019

Twin Cities police blotter briefs

An overview of recent Twins Cities police blotter activity.
West Metro
May 1, 2019
Eddie M. Frazier

22 years in prison for man who killed girlfriend in Crookston, was caught after standoff in Bloomington

Man wanted for killing his girlfriend had a standoff with Bloomington police.
South Metro
April 30, 2019
Bushra Abdi, left, and Zeynab "Hafsa" Abdalla

Deaths of 2 Shakopee women determined to be result of car crash

The teen cousins were found in a Chaska pond after a cryptic 911 call.
West Metro
April 30, 2019
Marina G. DeSteno Challeen
Credit: Facebook

Probation, no jail for EMT sentenced in on-duty crash that killed partner on Twin Cities highway

A relative of the woman killed expressed relief the driver will serve no jail time.
West Metro
April 29, 2019
The smartest kids in the room at the National Science Bowl were from Wayzata.

Wayzata High School wins National Science Bowl title in Washington, D.C.

High school team wins the national competition and a trip to Alaska.
West Metro
April 27, 2019
Kindergarteners from Cedar Ridge Elementary in Eden Prairie are among the thousands of Minnesotans who have adopted, named and cleaned metro storm dra

Brooks: Grate volunteers keep Minnesota waters clean by adopting storm drains

Eden Prairie kindergartners join the ranks of almost 4,000 Minnesotans who have spent more than 4,000 hours tidying metro storm grates.
South Metro
April 27, 2019

Twin Cities police blotter, April 28

West Metro
April 27, 2019

Hwy. 55 in Plymouth reopens after fatal crash involving pedestrian

The man, who hasn't been identified, crossed the highway outside a crosswalk at County Road 6 shortly before 4:30 a.m., according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Twin Cities West Metro

News coverage of the Twin Cities western suburbs, including Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park and Wayzata.