West Metro
October 9, 2019
McKinsey & Co. and Mall of America have paired to open up a store at MOA that will test retail concepts to try to increase foot traffic at malls. (Aar

Police investigating hidden cameras in MOA, Maplewood Mall fitting rooms

The suspect allegedly told police he's hidden cameras about 10 times at the Mall of America and other metro malls.
West Metro
October 8, 2019

Val Swedberg, fabric store owner and beloved Byerlys sample lady, dies at 96

Rarely did her "social butterfly" mother visit anybody without something she'd made in hand, daughter Cindi Konitzer said.
West Metro
October 8, 2019

Worker fatally pinned between 2 pieces of excavation equipment in west metro neighborhood

Authorities have yet to identify the man, his employer and the type of work being done at that address in Corcoran.
West Metro
October 7, 2019

Genealogy detective found millions of dollars for lost heirs

West Metro
October 7, 2019
Grounds crew prepared Target Field for Game 3 of American League Division Series between the Twins and the Yankees.

At end of first decade, Target Field has what it needs: A winning team

Monday's game against the Yankees is only the third postseason home game ever to be played at Target Field; the first two, in the ballpark's inaugural 2010 season, were consecutive losses to the Yankees.
West Metro
October 6, 2019
The Seward Concert Band played along West River Parkway between 17 and 18 mile marker during the Twin Cities Marathon. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stu

Good running weather for this morning's Twin Cities Marathon

Some related events were canceled Saturday due to concerns about lightning.
West Metro
October 4, 2019

Global conference speakers say U.S.-Mexico are family, must form beneficial economic union

Mexican ambassador welcomes Minnesotans.
West Metro
October 4, 2019

In Hennepin County, text and e-mail reminders of court dates reduce number of warrants

Hennepin courts report fewer missed hearings.
West Metro
October 4, 2019
20th suspect charged in violent attacks in downtown Minneapolis

20th suspect charged in violent attacks in downtown Minneapolis

The 17-year-old allegedly admitted that he jumped on a man who was being attacked by about 12 people on Aug. 3.
West Metro
October 4, 2019
Suspect charged in group attack near Target Field in Minneapolis

Suspect charged in group attack near Target Field in Minneapolis

At least 19 people have been charged in two random attacks on strangers.
West Metro
October 4, 2019

Murder charges: Seward neighborhood shooter was upset over a woman

Abdirahman M. Farah allegedly tried to flee the country and was arrested at an airport in Connecticut.
West Metro
October 3, 2019
Lt. Robert Staupe Credit: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office

Hennepin sheriff's official demoted after squad found in Wis. ditch

Robert Staupe remains on leave after unmarked SUV is found in a Wisconsin ditch with a vodka bottle inside.
West Metro
October 2, 2019
Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson talks about some of the challenges to jail inmates who opioid addictions and how he, and a Taskforce of city,

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office seeks $5 million for body cameras

The $5 million budget request would equip 148 deputies with cameras.
West Metro
September 30, 2019
Trevon X.M. McMorris represented by defense attorney Eric Newmark was sentenced before Judge Kathryn L. Quaintance for fleeing police and crashing int

15 years in prison for man who caused fatal north Mpls. crash

Martha Perea Orozco said her husband was "a marvelous man who was hardworking, calm and quiet, uncomplicated." Trevon X.M. McMorris of Brooklyn Park was sentenced to 15 years in prison for causing the crash that killed him.
West Metro
September 30, 2019
Melissa S. Capaul, 24, of Eden Prairie, and Levi M. Roth, 22, of Chaska. Credit: Eden Prairie and Chaska police

Update: Missing west metro man, woman located safe days later in Nevada

The two hadn't been seen since Thursday, police said.
West Metro
September 29, 2019
Self-response to the census survey starts April 1, followed by several months when census workers will be tracking down people who don't file their da

Hennepin County census team targets hard-to-count communities

West Metro
September 28, 2019
The fate of the Twin Cities' fourth light-rail project, the Bottineau Blue Line, remains uncertain.

Blue Line light-rail service resumes between 46th Street in Minneapolis and airport

Scheduled maintenance work wrapped up early, Metro Transit said.
West Metro
September 28, 2019
Miss Richfield 1981 pauses to let children study the pages of "Neither," one of the featured books at Saturday's Stories Together with Drag Performers

Brooks: Drag performers' story time delights kids at Minneapolis-area libraries

The Richfield event was the first in a series bringing children and entertainers to Hennepin County libraries to celebrate a love of stories, dress-up and accepting people just the way they are.
West Metro
September 28, 2019
John Leslie and Jean Savage The couple were married in 1929, after exchanging dozens of ardent letters. Their granddaughter recently rediscovered a tr

Letters from 1927 an echo from lost era of communication

Handwritten during a couple's courtship, the 100-plus letters were laced with their beliefs, passions and dreams.

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