Wednesday roundup: New boutique hotel, suspect in double killing, campaigns for judge

By James Eli Shiffer

October 31, 2012 — 9:58am

A new boutique hotel here? (photo by Joel Koyama)

Former Nate's clothing building to become boutique hotel: A hotel company plans to turn the building at 1st Avenue North and 4th Street into an upscale hotel with a ground-floor restaurant. (Janet Moore)

Iowa police arrest relative tied to two fatal stabbings: Family says suspect is the son of Beatrice Wilson, who died along with her 14-year-old grandson Peter. (Abby Simons and Paul Walsh)

Candidates vie for Hennepin County judgeships (Abby Simons)

Driver says she didn't know she hit a person: Teisha Y. Randle was charged Tuesday in weekend hit-and-run death in the Warehouse District. (Paul Walsh and Nicole Norfleet)

A look back at unsolved "City Hall Watergate" (Eric Roper)

Jon Tevlin: South Minneapolis same-sex couple thank their "Vote No" neighbors

What’s making news in Minneapolis, reported by the Star Tribune’s team of city reporters. Send news tips to katie.humphrey@startribune.com.

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