East Metro
October 12, 2017
Lakeview Health Systems bought land on the west side of Stillwater for a campus of health care buildings that could replace the hospital built in the

Lakeview Health System buys land for possible new hospital campus in Stillwater

Stillwater hospital operator snares 67 acres near a busy intersection for a potential future health care campus.
East Metro
October 12, 2017
Chris Boese, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, talked at a news conference about the discovery

Regions Hospital sued four years after sending stillborn baby out with dirty laundry

Regions Hospital sent the stillborn boy out with the laundry in 2013.
East Metro
October 11, 2017
In 1992, the Winter Carnival Pepsi Ice Palace drew visitors to Harriet Island in St. Paul.

St. Paul Winter Carnival cancels plans for ice palace in 2018

Winter Carnival officials announced Wednesday that the group working to build the ice palace for the 2018 festival has canceled the project. Ice Cold Events "reached a point where they could not guarantee enough financial support to cover costs to allow the project to move forward," according to a statement from the Winter Carnival.
Eat & Drink
October 11, 2017
Yia Vang, center in black apron, of the pop-up Union Kitchen, taught the class with his mother, Pang Vang, at left.

Hmong cooking class brings generations together

Young people and their elders are brought together as they re-create traditional delicacies.
East Metro
October 7, 2017
Robert James Kuefler

Long dead bodies of mom, brother found in White Bear Lake man's home

Though deaths were natural causes, Robert James Kuefler accused of concealing the bodies.
East Metro
October 7, 2017

Falcon Heights candidates face a transition period

Council candidates confront shooting aftermath, tax hike.
East Metro
October 6, 2017

North/East metro police blotter, Oct. 8

East Metro
October 6, 2017
Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy Center Facility Manager Ryan Tritz stands in front of a truck loaded with refused-derived fuel, the final product

East metro trash will be trucked to county-owned facility in Newport

Ramsey, Washington county haulers will be required to truck garbage to Newport facility.
East Metro
October 6, 2017

North/East metro news briefs: Blaine winnows field for new police chief down to five

East Metro
October 6, 2017

High water prompts no-wake zone on St. Croix this weekend

Weekend boaters warned to keep speeds to 5 mph.
East Metro
October 4, 2017
Two of the simulators of earth-moving equipment that will be featured at Extreme Sandbox Mini, opening next month in Rosedale Center.

Rosedale will open an indoor version of Extreme Sandbox in November

Malls are bringing in new entertainment concepts to provide experiences that can't be found online.
East Metro
October 3, 2017

Bayport woman critically injured in knife attack allegedly by brother

The victim's daughter intervened and yelled at the attacker, who fled.
Eat & Drink
October 3, 2017
Velveteen in Stillwater.

New Stillwater speakeasy bar requires a hunt to find it

The cocktail bar has no sign outside the building, but etched in the concrete on the main entrance is a "V," and the words "Follow the rabbit."
East Metro
October 2, 2017

Ramsey County denied deaf man access to technology to communicate with family, suit alleges

He says TTY machine denied for personal use.
East Metro
October 1, 2017

Health care conversation to be held next week in Stillwater

East Metro
September 30, 2017
Kevin and Jenny McLaren of Hudson, Wis. check out the view of the St. Croix River from closer to the Wisconsin side of the bridge with their son Tate,

St. Croix bridge project spawned dozens of environmental improvements

Environmental improvements on both sides of the St. Croix River are driven by an influx of funding.
East Metro
September 29, 2017

North/East metro police blotter, Oct. 1

East Metro
September 29, 2017
Taggers have gotten to one of the few remaining buildings on the TCAAP site, which may become a welcome center that tells the story of the area's hist

Ramsey County's bid for new Amazon HQ is more about being noticed

County leaders would love to win the headquarters prize. But if that doesn't happen, their sites still are sure to draw attention.
West Metro
September 29, 2017
Twin Cities heroin dealer gets 14 years for 2 overdose deaths

Twin Cities heroin dealer gets 14 years for 2 overdose deaths

Beverly Burrell was convicted of third-degree murder in the overdose deaths of Max Tillitt and Luke Ronnei in a statewide push to get heroin off the streets by going after distributors.
East Metro
September 28, 2017

Hotel workers in Washington Co. will be trained to spot sex trafficking

The "Speak Up" campaign is designed to protect women and girls.

Twin Cities East Metro

News coverage of the Twin Cities eastern suburbs, including Afton, Lake Elmo, Maplewood, Oakdale, Roseville, Stillwater and Woodbury.