Local
Park and rec land passes milestone, but growth has slowed
Regional parks are no longer acquiring land as aggressively, but the Twin Cities has now passed 200,000 acres of park and recreation land.
East Metro
Falcon Heights moves toward new policing contract with Ramsey County
Earlier, Sheriff Jack Serier said that the county has signed an agreement to take over policing of Falcon Heights.
East Metro
Funeral for EMT Marina Challeen
Several hundred first responders attended the Mahtomedi funeral of Marina Gayle DeSteno Challeen, the Twin Cities paramedic killed in an ambulance crash last week.
Local
Twin Cities' gravel needs grow, but there's less of it every day
The region is increasingly reliant on mines in the southeast metro to make our concrete and asphalt, a resource that's a lot cheaper if it's local.
Local
From parks and farms to housing, see how Twin Cities land has changed
Met Council data illustrates how the region has evolved after the recession. Find where you live, and see before-and-after satellite views.
East Metro
St. Paul high schools to start later but not until 2019-20 school year
The delay is to allow more time to explore ways to ease parental concerns.
Local
Golf courses give way to new housing amid demand for land
More than 900 acres of golf courses have been redeveloped across the metro.
Local
Farms and factories fade in burgeoning metro cities
Three suburbs and two central cities led the metro area in the most acres changed to a new land use between 2010 and 2016. Here's which ones, and why.
East Metro
Baby who survived Guatemala earthquake now embraces motherhood in White Bear Lake
Ali Adsit will tell her story at an October fundraising event for the EVOLVE adoption agency.
East Metro
Philando Castile fundraising campaign clears St. Paul school lunch debts
J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet in St. Paul where Castile worked received $10,000
East Metro
How much growth can the new St. Croix River bridge drive?
Housing starts in western Wisconsin's St. Croix County show signs of recovery after a flood of foreclosures during the Great Recession.
East Metro
East Metro
Appointed Washington County sheriff will run for election
Dan Starry, 46, has spent his entire career with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, beginning in 1993.
East Metro
Arbitrator reverses firing of Stillwater prison warden
Steve Hammer was ousted after allegations of sexually explicit e-mails with an ex-employee and bullying.
Variety
Russ Ringsak, longtime truck driver for 'Prairie Home Companion,' dies at 81
Garrison Keillor introduced Russ Ringsak to audiences as "our truck driver."
East Metro
Big funeral turnout expected for EMT killed in crash on Twin Cities interstate
Marina DeSteno Challeen aspired to be a doctor.
East Metro
Teen driver from New Richmond, Wis. killed in crash
It was the seventh traffic fatality in St. Croix County this year
South Metro
Mississippi Dunes golf course up for sale, being pitched for housing
The 185-acre tract along the Mississippi River in Cottage Grove went up for sale at $10 million about two weeks ago.
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