Politics
July 13, 2018
Leonard Richards

Double murderer has spot on ballot vying for Klobuchar's Senate seat

Yes, it's legal for the Stillwater inmate to run for federal office, even though he's serving a life sentence.
East Metro
July 12, 2018
Brandon Stevenson walks into the Minnesota Lottery state office in Roseville, MN to validate his ticket and claim his winnings. ] ALEX KORMANN &#x2022

St. Paul college student claims $1M Powerball prize on ticket bought by app

Brandon Stevenson, 20, is the first big winner in Minnesota to buy a state lottery ticket online.
East Metro
July 12, 2018
Sheriff Jack Serier

Probe into Ramsey County sheriff's residency closes; no law violated

The BCA looked into the matter when Vadnais Heights Mayor Bob Fletcher filed a complaint with St. Paul police.
Variety
July 12, 2018
MOA closes line for Build-A-Bear 'Pay Your Age' day due to 'crowd, safety' concerns

MOA closes line for Build-A-Bear 'Pay Your Age' day due to 'crowd, safety' concerns

MOA, Rosedale close Build-A-Bear 'Pay Your Age' day due to 'crowd, safety' concerns
South Metro
July 12, 2018
A boulder fell off a truck in Rosemount, killing a mother and daughter from Shoreview. Police are looking for the truck. MANDATORY CREDIT: KSTP-TV

800-pound boulder falls off truck in Rosemount, killing 2 from Shoreview

Police are looking for the commercial truck and its driver.
East Metro
July 11, 2018
Debris covers Wabasha St. after breaking off from the bluff above. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com A portion of the bluff broke off

State disaster dollars to help Ramsey County clean up St. Paul landslide

The money will help Ramsey County pay for $1.1 million of damages caused by an April landslide that knocked out parts of Wabasha Street.
East Metro
July 11, 2018

Man fatally trapped in hay baler in western Wisconsin

The 67-year-old man was from Menomonie.
East Metro
July 10, 2018
St. Paul dramatically limits use of K-9s after attack on bystander

St. Paul dramatically limits use of K-9s after attack on bystander

After bystander attacked by loose police dog, chief and mayor order changes.
East Metro
July 10, 2018
Barbara Carlson, 87, has a riches-to-rags cautionary story she wants to share. The former politician and radio talk show host has gone from living in

Barbara Carlson, talk radio host, politician and bon vivant, dies

In the end, the return of lung cancer she thought she'd beaten four years ago finally did what political opponents and the people she skewered on her radio show never could: Silence "Babs."
East Metro
July 9, 2018

ID'd: Man killed in Washington Co. crash; distracted driving being investigated

Michael Day, 31, of Cottage Grove, died Friday night soon after the collision along Manning Avenue N. about 4 miles north of Hwy. 36, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
East Metro
July 8, 2018
Riders disembark the A-Line bus at the 46th Street Blue Line LRT station.

Study finds transit access to jobs rises, thanks to A-Line

East Metro
July 7, 2018
The 2nd Annual Commemoration of King Philando Castile BBQ was held Saturday, July 7, 2018, in Falcon Heights, MN. Here, Valerie Castile, Philando's mo

A day after solemn vigil, Philando Castile is remembered at more upbeat event

East Metro
July 7, 2018

A day after solemn vigil, Philando Castile is remembered at more upbeat event

East Metro
July 7, 2018

Cottage Grove man killed in head-on collision in Stillwater Township

A Worthington man died in a crash earlier Friday.
South Metro
July 7, 2018

Metro area police blotter, July 8

East Metro
July 6, 2018

Roseville police searching for teen missing for five days

The 17-year-old boy was last seen July 1.
East Metro
July 6, 2018
Philando Castile

Philando Castile's family, friends to hold candlelight vigil on anniversary of his death

Friday will mark two years since the shooting death of Philando Castile in Falcon Heights.
East Metro
July 5, 2018

Woodbury resident Helen Miller, pioneering soldier, dies at 96

South Metro
July 4, 2018
War re-enactors, Daryl Jorgenson, Tom Lalim and Michael Campbell wait under an overhang with the American flag for the drum roll to signal the raising

For some Minnesotans, July 4th was a washout

Wet weather flooded basements, downed trees, jeopardized crops and closed roads.
East Metro
July 4, 2018
Maplewood firefighters doused a school bus engulfed in flames at the Century Ave. exit ramp on East bound 94, in May 2014.

Maplewood, departing firefighters agree to pension surplus deal

Maplewood's departing staff will be fully vested, get $1,000 more per year of service.

Twin Cities East Metro

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