East Metro
October 15, 2019
Canoe rides were one of the many events offered to visitors at the Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center during their annual "Fall Color Blast," event, Sund

After sudden closing, fate of 900-acre site still a mystery

The private foundation that owns the Warner Nature Center's land near Marine on St. Croix said last month it was severing its relationship with the Science Museum of Minnesota, which staffs the center and runs programming.
East Metro
October 12, 2019
Keegan Lund, an aquatic invasive species specialist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, held up the shell of a native mussel covered i

Zebra mussels discovered in two more Ramsey County lakes

Ten lakes in the county are now infested with the invasive mussel.
South Metro
October 12, 2019

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Oct. 13

East Metro
October 12, 2019
Great River Passage Conservancy nonprofit director Mary deLaittre at the St. Paul, Minnesota, Riverfront. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribu

New nonprofit formed to champion St. Paul's riverfront

Great River Passage Conservancy raises funds to launch three projects.
East Metro
October 11, 2019
Photos from the WVUS Choosing Party event in Tongi AP, Tongi, Bangladesh. With Woodbury Lutheran Church. Fahin Parvej, 4, chose his sponsor from Woodb

Minnesota church is model for new way to help kids in need

The Rev. Tom Pfotenhauer, pastor at Woodbury Lutheran Church, said letting the children pick the person was "empowering" for them.
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 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.
East Metro
October 5, 2019
Original signage remains at the end of a stairway to Union Depot Gate B.

St. Paul's Union Depot, transit hub and event center, is fully leased

East Metro
October 5, 2019
A group calling themselves Neighbors Together in Solidarity appears every Friday to show support for Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, site

Bloomington mosque leaders unnerved by photographers

Strangers bearing still and video cameras have come and lingered in the parking lot or walked around the building, officials say.
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
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.
East Metro
October 3, 2019
Washington County Attorney Pete Orput and Ramsey County Attorney John Choi.

Ramsey and Washington county prosecutors want to expunge the records of more low-level offenders

Prosecutors hope to expunge records of some low-level offenders.
East Metro
October 1, 2019
Construction was underway on Sept. 11, 2019, on the townhomes at Port Riverwalk in Coon Rapids across from Lili Putt minigolf along Coon Rapids Blvd.

Developers, north metro cities partner to breathe new life into 'Old 10'

Housing, grocery store and other changes transform County Road 10 corridor.
East Metro
September 30, 2019
Gov. Tim Walz, left, and actor and fitness trainer Jake Steinfeld chatted with student Yusuf Ali as he tried out E-STEM Middle School's new fitness ce

'Every Monday should start like this': East metro school celebrates new $100K fitness center

A video helped their science-focused middle school land a new $100K fitness center. On Monday they celebrated.
East Metro
September 30, 2019
Ramsey County patrol deputies are now wearing body cameras across the department.

Ramsey County sheriff's deputies start using body cameras

All 400 deputies and corrections officers will have them by year's end.
South Metro
September 28, 2019

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Sept. 29

East Metro
September 25, 2019

Ramsey County chosen to study how to reduce probation violations

It's among 10 jurisdictions across U.S. investigating how to tackle the problem.

Twin Cities East Metro

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