East Metro
April 7, 2020
Reed Martin of Cedar Creek Energy installed solar panels on the roof of Brin Glass on Monday in Fridley.

New suburban solar projects part of a wave of new projects in Minnesota

There are now an estimated 7,500 solar arrays in the state, with 1,000 going in just last year.
East Metro
April 7, 2020

10 in the running for Minnesota Teacher of the Year

South Metro
April 4, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, April 5, 2020

East Metro
April 3, 2020

Maplewood man charged with 2 felonies in Chisago County cockfighting ring

Police acted on a tip from a concerned citizen.
South Metro
April 3, 2020
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom held a press conference Tuesday to talk about criminal charges related to Operation Guardian Angel, an undercov

Charges: After social media beef, Maplewood teen killed rival with shotgun in South St. Paul

Marcelino Santiago Lopez, 19, killed a man who had been dating his ex-girlfriend, according to the charges.
East Metro
April 2, 2020

Minnesota State Patrol investigating fatal crash in east metro

The crash occurred on southbound Hwy. 120 (Century Avenue) at 9:16 p.m., the patrol said.
Local
April 2, 2020
Minnesota welcomes you sign at the state border

How and where Minnesota's population grew in the last decade

New population estimates data from the U.S. Census Bureau shed light on what's driving the state's population growth, and where it's occurring.
Local
April 2, 2020
Trooper who gave speeding doctor masks, not ticket: 'We're all in this together'

Trooper who gave speeding doctor masks, not ticket: 'We're all in this together'

"By her appearance, it looked like she had been through it, like it had been a tough time for her," trooper Brian Schwartz said of Dr. Sarosh Ashraf Janjua.
East Metro
March 31, 2020
A walkway was underwater with the Stillwater Lift Bridge seen to the rear along the St. Croix River during spring flooding Tuesday March 31, 2020, in

High water prompts 'no wake' limits on St. Croix River

Minor flood stage could come as soon as this weekend.
East Metro
March 30, 2020

Ramsey County starting up on $51 million in road projects

South Metro
March 28, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, March 29, 2020

East Metro
March 28, 2020
A female barred owl has found a home at the Wargo Nature Center in Lino Lakes.

Animals from shuttered nature center find new homes across Minnesota

A female barred owl without a hoot went to the Wargo Nature Center in Lino Lakes.
East Metro
March 27, 2020
Maplewood firefighters doused a school bus engulfed in flames at the Century Ave. exit ramp on East bound 94, in May 2014.

Maplewood will close one fire station, rebuild another

The $10.7 million project will reduce overlap, while a third site will remain.
Local
March 26, 2020
Patrons visited Afro Deli's St. Paul location in 2017.

Metro restaurants serving up free meals to food workers, kids and others affected by virus shutdown

Restaurants are stepping up to feed various groups who need to eat during the pandemic.
East Metro
March 24, 2020
A sign posted at one of three entrances to North Oaks in 2008.

Private and tony North Oaks struggles with final chapter of growth

Development of the last parcel riles advocates for its outdoor sanctuary.
East Metro
March 21, 2020

One killed, one wounded in Eau Claire home invasion

It happened during a home invasion Friday night. No suspects have been found, police said.
East Metro
March 21, 2020

Lake Johanna Fire Department seeks to build new station, HQ

The department wants to build a new station in Arden Hills and shutter an older one in industrial spot in south Shoreview.
South Metro
March 21, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, March 22

Twin Cities East Metro

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