East Metro
December 7, 2020
Maximillian M. Fritsch Credit: Ramsey County jail

Driver who rammed SUV into St. Paul restaurant charged with string of crimes

He groped a woman just after the crash, attempted carjacking, charges say.
East Metro
December 6, 2020

3 stabbed, 1 fatally, late at night in downtown Hudson; suspects flee in Minnesota vehicle

Authorities have yet to disclose the conditions on the other two victims, anyone's identities or the circumstances that led up to the violence.
East Metro
December 5, 2020

Two Minnesota women killed in crash on I-94 in western Wisconsin

The 20-year-olds, one from Albertville and one from St. Michael, were found in a vehicle that went into a ditch and hit a tree, the State Patrol said.
South Metro
December 5, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Dec. 6

East Metro
December 4, 2020

Fired Ramsey County employee charged with embezzling $65,000

Accused of schemes involving work credit card, Paul Richard Scharf faces 16 felony counts.
East Metro
December 3, 2020

Lino Lakes hires $24K consultant on shuttered YMCA

YMCA of the North closed the facility in July.
East Metro
December 3, 2020

Cases dropped against man, three women charged in Forest Lake rape

Prosecutors cite a "lack of evidence" but offered no elaboration.
East Metro
December 2, 2020
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher

Video shows Ramsey County sheriff driving past struck pedestrian

Bob Fletcher says the wet street and the man's position on roadway made it hard for him to see.
Local
December 1, 2020
Instead of sitting out the pandemic winter, Stillwater — reflected Tuesday in the St. Croix River — has decided to decorate and plan low-key outdo

With rink, ice maze, ice-cream social, Stillwater hopes to light up pandemic winter

Town wants tourists but not too many at once.
South Metro
December 1, 2020
Aggregate Industries was seeking a variance to mine gravel and limestone closer to homes in Grey Cloud Island Township.

Mining company pauses Grey Cloud Island expansion

Some residents say they remain wary of future operations near homes.
East Metro
November 28, 2020
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi.

Ramsey County sending fewer people to prison

It's a leader in reducing incarceration numbers.
South Metro
November 28, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Nov. 29

Local
November 28, 2020
Seventh-grade students followed instructions online in a home garage in California.

Online schools see surge in new students in Minnesota

There's a waiting list now for the state's largest online charter school.
East Metro
November 25, 2020
Teacher Gretchen Polkinghorne bagged donated books at Community of Peace Academy in St. Paul. Jerry Holt •Jerry.Holt@startribune.com

A Minnesota teacher's online request for children's books yields a tale of generosity

Teenage sisters in Woodbury are sharing the gift of books with hundreds of students.
East Metro
November 25, 2020

Longtime North St. Paul basketball and softball coach Erickson dies at 80

He is a member of the Minnesota Girls' Basketball Coaches Association and the Minnesota Softball Coaches Association halls of fame.
East Metro
November 24, 2020
Breanna Baker lives across the street from the Grey Cloud Island Town Hall, which was sold to a mining company that plans to excavate on the site.

Grey Cloud Island residents dig in against expansion of gravel mine

Plans took many residents of the riverside area of Washington County by surprise.
East Metro
November 20, 2020
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher invited people into an open house for a new Rice Street substation in 2019.

Ramsey County sheriff criticized for high-speed chase he streamed on Facebook

In a statement Friday, Fletcher defended himelf and said that car thieves are emboldened because they think police won't chase them.

Twin Cities East Metro

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