East Metro
'Hidden heroes' of deployment: Girls go a year without mom
Parents Jen and Brian Chaffee had no idea then how difficult the 375 days would be. There was drama they shielded their girls from.
East Metro
St. Paul schools pin hopes on in-person return as student grades show wide disparities
Nearly half of secondary students failed a class while in distance learning.
Local
East metro hospital workers donate $100,000 to food bank
The pandemic has forced record numbers to rely on food assistance.
Variety
Former Bachelor Farmer chef guides Shoreview's newest restaurant
A hardware store is being reborn as a restaurant, with a menu created by former Bachelor Farmer chef Jonathan Gans.
East Metro
8 years in adult prison for 14-year-old St. Paul boy who fatally shot older teen
Minnesota sees very few suspects this young or younger accused of murder.
East Metro
More restaurants sued for defying Minn. indoor dining ban
Restaurants in Anoka, Monticello and Albert Lea faced enforcement action by the Minnesota AG on Friday, which found them in violation of Gov. Walz's order prohibiting indoor dining.
East Metro
Stillwater school board eyes new contract for interim superintendent
A special school board meeting to vote on Malinda Lansfeldt's contract is expected next week.
East Metro
Lawsuit alleges Minnesota DNR isn't doing enough to protect endangered lynx from trapping
The suit reignites a fight over animal trapping in northern Minnesota
East Metro
State will suspend two spots' liquor licenses for defying order
One of them, the Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville, is one of more than 100 businesses that have signed on to openly defy the order Gov. Tim Walz issued a month ago to slow the spread of COVID-19 across Minnesota.
East Metro
Streaking meteor's predawn flash stars in Minnesota sheriff's deputy's video
"I thought it was something sparking above my squad car," the deputy said.
East Metro
Report: Indigenous women and girls face violence epidemic
Indigenous women and girls face an epidemic of violence and are far more likely than other groups in Minnesota to be murdered or to go…
Local
From Lake Street to Lake Elmo, big red K shines brightly again
The Lake Elmo man won the 9-foot-tall K in auction with tax and fees bringing the pricetag to $2,339.41.
East Metro
Trees that once fed Duluth paper mill could become tinder for wildfires
A pest and caterpillar is killing thousands of spruce and balsam firs.
East Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, Dec. 13
CENTERVILLENOV. 7Fire. An officer responded to a report of a possible illegal burn at a home in the 1700 block of Center Street. The officer…
East Metro
More than 2 months after being shot to death, man is charged with causing fatal crash in Roseville
Prosecutors only learned Thursday that their suspect was dead, according to police.
Local
County commissioners decline pay raises
Anoka, Hennepin and Ramsey County commissioners won't increase their salaries in 2021.
East Metro
Family of Lake Elmo man files wrongful-death suit against deputy acquitted of manslaughter
The suit claims "willful, reckless and intentional ... assault, battery, unauthorized use of force" in the death of Benjamin Evans during a 2018 standoff.
East Metro
Blaine man charged in fatal stabbing outside Hudson bar of Twin Cities visitor
There were three stabbing victims in all during an incident that has prompted a 10 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants in the city bordering Minnesota.
East Metro
Ramsey County residents weigh in on Sheriff Bob Fletcher's performance
More than 200 tuned in, many to oppose making sheriff's job appointed.
Coronavirus
Hudson imposes curfew to tamp down late-night rowdiness
City hopes to makes crossing border less appealing to subset of Minnesotans causing trouble after 10 p.m.
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