East Metro
February 27, 2021

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Feb. 28

East Metro
February 26, 2021
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Charge: Driver in fatal St. Paul hit-and-run fled state for weeks, came back and surrendered

"He thought about his family and returned to Minnesota," the criminal complaint read. "The defendant didn't want to be on the run."
East Metro
February 25, 2021
Marion Street/The Brittanys Apartments in Roseville.

Roseville hopes $5 million in aid will attract apartment buyer

East Metro
February 24, 2021
Minnesota State Patrol

Forest Lake man, 86, dies in crash in Scandia

The semi-pickup crash occurred shortly before 3 p.m. on northbound Hwy. 95 near Pilar Road, according to the State Patrol.
Local
February 22, 2021
A ceremony was held on August 14, 2019 to commemorate the shuttering of Boys Totem Town, a Ramsey County School For Boys, which opened in 1908.

Report: 'High potential' of Native artifacts at Boys Totem Town

Land should be studied for evidence of American Indian life, report says.
Local
February 22, 2021
Traffic signals at the intersection of Hwy. 10 and Ramsey Boulevard in Ramsey would be replaced with a full interchange to alleviate bottleneck

Plans to address Hwy. 10 bottlenecks in Ramsey take shape

East Metro
February 20, 2021

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Feb. 21

East Metro
February 17, 2021
Ramsey County Sherif Bob Fletcher, shown in 2019.

After cuts, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher asks for beefy budget increase

Civil unrest request nearly three times a previous ask.
Local
February 17, 2021

2 brothers among 3 from St. Paul who died in fiery Chisago County collision

The group was together for an ice fishing trip at the time of the crash, a third brother said.
Local
February 16, 2021
In this Jan. 7, 2020, photo, mink fur pelts wait to be graded at Saga Furs, one of only two other similar-sized fur auction houses in Stoughton, Wis.

Midwestern mink farms navigate COVID fears

Animal vaccine possible after outbreaks kill 5,500 on Wisconsin fur farms.
East Metro
February 16, 2021
With downtown St. Paul barely visible, Pigs Eye Lake is the largest public green spaces in St. Paul you've probably never heard of or visited. A backw

Ramsey County says yes to man-made islands in Pigs Eye Lake

Using dredged material, islands will be created to develop natural habitat.
East Metro
February 15, 2021

Authorities ID driver killed in crash in Woodbury

The driver was an 83-year-old man from Inver Grove Heights.
Local
February 15, 2021
Crews are more than halfway through a process scientists call “meandering,” or re-sculpting about 2,000 feet of Lambert Creek in Vadnais Heights.

Crews reshape creek in Ramsey County to improve water quality

Goal is to improve water quality and natural habitat at Lambert Creek in Vadnais Heights.
East Metro
February 15, 2021

Twin Cities woman hits poker jackpot in Vegas for $230K

She and her husband were celebrating wedding anniversary at the time.
East Metro
February 13, 2021

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Feb. 14

East Metro
February 12, 2021

Roseville partially reinstates rental license after $1 million in repairs

Council reinstates part of rental license to troubled complex amid $1M in repairs.
East Metro
February 11, 2021
573501764

Auditor slams Minnesota Pollution Control Agency over Water Gremlin pollution

Weak oversight of Water Gremlin's air emissions ran decades.
February 9, 2021

Officers of color barred from guarding Chauvin sue Ramsey County

The officers allege discrimination and a hostile work environment.

Twin Cities East Metro

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