Brooks: Closing time at Deb's Place means the end to a longtime gathering spot
In the last days of the Maplewood Perkins, regulars returned to share a few meals and memories.
Local
Twin Cities suburbs see wave of city manager retirements
At least a dozen metro-area city managers and administrators are retiring or have retired within the last year.
Local
Mounds View man who set former girlfriend's home on fire sentenced to 15 years
Police helped the woman's roommate escape from the second floor.
Local
Charges: Lino Lakes prison substance abuse counselor sexually assaulted inmate in her office
"People are in our custody while they work on transforming their lives," a Department of Corrections spokesman said. "They have a right to be safe during that time."
Follow the semifinals in the Minnesota boys' basketball state tournament here
The small schools take center stage Friday with semifinals in Class 1A and 2A. The Class 1A session begins at noon; Class 2A starts at 6 p.m. All of Thursday's results and Friday's pairings are here.
Local
Bills would help keep Ramsey County shelters open, stave off camps
Senator from Greater Minnesota is cosponsor, says help eclipses geographic and political boundaries.
Variety
Welcome home celebration set for cross-country skiing champ Jessie Diggins
The public is invited to the event on April 2 in Afton.
Local
Solar vs. scenery: Scandia solar panels show a tense debate
Local governments are weighing property rights vs. idyllic vistas as gardens of panels proliferate.
Local
Suburban Minnesota police departments offer bonuses to recruit and retain officers
In an increasingly competitive market, it's not just big cities that are dangling employment incentives.
East Metro
Minneapolis
25-year sentence for Minneapolis man whose 3 armed robberies included 2 bank heists
He and his accomplices also robbed Minneapolis clothing store employees and customers at gunpoint, prosecutors alleged.
East Metro
3M exec charged with stalking 24-year-old woman, peeping into windows of her home
The 48-year-old man and his wife gave conflicting accounts of where he was that night, according to the charges.
East Metro
Authorities ID teen driver killed in overnight collision in Oakdale
The other driver survived his injuries from the overnight crash.
Gophers
Payne excited to join Gophers, but looking for state tourney trip first
The 6-9 senior from Park of Cottage Grove plays Eastview on Thursday for a shot at his school's first trip to state in almost a half-century.
East Metro
Ramsey County wipes away $415K in library late fees
Many describe the fines as unwelcoming and disproportionately impacting the community's neediest families.
East Metro
Suspect sought in killing of Minnesota man found in burned-out trailer in western Wisconsin
Charges of first-degree homicide filed.
East Metro
Teenage driver dies in weekend collision in Oakdale
The other motorist survived his injuries.
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