North Metro
Blaine's new city prosecutors have personal ties to council members
Berglund & Berglund law firm has worked for at least three current council members.
North Metro
Caterpillar Paving Products to expand Brooklyn Park factory
$3 million project will get $307,300 in state money.
Politics
Franken, Stanek: Inmates with mental illness are 'society's dirty little secret'
Senator, sheriff and hospital leaders discuss ways to keep those with mental illness out of county jails.
North Metro
Blaine survey shows support for building a community center
The city has debated building one for years. The survey done for a task force also found 19 percent opposed and 24 percent unsure.
North Metro
Brooklyn Center school bike club teaches lifelong skills
Students at Secondary School learn life skills while fixing and selling "bikes that nobody wants."
North Metro
Wheel Being promotes healthier well-being in Coon Rapids, Bloomington
With its distinctive bikes, a program called Wheel Being promotes well-being in Coon Rapids and Bloomington.
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Coon Rapids man's lying ways cost woman dearly, charge says
Authorities say a Wisconsin woman fell for one story after another from a Coon Rapids dad, eventually giving him $112,000.
North Metro
Accused Coon Rapids swindler commits suicide
The Coon Rapids man allegedly romanced thousands of dollars out of women to fuel his gambling problem.
North Metro
Princeton man pleads guilty to torturing, killing girlfriend's dog
Videos showed Princeton man viciously attacking his girlfriend's husky mix.
North Metro
Illegal dumping fouls Brooklyn Center Little League program
$18,000 cleanup bill puts the Brooklyn Center youth organization in financial peril.
North Metro
Blaine woman allegedly killed boyfriend, had daughter mop up blood
Artiesha Love is accused of killing Gregory Stewart during a fight. Two young girls in the apartment at the time were not hurt.
North Metro
Pierre Collins charged with 1st-degree murder in death of son
He's accused of killing Barway Collins, whose body was found in the Mississippi River.
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