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North Metro

July 11, 2018

Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog owned by Megan Brainard, stands onstage after being announced the winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-

Minn. bulldog Zsa Zsa dies weeks after winning 'World's Ugliest Dog'

The English bulldog from Anoka, which gained worldwide fame last month after winning annual contest, passed away in her sleep.

North Metro

July 11, 2018

Workers were back on the site Tuesday where a Topgolf driving range is moving closer to completion.

Topgolf driving range having 'ambition auditions' to hire 500 for Twin Cities center

Dallas-based Topgolf said it will stage "ambition auditions" in a few weeks, "cloaked in mystery but full of intrigue."

North Metro

July 10, 2018

Four charged with running underage sex trafficking ring in Brooklyn Park

At least three girls were sold for sex through online advertising or through a dating application between August 2017 and March 2018, according to a criminal complaint.

West Metro

July 10, 2018

New Hope senior facility cited for neglect in alleged sexual assault of a resident

The Minnesota Health Department concluded that Volunteers of America failed to complete updated individual abuse-prevention plans for both residents.

North Metro

July 10, 2018

The A Line, the area's first rapid bus, runs from Rosedale to the Blue Line 46th St. station, mostly along Snelling Av. in St. Paul. The C Line will f

Metro Transit fleet will soon get first 'articulated' electric buses in U.S.

New buses will be part of C Line rapid bus, serving north Minneapolis.

North Metro

July 9, 2018

Heights Theater owner Tom Letness said he needs to find some matching bricks to fix his building. "It really needs to be done," he said. A new grant p

Sparked by NE. Mpls. energy, Columbia Heights seeks to spruce up Central Av.

A new city grant program aims to help Columbia Heights businesses dress up their stores and improve their security.

West Metro

July 7, 2018

Twin Cities suburbs try licenses to deal with problem hotels

It's one way cities across metro are dealing with excessive police calls.

North Metro

July 7, 2018

Anoka County Sheriff James Stuart announced the new opioid addiction plan along with Brian Nystrom, CEO Nystrom Associates who will administer care af

Fridley man at center of FBI terror probe battles in court for a gun permit

The highly unusual case seeks to test the limits of how much discretion officials have in denying permits to carry to those without criminal convictions.

South Metro

July 7, 2018

Metro area police blotter, July 8

West Metro

July 6, 2018

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Route 5 bus upgrade uncertain without $35M from Legislature

Busiest bus corridor in the state failed to secure needed funding from Legislature.

North Metro

July 5, 2018

Illegal animal traps baited with peanut butter found near trail in Minneapolis

State conservation officials are trying to figure who left them in the well-traveled urban setting.

South Metro

July 4, 2018

War re-enactors, Daryl Jorgenson, Tom Lalim and Michael Campbell wait under an overhang with the American flag for the drum roll to signal the raising

For some Minnesotans, July 4th was a washout

Wet weather flooded basements, downed trees, jeopardized crops and closed roads.

North Metro

July 4, 2018

10-day jail term for driver who ran stop sign, killed motorist

A woman with a record of texting and driving will serve 10 days of a 90-day sentence after pleading guilty to running a stop sign north of the Twin Cities and killing another driver.

South Metro

July 3, 2018