East Metro
Lino Lakes hires $24K consultant on shuttered YMCA
YMCA of the North closed the facility in July.
North Metro
2 stabbed, wounded in Brooklyn Park
A suspect was taken into custody, police said.
North Metro
Driver hit by plane landing on I-35W says pilot was apologetic
Nobody was hurt in the crash, which happened in the northbound lanes near County Road E2.
East Metro
Cases dropped against man, three women charged in Forest Lake rape
Prosecutors cite a "lack of evidence" but offered no elaboration.
West Metro
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Hennepin County prosecutor to end bail for several low-level offenses
Critics say the policy, which goes into effect Jan. 1., won't result in meaningful change.
North Metro
Social worker to join Twin Cities North Metro police departments
Crystal, Robbinsdale and New Hope will refer cases to a Hennepin County staffer
West Metro
Rising interest in flight lessons fuels traffic at suburban airports
A rising interest in flight lessons is fueling steady traffic at Flying Cloud and Blaine airports
Local
Anoka County scrambling to allocate remaining CARES Act funding to struggling businesses before deadline
With fast-approaching deadline, officials decided to allocate leftover funds to those hurt by shutdown.
South Metro
North Metro
3 Minnesotans plead guilty in huge telemarketing fraud that duped elderly
Telemarketers swindled 183,000, targeting mostly seniors, in operation using false subscription claims.
Local
Historic Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River grows 9,000 pounds of produce to donate to food shelf
The Oliver Kelley Farm transformed its educational gardens into victory gardens benefiting people in need.
North Metro
Shooting outside Cub in Coon Rapids leaves 19-year-old dead, another jailed
Authorities have yet say what led to the killing in the parking lot.
North Metro
West Metro
Juvenile shot in head behind Brooklyn Park strip mall
No arrests have been announced; victim's condition not yet disclosed.
North Metro
Anoka County turns to $145K body scanner to reverse surge in jail drug smuggling
Device can expose drugs, weapons that pat-downs and metal detectors miss.
North Metro
Osseo special education staff member wins statewide award
Michelle Dennard is now a nominee for the national Education Support Professional award.
North Metro
Fleeing man shoots at officers; Anoka County sheriff's deputy fires back
Nobody was seriously injured in the Saturday morning incident.
South Metro
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