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March 13, 2023

Andover man shot and killed woman before turning gun on himself, police say

Police identify man and woman found dead in Andover home Friday.
North Metro
March 11, 2023

Authorities identify victim in Fridley Cub Foods shooting

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said the man, from Hugo, died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
Local
March 11, 2023

Metro briefs: Photographer to speak on Minnesota's vanishing landmarks

High Schools
March 10, 2023
Minnetonka forward Gavin Garry (15) and forward Javon Moore (22) react after Garry scored a goal against Andover with an assist from Moore during the

Minnetonka's discipline, depth stops Andover to reach 2A title game

Coach Sean Goldsworthy wrote, "Discipline is going to win this game," on the board in the locker room before Friday's semifinal against defending champion Andover.
Sports
March 10, 2023

Minnetonka topples defending champ Andover in 2A boys hockey semifinals

Coach Sean Goldsworthy wrote, "Discipline is going to win this game," on the board in the locker room before Friday's semifinal against defending champion Andover.
North Metro
March 10, 2023

Police investigating man and woman found dead inside Andover home

Officers found both dead with apparent gunshot wounds.
Business
March 10, 2023
Real estate agent Lydia Kauppi and her showing agent Laura Brenden talked with clients Carrin Baumgartner and Martin McNulty as they toured a home.

Looking for an affordable starter home in the Twin Cities area? Good luck

Years of record price gains have fueled the demise of the $300,000 starter house, making houses in every price range more expensive.
High Schools
March 9, 2023
Lakeville South Cougars defenseman Ryder Patterson (2) checked Andover Huskies forward Cayden Casey (15) off the puck, allowing teammate defenseman Co

Andover defeats Lakeville South, rolls into Class 2A semifinals

The defending champion Huskies got a hat trick from forward Gavyn Thoreson.
Sports
March 9, 2023

Andover defeats Lakeville South, rolls into Class 2A semifinals

North Metro
March 9, 2023

Man dead after shooting at Fridley Cub Foods parking lot

Multiple agencies responded at 11 a.m. to the grocery store at 250 57th Ave. NE.
North Metro
March 8, 2023

Judge accepts controversial plea deal for teen involved in fatal home invasion

The agreement would require him to serve 18-24 months at the juvenile correctional facility in Red Wing for second-degree unintentional murder.
West Metro
March 8, 2023

Man charged with killing 20-year-old at Plymouth house party

Raheim Tyrese Cooper, 19, now faces two charges of murder in connection with the death of Abraham Archie-Boy Barbly
Local
March 8, 2023

'Person of interest' in fatal shooting of 3 in Chisago County home is found dead elsewhere

The Sheriff's Office released the IDs of the homicide victims as a couple and their adult son.
Local
March 7, 2023
Robbinsdale police release footage of Khalil Azad traffic stop

Robbinsdale police release footage of Khalil Azad traffic stop

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension also announced it will conduct an independent investigation.
West Metro
March 7, 2023

Plymouth shooting victim ID'd as Brooklyn Center man; arrest made

Plymouth police have arrested a 19-year-old Brooklyn Park man in the fatal shooting of another young man over the weekend.
North Metro
March 7, 2023
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty earned a resounding victory to become the top prosecutor last fall by preaching the merits of criminal justice

Family of slain Brooklyn Park woman rebukes plea bargain for teen suspects

The controversial case marks an ideological shift in how the Hennepin County Attorney's Office handles youth violence.
High Schools
March 7, 2023
Princeton’s Tyler Wells went 162-1 in his high school years, a state-record success rate.

162-1: Princeton wrestler Wells goes out as a four-time state champ

Other Tyler Wells numbers: 162 wins, state-record .994 winning percentage, 976 takedowns. And his fans won;t have to travel far to see him wrestle in college.
High Schools
March 7, 2023
Braedy Laliberte of Maple Grove went to the basket against JJ Ware of Park Center on Friday, when Maple Grove won 67-64 and shook up the Metro Top 10.

After week of chaos, there's a new No. 1 in metro boys basketball

The top three teams lost, including previous No. 1 Park Center for the second time in three games. All told, six of the Metro Top 10 were knocked off during the final week before section play.
Local
March 6, 2023
Ayisha Johnson, center, sister of Khalil Azad, held a poster memorializing her brother before the start of a march Monday outside U.S. Bank Stadium in

Twin Cities students walk out, demand probe into death of Khalil Azad

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office concluded Azad accidentally drowned in July. His body was found two days after police say he crashed his car and fled following a pursuit.
Local
March 4, 2023
“It was really a grassroots groundswell that said, ‘We’d like another choice,’” said now-Birchwood Village Mayor Margaret Ford.

Metro briefs: Write-in Birchwood mayor fined over late campaign finance filing

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