Minneapolis
June 30, 2015
Minneapolis man who threatened FBI released prior to sentencing

Minneapolis man who threatened FBI released prior to sentencing

Convicted of threatening FBI agents, Mohamed Ali Omar must wear monitor bracelet until sentencing.
West Metro
June 30, 2015
Andrew Sidlyar, 4, reached for strawberries from his mother, Marina, as they picked the fruit at the Bauer Berry Farm in Champlin last week.

It's the 39th berry-picking season at this Champlin farm

Nancy and Bill Bauer opened their farm last week for another "pick-your-own" season, a summertime happening for nearly 40 years.
Local
June 30, 2015
Minneapolis
June 30, 2015
Judge grants condemnation for Graco easement

Judge grants condemnation for Graco easement

Action would allow construction oflong-sought East Bank Trail
North Metro
June 30, 2015
Coon Rapids' three-day July 4th festival includes a parade.

Coon Rapids moves July 4th fest to bigger site with twice the parking

The three-day party, culminating with fireworks on Saturday, will take place on the grounds of the Coon Rapids Ice Center after construction ruled out Sand Creek Park.
Politics
June 30, 2015
Denny Mcnamara; Minnesota District 54B State representative; Republican; 2014.myVote id: 54004

McNamara says he's filing ethics complaint against park lobbyist

Legislators announces complaint after panel doesn't find probable cause against him
Politics
June 30, 2015

House Ethics Committee dismisses complaint filed by Rep. Kahn

GOP Rep. Denny McNamara called the ethics complaint 'frivolous.'
Minneapolis
June 30, 2015
Minneapolis has nearly 30,000 on board for organics pickup

Minneapolis has nearly 30,000 on board for organics pickup

The deadline to sign up for the August debut of the service is July 10.
Local
June 30, 2015
Elsie Gustavson, 94, played bingo at her assisted living facility in Maplewood, while baby Elsie Williams and her mother, Amy, kept her company.

June 30: Laws affecting bingo, Uber, tuition take effect

Thousands of students at Minnesota's two-year colleges will see tuition relief, doctors will find it easier to practice long-distance medicine and seniors will get to play more bingo under a raft of new laws that will take effect July 1.
East Metro
June 30, 2015

Dawn Marie Rassett, serial thief in east metro, back in prison

Dawn Marie Rassett was convicted of stealing from churches, a bakery and even a mortuary. She now faces more charges in Washington County.
South Metro
June 30, 2015
As the Southwest light-rail line hangs in the balance, the opposition galvanizes. At the Hennepin Government Center on September 8, 2014, in Minneapol

Beyond cost cuts, Southwest light rail faces new barriers

State funding for the light-rail line linking downtown Minneapolis and the southwest suburbs is still unclear.
East Metro
June 30, 2015
Ramsey County Board Chairman Jim McDonough alleges that he was abused repeatedly by an adult scoutmaster in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Here, McDo

County commissioner revealed abuse to 'give others a voice'

Ramsey County Board chairman Jim McDonough says he wants to hold the Boy Scouts accountable for abuse he suffered in the 1960s and '70s.
West Metro
June 30, 2015

Metro Transit outlines big plans for Mpls. campus

Plan includes new police headquarters, $100 million bus garage
Local
June 30, 2015
The audience takes shelter as it starts to rain as the Minnesota Orchestra plays during a Symphony for the Cities performance at the Lake Harriet Band

Severe storms pummel Minnesota with hail as large as 3 inches

Local
June 30, 2015
This Mayo Clinic medical helicopter was inadvertently started by a child Saturday at an air show in Mankato. This is a file photo.

Young boy starts up helicopter at Mankato air show; 2 hurt

Two were injured as blades knocked over a fabric-like sun shield on the tarmac.
South Metro
June 29, 2015
The remains of mudslide damage that forced a giant tree down a hill into the Jordan Brewery building, Friday, June 26, 2015 in Jordan, MN. ] (ELIZABET

Jordan Brewery plans still buried a year after mudslide

$100,000 from state will pay for study of fallen hillside that has Jordan in limbo.

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