St. Paul
October 26, 2016
St. Paul police believe this was the van used in connection with a sexual assault Tuesday night.

St. Paul police seek armed man who forced woman into minivan, sexually assaulted her

Minneapolis
October 26, 2016
Wild hockey coach Bruce Boudreau visited Khawar Nasim in the diplomat’s Minneapolis office.

Canada's new top diplomat in Minn. wastes little time making hockey connection

The consul general is responsible for relations with Minnesota.
Local
October 26, 2016

Search for missing canoeist underway in Leech Lake

The 66-year-old's overturned craft was found Tuesday.
10,000 takes
October 26, 2016
deer // The click of a camera's shutter interrupted a morning reverie by a pair of fawns Monday June 22, 1992, in a field near Afton (Minnesota). Whit

I'm a millennial who traded big-city Minneapolis for rural Minnesota

Why would a single, 30-something hipster leave the millennial mecca of Minneapolis for rural Minnesota? The short answer: change.
Minneapolis
October 26, 2016
First a church, then a hall, now Burma Shave building meets the wrecking ball

First a church, then a hall, now Burma Shave building meets the wrecking ball

Heritage commission approves razing building that housed pioneering women's clothing factory and the company that generated Burma Shave's roadside signs
North Metro
October 26, 2016
A fire at Shadowbrook East Park in late September burned a playground structure and caused more than $30,000 worth of damage. It's one of six arson in

Investigators narrow suspects in Andover arson incidents

At least six fires have caused damage at city parks since early summer as police sift through tips.
Variety
October 26, 2016
A woman visits a gravesite in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in a snowstorm Wednesday, March 23, 2016, in Minneapolis, MN.

Join us at the Walker for Behind the Lens: 2016 Photos of the Year

Grab a cocktail and hors d'oevres at the Walker Art Center, then listen in as photojournalists Brian Peterson and Renée Jones Schneider share the stories behind their award-winning work.
Minneapolis
October 26, 2016
Protesters march around city hall in Minneapolis during a Dakota Access Pipeline rally.

Protesters oppose Hennepin County deputies being sent to North Dakota protests

Minneapolis
October 26, 2016

Fraternity expels two members who interfered in U rape case

The national Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity's CEO said the fraternity "stands strongly against those who would commit this callous act as well as those who seek to cover it up."
West Metro
October 26, 2016
Alec R. Cook

Edina grad facing charges of sexually assaulting 4 women in Madison

Police are investigating two additional cases against the 2014 Edina graduate.
Minneapolis
October 26, 2016

Charges: Anger at ex prompted driver to fatally hit man in Mpls.

Victim later died of head injuries at hospital.
West Metro
October 26, 2016
The panel was made up of Janice Downing, Henry Crosby, speaking, and Paul Spies, from left.

Is white privilege real? 'Absolutely it is,' Hopkins panelists say

Panelists discussed diversity, understanding and the need to be an ally.
West Metro
October 25, 2016
Chloe Fischer chatted with a group of children about eating their veggies and how carrots are good for their eyes during lunch at Oxbow Creek Elementa

Anoka-Hennepin high schoolers get younger students to eat their veggies

Grown-ups get out of the way for "got veggies?" campaign.
Local
October 25, 2016

Driver admits to fatal hit-and-run near Lake Mille Lacs

Local
October 25, 2016
Aerial views of the Biesanz Stone Company's frac sand mining operation, file photo from 2016.

Winona County Board moves closer to a frac sand mining ban

Commissioners voted 3-2 for language that would make it first county in the state to prohibit the industry.
Local
October 25, 2016
Mohamud Noor, left, helped Daud Abshir apply for a job at Amazon, in Minneapolis. "Why not combine our separate efforts and do a better collaborative

Minnesota Somali groups join to speak with one voice at Capitol

Eight nonprofits plan to ask state legislators for about $11 million for community initiatives.
Local
October 25, 2016

Obituary: Alan Anderson, longtime owner of Anderson's China

Local
October 25, 2016

Clergy Appreciation Month gains steam

West Metro
October 25, 2016
A Sun Country jet takes off from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, as seen from Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Cyclists seek more direct routes to MSP Airport's main terminal

Cyclists currently can't get to Terminal 1, but there's a move to change that.
Variety
October 25, 2016
Minneapolis Police officers on horses clear the streets in the early morning after the clubs have closed in downtown Minneapolis on Sunday, June 21, 2

Minneapolis will try to smooth bar closing traffic with extra staffers

The city plans to deploy a dozen traffic agents and licensing inspectors to smooth bar traffic downtown.

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