Minneapolis
October 16, 2018

Minneapolis' inspections chief leaving to run Duluth's city government

Noah Schuchman has told Mayor Jacob Frey he's leaving Nov. 2.
St. Paul
October 16, 2018
Patricia Hartmann dropped a stacked pile of petitions on the desk in front of elections specialist Josh Kiley.

Second petition by St. Paul garbage collection opponents calls for a citywide vote

Advocates want a referendum on the two-week-old garbage collection service.
South Metro
October 16, 2018

Friends and relatives grieve for women who died in drowning in car

Friends and relatives grieved at Garden of Eden Cemetery for Zeynab (Hapsa) Abdalla, one of two cousins who drowned when their car veered off and submerged in a freezing pond.
Local
October 16, 2018
Jayme Closs

Sheriff: Missing 13-year-old in danger after parents found dead in Wisconsin home

The tip prompted police in south Florida to tweet that she "may have been seen" in an SUV with Wisconsin plates.
Local
October 16, 2018

Infant boy fatally beaten in central Minnesota; mom's boyfriend arrested

The boy's mother called 911 over the weekend from her home near Rice and said she believed her son was dead.
West Metro
October 16, 2018
Gov. Mark Dayton

Gov. Dayton resting at Mayo after a second back operation

Surgeries were similar to ones governor underwent in 2012 and 2015.
Local
October 16, 2018
Debralyn Bryant, a volunteer firefighter, took notes as engineer Brian Costello packed up hoses in Inver Grove Heights. Many departments are strugglin

Stretched thin, Minnesota volunteer fire crews sound the alarm

As recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters becomes increasingly difficult, several metro area fire departments have been forced to add full-time positions.
West Metro
October 16, 2018
Renderings of the Grandview Green concept, part of a June presentation by the city of Edina.

Edina puts brakes on Grandview Green project over Hwy. 100

The 750-foot bridge — widely referred to as a "lid" — would support a public green space over the highway and be surrounded by private development. The city says bridge could still be decades away.
Local
October 16, 2018
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, State Representative Jim Newberger.

Jim Newberger, self-described 'underdog,' aims to unseat Amy Klobuchar

South Metro
October 16, 2018
Bushra Abdi (left) and Zeynab (Hapsa) Abdalla both 19, had been missing since early Saturday.

Teen cousins accidentally drowned in Chaska pond

Their car veered off the road into the water. Family and friends who stood vigil prepared to gather again to bury the women.
East Metro
October 16, 2018
Hundreds of people attended the Minnesota Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony at the monument near the State Capitol Sunday afternoon, September 29,

After lawsuit, Maplewood completes smooth transition to full-time fire department

Local
October 15, 2018
Dr. Josie Robinson Johnson reacted as University President Eric Kaler read the description of her that will be posted in the community room that was b

U fellowship honors civil rights leader

A community room at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs will also soon bear Josie Robinson Johnson's name.
Local
October 15, 2018
Mariah Miller

Minn. man charged with injecting woman with drugs, doing nothing as she died

Suspect allegedly admitted to the crime on Facebook.
Local
October 15, 2018
Damage was evident inside the halls of the building on Aldrich Avenue South in Minneapolis.

Tenants ordered out of Mpls. apartment building when cracks appear after nearby excavation

Cracks appeared in the building this summer after the start of excavation for a new building nearby. Tenants were given less than 72 hours' notice Friday to vacate the building.
Local
October 15, 2018

Rosemary Freeman, who led University of Minnesota sit-in in 1969, dies at 71

East Metro
October 15, 2018

Last suspect pleads guilty in 2017 beating death of St. Paul widow

But Richard Joles insisted he didn't touch the victim during the 2017 robbery.
East Metro
October 15, 2018

Twin Cities fisherman falls into western Wisconsin lake, dies

Michael Christianson, 51, of Cottage Grove, was fishing Saturday morning on Deer Lake, roughly 7 miles east of the Minnesota border, when witnesses spotted him in the water and his empty boat drifting nearby.
Local
October 15, 2018
Minnesota House candidate says he was attacked at Benton County restaurant

Minnesota House candidate says he was attacked at Benton County restaurant

Shane Mekeland believes it was politically motivated.
South Metro
October 15, 2018

Teen cousins found in Chaska pond accidentally drowned, authorities say

Their car veered off the road into the water. Family and friends who stood vigil prepared to gather again to bury the women.
West Metro
October 15, 2018
"Ronnie's Killer," a scary clown actor, made his rounds terrifying patrons Friday night.

Scream Town reopens after deal with Carver County

Visitors were greeted by a sign that read, "All are welcomed here."

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