Minneapolis
January 9, 2019
Council Member Andrea Jenkins spoke to people who attended the employee research group "29%" event in honor of International Women's Day in the rotund

Mpls. City Council VP plans forum on race after barista confronted her in cafe

The barista was fired by Blackeye Roasting Co after the Dec. 18 incident with Andrea Jenkins.
Local
January 9, 2019
Gov. Tim Walz talked with Enbridge Line 3 protesters including Rose Whipple, right, of St. Paul after they interrupted his speech during a public rece

Health, gun violence, education top Minn. House DFL agenda

Some of the most high-profile proposals unveiled today are expected to face difficulty passing the Senate.
Local
January 9, 2019
Kristen Frey

Drunken driver with 0.41% BAC among 2,700 caught in recent Minnesota crackdown

Five-week enforcement effort in state began just before Thanksgiving.
East Metro
January 9, 2019
Larry Klimek (right), a Metro Transit bus operator, assists his mentee Angel Rodriguez with route options at Heywood Garage.

White Bear Township man killed by brother as he arrived at New Year's party, court records show

Authorities say a potential motive in the murder-suicide remains unclear.
Local
January 9, 2019
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler.

U President Kaler seeks a nearly 7 percent hike in state funding

President Eric Kaler, in his final pitch, did not tie the increase to a tuition freeze.
East Metro
January 9, 2019
St. Paul police are investigating a homicide in which a woman was found dead in her home.
Courtesy St. Paul Police Department

Longtime second-in-command elected president of St. Paul Police Federation

Officer Paul Kuntz was elected president over challenger Sgt. Matt Koncar.
Books
January 9, 2019

David Shove, poet and curator of Minneapolis reading series, dies at 81

The curator of the Midstream Reading Series died of a heart attack on Dec. 31, shortly after moving into a senior living community.
January 9, 2019

Health, gun violence, education top House Democratic agenda

Leaders of the new Democratic Minnesota House majority unveiled their first 10 bills of the session Wednesday, including a plan to let all residents buy into the MinnnesotaCare health program for the working poor.
West Metro
January 9, 2019

Minnetonka police warn of thieves targeting unlocked vehicles

Police will sent extra patrols to the area southeast of County Road 101 and Lake Street Extension
West Metro
January 9, 2019
Longtime piano teacher Patricia Langer has three grand pianos in her Edina home. One in her living room that her students use as a performance space,

Edina piano teacher offers lessons in music and life

Patricia Langer of Edina, a piano teacher since 1969, helps her students achieve at the highest level.
WATER PRESSURE • SPECIAL REPORT
January 9, 2019
A regional system provides enough dependable, clean water to farm shrimp in landlocked Luverne, Minn.

Dec. 27: With spigot open, southwestern Minnesota towns flourish

No longer just a pipe dream, far-sighted water system set up parched towns for growth.
East Metro
January 9, 2019
Alula, a security systems technology company, is moving its headquarters and about 120 employees from Hudson, Wis., to the Midway Innovation Center, a

Security tech company Alula moves from Wisconsin to St. Paul

It will bring 120 workers to its new office in St. Paul.
Local
January 9, 2019
New technology recently rolled out at some rest stops in Minnesota and other Midwestern states aims to help truck drivers find parking. In this file p

New technology helps truck drivers find safe places to park in Minnesota

The number of parking spots available has not kept up with demand from a growing number of trucks on the road.
Local
January 8, 2019
Celia Hahn greets her twin nine-year-old sons Ryan Curry, left, and Brady Curry at the bus stop.

Minnesota workers, businesses start to feel sting from federal government shutdown

The indefinite government shutdown is tightening its grip on federal workers, their families and local economies.
St. Paul
January 8, 2019
Sam Hanson, the attorney representing Gov. Mark Dayton, delivers his oral arguments before the Minnesota Supreme Court at the Capitol in St. Paul, Min

Minn. judges to be offered training in the science of eyewitness identification

While some see the move as a first step in the right direction, others say it doesn't go far enough.
East Metro
January 8, 2019
St. Paul, MN 12/27/2002 Paulette Lutter, shipping supervisor at Colder Products, packs up products going out today for customers in Germany, France an

Roseville to offer $3 million in tax breaks to lure St. Paul manufacturer

St. Paul manufacturer wants to consolidate 388 workers at a new HQ.
West Metro
January 8, 2019
New Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson checked out the Hennepin County Jail with his director of communications Jeremy Zoss. ] New Hennepin Coun

New Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson hits ground running on first full day

Wherever he stopped during the day, Dave Hutchinson repeated his campaign promise to be "a sheriff that truly represents all residents."
Local
January 8, 2019
Rossana Bewick

Rossana Bewick, Twin Cities Italian cuisine pioneer, dies at 73

Minneapolis
January 8, 2019
Quinten L. Osgood Jr.

Murder charge: Fight over music leads to one Minneapolis partygoer fatally stabbing another

The victim was stabbed while the two fought outside his home, according to the criminal complaint.
Local
January 8, 2019

Minnesota foundation created after tobacco lawsuit settlement announces grant recipients

The Ciresi Walburn Foundation was renamed this year to recognize the lawyers involved in the case.

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