NCAA Final Four
January 18, 2019
A rendering of how basketball could look in U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the men's basketball Final Four 2019.

Final Four will cost stadium millions more than Super Bowl

The stadium authority paid $627,000 out-of-pocket for the Super Bowl last winter. Chairman Michael Vekich would say only of the expected NCAA bill: "It's a lot larger — I'll leave it at that."
Minneapolis
January 18, 2019
The newly-reborn armory in downtown Minneapolis as workers readied the venue for Super Bowl shows this week.

Final Four music festival heads to Minneapolis Armory; four-day party set for Nicollet Mall

Also set: A four-day tailgating party, to be held on Nicollet Mall.
East Metro
January 18, 2019
Ramsey County Commissioner Blake Huffman's housing nonprofit is behind again on property taxes and also owes three contractors more than $160,000, acc

Nonprofit run by Ramsey County commissioner owes more than $160K, contractors say

Blake Huffman says he's winding down Journey Home Minnesota.
Local
January 18, 2019
Minnesota Legislative Auditor James Nobles delivered his report to the committee.

Minn. legislative auditor subpoenas Public Safety over mishandled data

Jim Nobles took the action after public safety officials didn't turn over information on mishandled data.
Local
January 18, 2019
Steve Denzine, a Sandstone prison employee, served up dinner for his wife, Beth, and their two children, Robbie, 3, and Stella, 6, Wednesday night.

Morale low, anxiety high among federal prison workers in Minn.

Hundreds of Federal Bureau of Prisons employees missed their first paycheck Friday, and union leaders say the families are being forced to hastily cut costs.
West Metro
January 17, 2019
William Schroeder was hired as county architect by Hennepin County in 1972. His task: help oversee the construction of the Hennepin County Government

New Hennepin County mental health facility on hold

County study says vacant building not an affordable option for secure facility.
Local
January 17, 2019
Electromechanical technician Timothy Malmstedt disassembled old cloth seats and installed new plastic seats as part of a test program to try seats tha

Metro Transit testing plastic seats on light-rail trains instead of cloth

Metro Transit is one of the few transit agencies in the country that still has fabric seats, which can be difficult to keep clean.
St. Paul
January 17, 2019
A young girl stood front and center at the front of the procession from St. Paul College to the State Capitol for the noon rally. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE &#

Minnesota Women's March keeps eyes on future amid anti-Semitism controversy

Some former supporters will boycott the rally over remarks by national leaders.
Local
January 17, 2019
TSA employees worked without pay Tuesday at Terminal 1 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. ] Aaron Lavinsky ¥ aaron.lavinsky@startribu

Despite the shutdown, TSA is hiring at MSP

Security officers are needed for busy spring break and summer travel seasons.
West Metro
January 17, 2019

Ruling: Deputy justified in shooting defiant man with knife in Crystal home

The standoff lasted about 3 hours as authorities tried to get the domestic abuse suspect to drop his weapon.
Local
January 17, 2019
A driver's dashcam video captured the moment when a 2-year-old girl strapped in her car seat tumbled onto the street from her mother's car.

Charges against mom reveal how 2-year-old landed on Mankato road still in car seat

A trailing motorist captured the incident on video. It's been viewed more than 1.2 million times on Facebook.
St. Paul
January 17, 2019

George Rafferty, architect renowned for modernist church designs, dies at 101

St. Paul
January 17, 2019
Mohamed Mohamud

St. Paul man charged with in fatal shooting of his cousin

Abdirahman Mohamed Adam allegedly thought the gun was empty when he fired it at Mohamed Abdi Mohamud.
Local
January 17, 2019
The Rev. Louis Brouillard is pictured on his porch in Pine City, Minn., in this Star Tribune file photo. Although he confessed to abusing boys while i

Minnesota priest named in lawsuit filed in Guam against Vatican

Lawsuit claims Vatican knew of abuse by the Rev. Louis Brouillard and Guam archbishop.
St. Paul
January 17, 2019
St. Paul City Council member Dan Bostrom in 2015

St. Paul City Council chooses East Side educator to fill interim seat

Kassim Busuri will serve until the end of 2019, filling the seat vacated last year by Dan Bostrom.
January 17, 2019
Jake Patterson appeared with one of his attorneys via video. Charging documents sat on the table.

On day Jayme escaped, suspect sought job — with dodgy resume

The Wisconsin man suspected of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents apparently applied for a job online the day that Jayme escaped, calling himself an "honest guy" even though his resume contains inaccuracies about his work experience.
Local
January 17, 2019
Legislators welcome special animal guests during session

Legislators welcome special animal guests during session

Members of the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division had a few special guests thanks to the Minnesota Zoo's Zoomobile.
Minneapolis
January 17, 2019
An Uber driver died in this crash in Minneapolis in March 2018.

Unlicensed motorist admits being drunk when he killed Uber driver in Minneapolis crash

Sentence calls for about two years in prison before being put on supervised release.
West Metro
January 17, 2019

Teen killed in crash that had shut down part of Hwy. 610 in Maple Grove

One vehicle was involved in the crash at Elm Creek Boulevard about 3:25 a.m.
January 17, 2019
This March 20, 2016 photo shows Hart family of Woodland, Wash., at a Bernie Sanders rally in Vancouver, Wash. Authorities in Northern California say t

Problems dogged family from Minn. to West Coast before plunge from California cliff

Documents and interviews show that Jennifer and Sarah Hart as adoptive mothers under increasing strain, who fled at signs of trouble and closed ranks around their children as scrutiny intensified.

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