East Metro
April 9, 2017
Custody dispute preceded fatal shootings of three in St. Paul

Custody dispute preceded fatal shootings of three in St. Paul

A family member said the 20-year-old man suspected of killing her family members was involved in an intense custody dispute with one of the slain young women over a little girl.
St. Paul
April 8, 2017
The St. Paul Port Authority manages industrial redevelopments like CHS Field, where the St. Paul Saints play.

St. Paul Port Authority becomes Mr. Fix-It for big projects

The St. Paul Port Authority, led by a former retail leasing manager, has become Mr. Fix-It for some of the city's biggest development projects, from the soccer stadium to CHS Field to the former Macy's in the heart of downtown.
St. Paul
April 8, 2017

University of St. Thomas student shot accidentally in Flynn Hall undergoes surgery

The student was injured seriously enough to require surgery after a gun was accidentally discharged in another room, sending a bullet through a wall in Flynn Hall, the university said Saturday.
St. Paul
April 7, 2017
Dad, two teenage daughters among dead in St. Paul shooting

Dad, two teenage daughters among dead in St. Paul shooting

Three people were fatally shot and a fourth victim was critically injured in an early morning shooting at an apartment building in St. Paul's Payne-Phalen neighborhood, with one suspect in custody and the other dead, police said.
East Metro
April 7, 2017

Union Gospel Mission says former employee abused teen decades ago

But it calls allegations by second person "without merit."
East Metro
April 7, 2017
Peter Berge

Police: No illegal drugs in system when attorney ran over runner

Police have yet to say whether there were any legal substances in the driver's system that could be a factor in the crash, which killed Scott Spoo,35, on Mississippi River Boulevard at Dayton Avenue.
East Metro
April 6, 2017
Gov. Mark Dayton

Big differences seen in Minnesota school funding plans

Likely tense negotiations set to begin soon at the State Capitol.
East Metro
April 6, 2017
Officer Geronimo Yanez's defense attorney Earl Gray made his way out of the courthouse after a hearing about whether or not charges against Officer Je

Trial for officer Yanez in Philando Castile case will remain in Ramsey County

Yanez's attorneys wanted the trial moved due to "slanted" media coverage.
East Metro
April 6, 2017
Peter Berge

Police: AT&T records put attorney on phone when he fatally hit runner

Affidavit seeks permission to crack open FB account.
East Metro
April 6, 2017
A behind-the-scenes look at the Minnesota History Center's new World War I exhibit, set to open Saturday in St. Paul and may become a traveling exhibi

New Minnesota History Center exhibit explores WWI's impact on America

The exhibit's developer called the war's impact on the U.S. "a push-pull phenomenon," ahead of the 100th anniversary of America's entry into it.
East Metro
April 5, 2017
St. Paul officer fired for kicking man, K-9 bite should be rehired, arbitrator rules

St. Paul officer fired for kicking man, K-9 bite should be rehired, arbitrator rules

City will pay $2 million to bystander who was kicked by officer, dragged by K-9.
East Metro
April 4, 2017

Charges: Homeless man rapes St. Paul woman who let him stay in home

The woman goes on Facebook and says her 3-year-old daughter saw the attack, which she writes about in detail.
East Metro
April 4, 2017

DNA links suspect to five-year-old St. Paul kidnapping, rape case

East Metro
April 4, 2017
FILE -- Officer Jeronimo Yanez's defense attorney Earl Gray made his way out of the courthouse after a February hearing about whether or not charges a

Defense argues to move trial for officer who shot Philando Castile

It's unclear whether Ramsey County District Court Judge William H. Leary III will issue decisions on Tuesday or at a later date on several motions filed by the defense and counter-motions filed by the prosecution.
Politics
April 3, 2017
Dogs fetch balls in the river at Hidden Falls Regional Park, St. Paul.

What pollutes urban Mississippi? Lawns, dogs and lots of pavement

The U of M study takes a close look at precisely where phosphorus and nitrogen come from and where they go in Twin Cities' neighborhoods. It's the first to track how households contribute to water pollution.
East Metro
April 3, 2017
Diamond Reynolds headed out of the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center with attorney Karlowba Adams Powell.]Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Phila

Hearing for Diamond Reynolds in assault case continued to May

St. Paul
April 3, 2017
Volunteers, frustrated by a lack of government action, cleaned up dozens of bags of trash at 10th and Wacouta streets on the edge of downtown St. Paul

Frustrated residents clean up St. Paul trash heap, dump it at City Hall

East Metro
March 31, 2017

Yanez defense: BCA agents thought Castile shooting was justified

East Metro
March 31, 2017
What city officials hope Hidden Falls can become as part of a new storm water containment system. (Source: St. Paul Department of Planning and Economi

St. Paul plan for Ford site could boost water flow over Hidden Falls

Planners want a stream to be a central part of a remade Ford site.
St. Paul
March 31, 2017

St. Paul asks for questions, comments on sick leave rules

Ahead of July, city wants to be sure rules are clear.

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