West Metro
Osseo adds bullet-resistant panels, panic buttons for City Council
The move comes after last winter's deadly shooting at a police ceremony in New Hope.
Stage & Arts
Excelsior's Old Log Theatre spins imaginative 'Charlotte's Web'
Excelsior theater uses farm tools to animate animal characters in the classic children's tale.
West Metro
South Metro
3 motorcycle crashes in Minnesota, 3 deaths in 37 hours over weekend
The motorcyclist in Belle Plaine kept going "for a fair distance, went through a chain-link fence and struck a house," the police chief said.
West Metro
Carver task force to draft rules for rental housing
The city's move appears tied to 68-unit Carver Crossing project.
West Metro
Body of climber, Maple Grove High School graduate, recovered from Mt. Rainier
Searchers had been looking for Kyle Bufis, formerly of Maple Grove, who got caught in a storm on Thursday.
West Metro
Mall of America plans to add mall-wide Wi-Fi by holidays
System is set to be ready by the holiday season, with mall's new smartphone app.
Politics
Franken, Stanek: Inmates with mental illness are 'society's dirty little secret'
Senator, sheriff and hospital leaders discuss ways to keep those with mental illness out of county jails.
West Metro
Minnesotans are rushing north to Winnipeg for Women's World Cup
The crush of fans bogged down a popular border crossing on the eve of the first U.S. game. Hotel rooms in Winnipeg sold out long ago, with some fans giving up and staying in Grand Forks.
West Metro
Driver fleeing police in Wayzata rams vehicles, finally stops
A wild and crazy scene unfolded in Wayzata Thursday morning as a driver fleeing police rammed several vehicles before he was stopped.
West Metro
Cologne, Minn., signs deal to go all-solar for its municipal electricity
Other cities are looking at cost-saving deals with solar developers to offset electricity for government buildings and operations.
West Metro
West Metro
Bloomington hotel says it was warned before panels crashed into lobby
Contractor expressed shock they were "still on the wall."
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