West Metro
September 18, 2015
Sydney Galleger

Autopsy doesn't say why Eden Prairie teen died after wisdom teeth pulled

What "could not be excluded" from among the possibilities, the medical examiner pointed out, was any "potential contributing role" of medication that the 17-year-old was receiving during oral surgery.
West Metro
September 17, 2015
Buck's Unpainted Furniture owners Ramon, Roger, Rich and Randy with their mother, Marvel, in the 1980s.

Buck's Unpainted Furniture to close its last remaining store

The family-run business saw sales decline as times changed.
West Metro
September 17, 2015
Former chair and CEO of Medtronic, Bill George

Former Medtronic CEO urges students to find their 'true north'

Minnetonka High student leaders get life lessons from former Medtronic chief.
West Metro
September 17, 2015

Weekend traffic: Sports fans face closures on I-394 and Hwy. 100

Closures start Friday night on I-394 and Hwy. 100.
West Metro
September 17, 2015
The 172-unit Hello Apartments will take the place of an eyesore, the former Golden Valley Bowl, on an underused stretch of Hwy. 55.

Golden Valley finds developers willing to invest beyond its interstate corridor

After creating a redevelopment zone years ago, Golden Valley is offering incentives for sites north of Hwy. 55.
West Metro
September 17, 2015
Hot Property: Norman Pointe apartments, Bloomington

Hot Property: Norman Pointe apartments, Bloomington

West Metro
September 16, 2015

Eden Prairie woman pleads guilty to embezzlement

Case is the largest prosecuted by Hennepin County attorney's office.
West Metro
September 16, 2015
Brian Short and Karen Preiss Short, with their three Kids from left in order they are from left they are Karen, Madison, Brian, Brooklyn and Cole.

Funeral set for family killed in Greenwood murder-suicide

Deaths of parents, three teens are still under investigation.
West Metro
September 16, 2015

Minneapolis 18-year-old has first hearing as an adult in 2-year-old's death

Cody Feran-Baum, now 18, is accused of killing his girlfriend's 2-year-old.
West Metro
September 15, 2015
The Kenilworth Trail alongside a current freight train track that has been a proposed route for the Southwest Corridor light-rail line.

Minnetonka, Eden Prairie and Hopkins approve scaled-back SWLRT plans

The scaled-down plans move through second approvals.
West Metro
September 15, 2015
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2011 file photo, medical marijuana clone plants are shown at a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif. The chief federa

Defendant cites membership in First Church of Cannabis for pot use

She says smoking doesn't violate her probation because of her "sincerely held" religious beliefs.
West Metro
September 15, 2015

Eden Prairie woman admits stealing $1.2M while working for mother

In the meantime, police continue to look into the death of her 12-week-old old son in mid-July.
West Metro
September 15, 2015

Minnehaha Creek Watershed District seeks largest levy hike in 9 years

If the levy gets final approval, the owner of a $300,000 house would pay an estimated $1.60 more a year in taxes to the watershed district.
West Metro
September 14, 2015
Douglas J. McCready's pickup truck and trailer, as it was being pursued Sunday evening.

13th DWI for 'erratic' pickup driver nabbed after 13-mile 35W chase

Driver caught after Sunday chase on 35W did have a valid license.
West Metro
September 14, 2015

Hennepin County, stadium close to deal for morgue land

The parking lot could house tents for Vikings events.
West Metro
September 14, 2015

Severe burns kill 73-year-old Bloomington man in house fire

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