South Metro
An exceptional golf year in Twin Cities, thanks to exceptional weather
Great weather, renovations have helped the market rebound.
South Metro
Services for homeless youth increase in the suburbs
In Anoka, and other suburbs, Hope 4 Youth is helping out the hidden homeless.
West Metro
St. Louis Park losing storied backyard tree house
The city has given Mark Tucker until the end of the year to remove his beloved seven-tiered tree house.
West Metro
West Metro
Hennepin County's sprawling Sentencing to Service program runs 7 days a week
About 17,000 offenders work off their dues to society through the Sentencing to Service program.
West Metro
Minneapolis City Council gives OK for Southwest light rail — again
On Friday, Minneapolis became the last city along the Southwest light-rail line to approve (again) the transit project's route, essentially putting the project back on track after months of reworking. The City Council voted 10-3 to approve the scaled-back plan for the $1.77 billion line.
West Metro
West Metro
Boutique condo project proposed for downtown Wayzata
Jeff Schoenwetter wants to build about 20 upscale condos on the Meyer Bros. Dairy site
West Metro
Legal loss in drunken boating case swamps Minnetonka's lake rules
Lake Minnetonka leaders are looking to revise rules after an Excelsior man arrested for boating while intoxicated had the charge tossed out, thanks to his argument that a boat lighting rule he was initially stopped for was stricter than state law.
West Metro
Toddler missing after spotted in drug den found; father arrested
A 2-year-old boy who went missing after being found in a drug den last week has been found, according to the Hennepin County attorney's office. It was the second time the boy had gone missing this year, following a breakdown in communication between police and child protection.
West Metro
Vantage program gives Minnetonka students a career head start
Vantage gives high-schoolers real-life experience in business world.
West Metro
Eden Prairie boy, 12, has a message for GOP candidate Ben Carson
12-year-old Yusuf Dayur isn't letting the GOP candidate dim his dream of being president.
West Metro
Missing Minn. boy, 2, is found in drug den, then disappears again
The child's former foster parents said this is only the latest in a series of failures to protect him. Twice they warned child protection officials about the danger the boy faced, records show, but said they were ignored.
West Metro
Dad bought shotgun days before family murder-suicide, documents show
The weapon was bought at an Eden Prairie outdoors store, search warrant documents say.
West Metro
Mpls. pays $82K in case of Maple Grove woman alleging excessive force
The Minneapolis City Council's Ways and Means committee has awarded $38,000 to a Maple Grove woman who accused a city cop of using excessive force when he punched her and knocked her unconscious as she tried to record him arresting several of her friends.
West Metro
Hennepin, Ramsey county boards approve tax levy ceilings
The two counties raised their maximum property tax hikes to 4.5% and 2.8%, respectively.
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