West Metro
No. 1 fastest growing city in Minnesota? It's the not-so-small town of Rogers
The city is the fastest growing in the state, thanks in part to merging with a township in 2012, but it's struggling to meet suburban needs.
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Patrols on Lake Minnetonka boosted for busy July 4 weekend
At least 40 officers are being deployed across the lake, including, for the first time, the party hot spot of Big Island.
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Totally tubular in Edina: City looks at adding outdoor winter sports at Braemar
The Park Board is studying adding a winter sports area at Braemar Golf Course with trails and slopes.
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Minnesota sees spike in violent crimes
More sexual assaults, murders pushed the uptick, which came on heels of an unusual 2014.
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Hennepin County turns to private corporations for advice on improving technology
An advisory board of three chief information officers from top corporations volunteer their time for the county, meeting with county commissioners and county officials to share their expertise for free with Minnesota's most populous county.
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A year later, feds still investigating Twin Cities dentist who killed Cecil the lion
Zimbabwe, where the beloved lion was killed, passed on charges.
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Chanhassen archery range closed for safety after neighbors find arrows on property
City's only outdoor archery range closed over safety concerns.
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Tempers flare in Bloomington as City Council rejects another effort to kill organized garbage collection
Tempers flared as a new effort to kill unified pickup was rejected.
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Juror pay in Minnesota district courts to double, starting next week
Jurors will make $20 for each day they report to the courthouse, and they will be reimbursed for the round-trip mileage between their homes and the courthouse at the rate of 54 cents per mile. Currently, jurors are paid $10 per day and are reimbursed for mileage at the rate of 27 cents per mile.
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Obituary: David Forster Jr.'s aspirations as an athlete, businessman cut short
A week after running alongside his fiancée in Grandma's Marathon, helping her finish her first 26.2-mile race, the 27-year-old elite runner collapsed on an evening run near his Minneapolis home and died.
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Charge: Resident repeatedly molested woman in wheelchair at west metro facility
The man also touched other women, according to the criminal complaint.
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Robbinsdale's dilemma: Save Terrace Theatre or open new grocery store
While the city has longed for a grocery store, it could now mean tearing down a historic theater.
Eat & Drink
Spoon and Stable chef Gavin Kaysen to open Wayzata restaurant
Spoon and Stable owner plans a French brasserie in the former Blue Point space in early 2017.
West Metro
Driver from Twin Cities dies in rollover near Motley; drinking suspected
The crash killed a 27-year-old man from Robbinsdale.
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