West Metro
June 3, 2017

West metro police blotter, June 4

West Metro
June 2, 2017

West metro briefs: Richfield City Council member apologizes for late campaign finance report

West Metro
June 2, 2017
Barbara Lee and Mae Tuff

Barbara Lee gives back to Hennepin County foster care system

In a rare move, Barbara Lee is willing a portion of her estate to Hennepin County.
West Metro
June 2, 2017
A file photo shows the main entrance of a J.C. Penney store in the Manhattan Mall in New York.

J.C. Penney will start closing sale at Southdale location on June 19

J.C. Penney has officially added its Southdale location to the list of stores it is soon closing, raising to nine the number of Minnesota stores that are part of a broader downsizing.
West Metro
June 2, 2017
Sophia Baechler, 7, of Edina, died in 2015 from carbon monoxide poisoning while riding in a boat on Lake Minnetonka.

New Minnesota rule requiring carbon monoxide detectors on boats pushed to 2018

Availability of marine carbon monoxide detectors is an issue.
West Metro
June 2, 2017

Man killed in Wayzata fire is identified

Daniel Martin, 69, was the victim of a blaze in his apartment on Wednesday.
West Metro
June 2, 2017
Police surrounded a vehicle on eastbound Hwy. 212 between Hwy. 101 and Dell Road in Eden Prairie on Feb. 7, 2014, after the driver led them on a high-

Chaska to pay family $1.75M for fatal police shooting on Hwy. 212

Dawn Pfister's family sued the city and officer after the 2014 shooting.
West Metro
June 2, 2017
The immaculately cared for yard and home where three people were found dead in Andover.

Andover couple fatally shot by adult son, who then kills self

A concerned neighbor called police after noticing that the garbage had not been put out Monday and that there were no lights on in the house Tuesday.
West Metro
June 1, 2017

Man's body pulled from Lake Minnetonka a day after abandoned sailboat was found

Hennepin County deputies recovered the body in Smith's Bay.
West Metro
June 1, 2017
Timothy Dorway's booking photo.

Former Chanhassen principal pleads guilty to child pornography charges

Timothy Dorway will receive a five-year sentence for his plea.
West Metro
June 1, 2017
The Oxbo apartments in St. Paul have been sold.
Photo courtesy Brandon Stengel ñ Farm Kid Studios

Just Listed: St. Paul's Oxbo Apartments, Hilton Tru hotel in Bloomington

South Metro
June 1, 2017
Storm damage in St. Paul - tree down across Larpenteur Ave. at Dale Street. Heidi Lee, left, and Sarah Reiter examined the tree that split from its tr

Hundreds of thousands lack power in Twin Cities

A lazy warm front spawned a series of storms that battered Minnesota with wind, hail and heavy rain. More storms are expected Saturday night.
West Metro
May 31, 2017
Hodan Hassan, top right, addresses the Bloomington City Council and school board at Bloomington City Hall on Tuesday night. The administrations read a

Bloomington City Council, schools make pact standing by city's immigrants

City and school board issued a joint statement and outlined actions to take.
West Metro
May 31, 2017

One dead in Wayzata fire

The blaze broke out in an apartment building in the 400 block of Rice Street.
West Metro
May 31, 2017
The Dalai Lama addresses a mostly Tibetan audience at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Feb. 2016. The Tibetan spiritual leader is set to return to

Dalai Lama plans return to Minnesota for humanitarian panel

The panel, hosted by Starkey Hearing Technologies in Eden Prairie, will also include actor Forest Whitaker.
West Metro
May 31, 2017
Bluefin Bay Resort on the North Shore.

Guilty plea from shooter who killed man at North Shore resort's party

The victim was a 35-year-old man from Bloomington; gunman had a permit to carry at the time of the shooting.
West Metro
May 30, 2017
A rendering of the Southwest Light Rail train passing through the Kenilworth Lagoon.

Bidding for Southwest light rail contract is delayed a third time

Construction of the $1.9 billion project won't begin until later this fall.
West Metro
May 29, 2017
Teens play basketball at a branch of the Greater Twin Cities YMCA. The YMCA is offering free summer memberships to high school students. Signup starts

Greater Twin Cities YMCA offers free summer access to teens

West Metro
May 28, 2017
Marisa Carr cracked up at the joke Paul Wenell, 9, shared with the audience as they ate dinner. Carr was the event's emcee. Paul won an attendance awa

Minnesota takes aim at chronic student absenteeism

Schools see attendance as key to achievement.
West Metro
May 27, 2017
Eden Prairie Police and Hennepin County Sheriff's investigators talked with neighbors down the street from a home where two adults were found dead Thu

Charges: Man killed parents in Eden Prairie with screwdriver

The 38-year-old had recently been released from a civil commitment for mental health issues.

Twin Cities West Metro

News coverage of the Twin Cities western suburbs, including Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park and Wayzata.