West Metro
October 4, 2019
20th suspect charged in violent attacks in downtown Minneapolis

20th suspect charged in violent attacks in downtown Minneapolis

The 17-year-old allegedly admitted that he jumped on a man who was being attacked by about 12 people on Aug. 3.
West Metro
October 4, 2019
Suspect charged in group attack near Target Field in Minneapolis

Suspect charged in group attack near Target Field in Minneapolis

At least 19 people have been charged in two random attacks on strangers.
West Metro
October 4, 2019

Murder charges: Seward neighborhood shooter was upset over a woman

Abdirahman M. Farah allegedly tried to flee the country and was arrested at an airport in Connecticut.
West Metro
October 3, 2019
Lt. Robert Staupe Credit: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office

Hennepin sheriff's official demoted after squad found in Wis. ditch

Robert Staupe remains on leave after unmarked SUV is found in a Wisconsin ditch with a vodka bottle inside.
West Metro
October 2, 2019
Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson talks about some of the challenges to jail inmates who opioid addictions and how he, and a Taskforce of city,

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office seeks $5 million for body cameras

The $5 million budget request would equip 148 deputies with cameras.
West Metro
September 30, 2019
Trevon X.M. McMorris represented by defense attorney Eric Newmark was sentenced before Judge Kathryn L. Quaintance for fleeing police and crashing int

15 years in prison for man who caused fatal north Mpls. crash

Martha Perea Orozco said her husband was "a marvelous man who was hardworking, calm and quiet, uncomplicated." Trevon X.M. McMorris of Brooklyn Park was sentenced to 15 years in prison for causing the crash that killed him.
West Metro
September 30, 2019
Melissa S. Capaul, 24, of Eden Prairie, and Levi M. Roth, 22, of Chaska. Credit: Eden Prairie and Chaska police

Update: Missing west metro man, woman located safe days later in Nevada

The two hadn't been seen since Thursday, police said.
West Metro
September 29, 2019
Self-response to the census survey starts April 1, followed by several months when census workers will be tracking down people who don't file their da

Hennepin County census team targets hard-to-count communities

West Metro
September 28, 2019
The fate of the Twin Cities' fourth light-rail project, the Bottineau Blue Line, remains uncertain.

Blue Line light-rail service resumes between 46th Street in Minneapolis and airport

Scheduled maintenance work wrapped up early, Metro Transit said.
West Metro
September 28, 2019
Miss Richfield 1981 pauses to let children study the pages of "Neither," one of the featured books at Saturday's Stories Together with Drag Performers

Brooks: Drag performers' story time delights kids at Minneapolis-area libraries

The Richfield event was the first in a series bringing children and entertainers to Hennepin County libraries to celebrate a love of stories, dress-up and accepting people just the way they are.
West Metro
September 28, 2019
John Leslie and Jean Savage The couple were married in 1929, after exchanging dozens of ardent letters. Their granddaughter recently rediscovered a tr

Letters from 1927 an echo from lost era of communication

Handwritten during a couple's courtship, the 100-plus letters were laced with their beliefs, passions and dreams.
South Metro
September 28, 2019

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Sept. 29

West Metro
September 27, 2019
Sarah Klein, the attorney of the victim, speaks to the media after the sentencing hearing of figure skating coach Thomas J. Incantalupo.

Ex-coach sentenced to 24 years for sexual abuse of teen skater

A former Eden Prairie ice skating coach was sentenced today to 24 years in prison for sexually abusing one of his students beginning when the girl was 14. A judge said Thomas J. Incantalupo's apologies rang "hollow."
West Metro
September 27, 2019

Hopkins man admits killing friend, points to being high on pot gummies and drunk at the time

Plea deal calls for at most slightly more than 10 years in prison followed by supervised release.
West Metro
September 27, 2019
West Metro
September 26, 2019
Stacy Coldwell and Chris Falteisek (left) took the afternoon off of work to go hit balls on the driving range at Hyland Greens Golf and Learning Cente

Minnesota PGA may take over Bloomington's Hyland Greens for state golf headquarters

Bloomington and the Minnesota PGA are considering a partnership
West Metro
September 25, 2019
These vaping cartridges were seized from a home in Anoka County this week.

22-year-old charged in seizure of 77,000 THC-loaded vape cartridges

The 22-year-old man charged in the bust was arrested while on probation for an earlier drug conviction.
West Metro
September 25, 2019
The Hennepin County Board had tabled for nearly a year action on salary bumps for County Attorney Mike Freeman and Sheriff Dave Hutchinson.

Hennepin County Board approves 4.75% maximum property tax levy increase

Commissioners also agree to raise salaries for sheriff and county attorney.
West Metro
September 24, 2019

Bloomington couple charged in toddler son's apparent drowning death

The couple allegedly dried, dressed and drove their son to the hospital instead of calling 911.

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