Local
May 9, 2021
Pride Cleanup workers remove waste in a homeless encampment dubbed: "Camp Quarantine," off of Hiawatha Avenue on the day after the Memorial Holiday we

Hennepin County is battling an new HIV outbreak

Population most impacted are people who are on the street and injecting opioids.
Local
May 8, 2021
Carver County Attorney Mark Metz announced Thursday that he was closing the two-year investigation into the death of musician Prince Rogers Nelson wit

Man, 20, held in sister's fatal shooting in Chanhassen

The victim was a 25-year-old woman, authorities said.
Local
May 8, 2021
Police responded to the crash, involving four people in a compact-size sedan, about 7 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of Dunkirk and Lawndale lane

Woman, two small children die in Maple Grove crash

A man is hospitalized with injuries that appear noncritical, authorities say.
Local
May 8, 2021
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Video of Bemidji's broken Paul Bunyan statue captures nighttime hijinks

Four can be seen climbing and hanging on the 18-foot figure.
East Metro
May 8, 2021

Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 9

Local
May 5, 2021
The bell from the U.S.S. Minneapolis was recently moved to the student commons. It was formerly stored in the weight room.

Minnetonka district agrees to return missing bell and wheel to Minneapolis Park Board

The American Legion helped broker a peace treaty.
East Metro
May 1, 2021

Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 2

Local
April 30, 2021
Greg Schneider and fiancee Kary Sweeney.

Friends mourn man killed in Plymouth hit-and-run as driver charged

His dog also was killed in the crash, said a longtime friend. The driver was street racing, according to the charges.
Local
April 30, 2021
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Robbinsdale Armstrong High School senior earns perfect ACT score on first try

Mio Aoki-Sherwood joins the less than 1% of test takers who achieve a 36.
Local
April 30, 2021
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Homicide charges filed in fatal hit-and-run in Plymouth

Authorities say Jack Blaschke was driving more than 70 miles-an-hour when he struck a man and his dog.
Local
April 29, 2021
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Unlicensed driver, 19, arrested in fatal hit-and-run in Plymouth

The Delano man was booked into jail Thursday morning.
Business
April 28, 2021
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Bloomington sets sunset on all tobacco licenses

Bloomington decides to phase out all tobacco licenses beginning June 2022.
West Metro
April 28, 2021
A grounds keeper trims one of the greens at Hollydale golf course in Plymouth.

Developer planning high-end homes on former Plymouth golf course pauses suit against city

Local
April 28, 2021
FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad.

Big Lake schools respond to photo of racist prom proposal

The school district said in a statement that it is aware of the Facebook post, is evaluating it "and will take whatever action is necessary and appropriate to address the situation."
Local
April 27, 2021
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Hennepin County Board rejects resolution condemning use of chemical weapons and less-lethal projectiles

Commissioners also discussed the use of the Government Center's public plaza for protests.
Local
April 27, 2021

ID released of woman in wheelchair who was fatally hit by truck in Plymouth

The collision occurred at the bottom of an I-494 exit ramp.
Local
April 27, 2021
Traci Mahoney was relieved to see her daughter, 8th grader Katoria Turner walking toward her from Plymouth Middle School. On the right is fellow 8th g

Plymouth sixth-grader fires gun in school; no one hurt, police say

A school resource officer apprehended the student. The boy took the gun from his home and took it to school, his father said. The school was on lockdown until about noon.
Local
April 26, 2021
Warren Kapsner with a small portion of the daffodils he planted in his yard last year. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com

Golden Valley man turns yard into daffodil destination

Warren Kapsner has planted 2,500 bulbs, and he's just getting started.

Twin Cities West Metro

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