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Minneapolis hits record for turnout in a municipal election, with 54% of voters casting ballots
It's the third consecutive increase for a city election.
Local
Youth baseball training facility coming to Savage
Residents had raised concerns about its proximity to a protected environmental area.
East Metro
Suburban school board voters in Minnesota turn away conservative slates
Operating levies won voter support in Stillwater and Shakopee.
Business
Twin Cities company to pay $95K to woman who said she was fired because she needed crutches
Settlement came after a federal judge said there was enough evidence to warrant a trial.
Local
Minnetonka mayor has strong lead
The city's new ranked-choice voting system was more of a factor in the race for two at-large City Council seats.
Local
Eden Prairie police: Woman found dead, man with 'significant injuries' in hotel
"Police believe this incident was not random," said a city spokeswoman.
Local
Former grade school staffer in Plymouth accused of exposing himself pleads guilty to child neglect
Sentence of probation followed dismissal of four sex-related counts.
Local
Eden Prairie School Board special election follows resignations
Nearly 40 school board special elections were caused by vacancies in Minnesota
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All-out-Halloween Dredwood, Richfield (Population: All dead)
In 2014 when his children were still young, Daryl Guthmiller put up a Halloween graveyard display in the yard of his 10th Avenue home in Richfield, Minn. Fast forward to now and Daryl's imagination has grown exponentially. Each year's display has gotten bigger and better, utilizing recycled and discarded materials and the help of friends. After taking last year off due to the pandemic, this year's Halloween display is Dredwood (population zero: all dead), a "once thriving community now infected, shuttered and haunted."
Local
Northstar rail runs into trouble in Anoka County
A disagreement over finances has flared up between the Metropolitan Council and Anoka County, which has balked at paying some of Northstar commuter rail's operating expenses due to the line's plunging ridership.
Local
With launch of new suicide prevention number, 2 Minnesota area codes no longer allow 7-digit calls
Calls within 952 and 218 now must use area code.
Local
Downtown Excelsior, the Steamboat Minnehaha named to the National Register of Historic Places
Four sites in all were added to the register this year from around Lake Minnetonka.
East Metro
East Metro
Business
Legislative auditor's memo highlights troubled relationship between Southwest LRT and major contractor
DFL lawmakers pledge to push for a more detailed probe.
Local
Police vacancies, reform stirring controversy as Golden Valley election approaches
Nearly a dozen officers left in 2021.
Local
Judge's incompetency ruling in Maple Grove triple killing cites mental illness, energy drink abuse
Judge says suspect's diagnosed schizophrenia was made worse by caffeine energy drinks.
Local
91-year-old passenger dies 2 weeks after crash in Wayzata
The man died Tuesday from his injuries, authorities said.
Wild
Siblings with Wild connections help establish Kraken in Seattle
Kendall Tyson and Kyle Boyd grew up in Eden Prairie and their father. Joel Boyd, has been the Wild's orthopedic surgeon since the team's inception. He is the first Black team doctor in NHL history.
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