Local
Brooklyn Park man dies in Roseville rollover crash
Speed played a factor in the crash, according to the State Patrol.
Sports
This Kentucky Derby sets up as a Minnesota spectacle with Zandon and Zozos
Race day could be emotional for St. Cloud's Jeff Drown, owner of Zandon, and Eden Prairie's Joni and Barry Butzow, owner of Zozos.
Local
Metro briefs: Nature center welcomes new bison herd
A herd of bison will return May 21 to the Belwin Conservancy for their summer stay, with a festival planned for the day of their…
Minneapolis
Hennepin Co., Mpls. shelters facing $13-million-a-year fiscal cliff
As federal pandemic relief funds run out, local governments must find another source of income to sustain improvements.
Outdoors
Anderson: Hooking anglers since 1975, Wayzata bait shop may have reached its limit
Big box stores and changes in fishing technology may lead to the closure of another one of the suburban bait shops that have fallen victim to changing times.
Gophers
7 1⁄2-year term for driver who killed two, including son of U hockey coach
James D. Blue was drunk while speeding in his $140,000 car last summer on a Lake Minnetonka road, and pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide.
Local
Hennepin County attorney candidates talk child protection, police accountability in forum
A seventh candidate, Jarvis Jones, entered the crowded race to succeed Mike Freeman.
West Metro
Woman with limited mobility dies in Maple Grove house fire
The blaze broke out early Wednesday afternoon.
West Metro
Heeding residents, Edina City Council rejects Rosland Park for new fire station
The station instead will be built at an office site on W. 76th Street.
West Metro
Pursuit of shooting suspect ends with fiery crash on Hwy. 100 in Golden Valley
The suspect was wanted in connection with a shooting Thursday morning in Brooklyn Park.
Sports
American Pharoah wakes up, meets Minnesotans on Derby barn tour
Friends of Barry and Joni Butzow of Eden Prairie, whose colt Zozos will run in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, have spent time visiting horse farms in the Lexington area.
Business
Minnesota businesses team up to bring plastic film recycling to state
Myplas is opening a $24 million recycling facility in Rogers next year to process flexible films and other plastics that otherwise would be headed for the landfill.
West Metro
Court says Wright County man can resume flying huge Trump flag
The ruling reverses actions taken by Buffalo City Council, which fined the man for raising the flag 150 feet up on a crane.
Local
Steady population growth means only slight changes in Hennepin County district lines
State demographer says such stability in an urban area over a decade is unusual.
Local
Ex-Twin Cities special education teacher convicted of sexual assault is spared prison
The prosecution objected to the sentence of probation.
Local
Minnesota school budgets sag under inflation, supply woes
From meals to transportation, district officials say they're bracing for long-term financial pain.
Local
Catalytic converter thefts soaring in Twin Cities suburbs
The Twin Cities metro area is the riskiest place in the country for such thefts, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
East Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 1
BAYTOWN TOWNSHIPMARCH 29Animal complaint. Authorities were unable to locate two miniature ponies reported running loose in the 14000 block of 44th Street.EAST BETHELAPRIL 18Theft. Cigars…
Local
Metro briefs: Minnetonka considers affordable housing project
A proposed affordable housing project that would bring a dozen townhouses and two single-family houses to the Minnetonka Mills neighborhood is getting mixed reviews from…
Sports
Kentucky Derby has Minnesota twist this year: 2 horses with state ties
Looking for a local angle to boost your interest in this year's race? Look to the end of the alphabet. Zandon and Zozos have Minnesota connections and are being taken seriously by race fans.
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