West Metro
Imprisoned Plymouth sexual predator sentenced to another 17 years for statutory rape
He spoke for the first time since sexual assault accusations surfaced in 2019.
High Schools
Cretin-Derham Hall pulls upset, knocks off No. 2 seed Maple Grove
In the opening Class 2A state boys hockey quarterfinal, the Raiders nursed a 2-1 lead through the third period before putting away the game on Max Anderson's empty-net goal with about 90 seconds to play.
Cretin-Derham Hall pulls upset, knocks off No. 2 seed Maple Grove
In the opening Class 2A state boys hockey quarterfinal, the Raiders nursed a 2-1 lead through the third period before putting away the game on Max Anderson's empty-net goal with about 90 seconds to play.
Home & Garden
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum announces new director
The new director replaces Peter Moe, who has served in various roles over his 50-year career at the arboretum.
High Schools
'Showtime' nets dramatic goal for Orono to beat Northfield in overtime
Avery Anderson, known by Orono teammates as "Showtime" because of his flamboyant play, took part in a good old-fashioned greasy goal to send his team to Friday's 1A semifinals.
Sports
Orono gets to Northfield in overtime in Class 1A boys hockey quarterfinal
Avery Anderson, known by Orono teammates as "Showtime" because of his flamboyant play, took part in a good old-fashioned greasy goal to send his team to Friday's 1A semifinals.
High Schools
Anger over Eden Prairie coach continues with protest at game
Parents and former players protested at Wednesday's section tournament game against Prior Lake. David Flom was reinstated after a suspension for using a racist slur in a team meeting.
West Metro
Man charged with killing 20-year-old at Plymouth house party
Raheim Tyrese Cooper, 19, now faces two charges of murder in connection with the death of Abraham Archie-Boy Barbly
Olympics
Olympian Bjorklund sentenced for drunken driving in wrong-way crash in Eden Prairie
When an officer administered a preliminary breath test, it registered Garry Bjorklund's blood alcohol content at 0.26%, more than three times Minnesota's legal limit.
Local
Robbinsdale police release footage of Khalil Azad traffic stop
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension also announced it will conduct an independent investigation.
West Metro
Plymouth shooting victim ID'd as Brooklyn Center man; arrest made
Plymouth police have arrested a 19-year-old Brooklyn Park man in the fatal shooting of another young man over the weekend.
West Metro
Plymouth parents sentenced to 1 year in workhouse for neglect death of 7-year-old son
Despite remorse and pleas for probation, the judge imposed the harshest sentence under law.
High Schools
After week of chaos, there's a new No. 1 in metro boys basketball
The top three teams lost, including previous No. 1 Park Center for the second time in three games. All told, six of the Metro Top 10 were knocked off during the final week before section play.
High Schools
Weekend update: Top girls teams will eliminate each other before state
The state's top five Class 4A girls basketball teams all have earned the right to play for a section championship. At least two of them are guaranteed not to make it to state. "It is really a crime, isn't it?" one coach said.
High Schools
Wayzata's Will Ingemann: First goalie to be boys Metro Player of the Year
A three-year starter, Ingemann personified goaltending excellence. He allowed an average of less than two goals per game during his career and has aready made a D-I commitment, a rarity for a high school goalie.
West Metro
Cramped St. Louis Park elementary might stir redistricting
Growing enrollment and lots of enrichment programs are stressing space at one site, while the two others in the district are stable.
Local
Twin Cities students walk out, demand probe into death of Khalil Azad
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office concluded Azad accidentally drowned in July. His body was found two days after police say he crashed his car and fled following a pursuit.
Minneapolis
With science projects, Green Teams, students seize initiative on climate change
Student-led efforts to help their communities and the environment include everything from thrift stores to bicycle repair.
West Metro
Former Orono council member sues over city's wind turbine ban
Jay Nygard is back in court in his long-running quest to install a backyard wind turbine.
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