After record high egg prices, Twin Cities residents race to buy backyard chickens
Anoka Ramsey Farm & Garden finds itself at the center of Minnesota’s backyard chicken revival, with customers lining up hours before it opens to get a crack at Friday chick restocks.
March 26, 2025
Key lawmaker says Target Field $55 million sales tax extension should wait until 2026
Minnesota Twins officials and Hennepin County leaders want to extend the 0.15% sales tax to fund HCMC and North Memorial hospitals and stadium upgrades.
March 25, 2025
Amid Minnesota’s housing shortage, should the state step in to require more density?
The ‘Yes to Homes’ bills would require cities to allow more density, among other reforms. Local opposition defeated similar legislation last year.
March 25, 2025
Roseville’s iconic Dairy Queen is closed as fans hold out hope for a summer comeback
Open since 1947, the vintage ice cream stand needs someone to take over operations.
March 25, 2025
Man dies while in custody at Anoka County jail
Authorities are investigating after the inmate collapsed and died Monday morning.
March 25, 2025
Five arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex from minors in Washington County
The suspects were arrested during an operation carried out March 20 in Newport.
March 25, 2025
Highway bridge protests are popping up across the Twin Cities. Who’s putting them on?
Sixty days into the second Trump administration, pedestrian bridges have become neighborhood gatherings for some who oppose the president — and want to scream about it.
March 25, 2025
Brooklyn Park forgives $3.8M, allowing for giant affordable housing complex to be sold
City leaders said it was the best choice out of a “slurry of terrible options” for Huntington Place.
March 25, 2025
St. Francis schools sued over controversial book ban policy as students stage walkout
Two lawsuits, one filed by parents and another by the American Civil Liberties Union, seek to end a ban on books that the suits say were based on the viewpoints or stories they conveyed.
March 25, 2025
Historic farm is a top draw for Brooklyn Center, but it’s been losing money for years. Now, the city questions its future.
Council members question whether the city should continue operating the Heritage Center, at the farm once owned by Earle Brown.
March 24, 2025
Children playing with matches start Shoreview blaze, burning 20 acres
The Lake Johanna fire chief says firefighters from 11 agencies were needed to extinguish the brush fire.
March 23, 2025
Police arrest 29 in crackdown on growing problem of organized Twin Cities retail thefts
One 21-year-old is accused of stealing $50,000 in merchandise from Best Buy stores over eight months.
March 23, 2025
