Twin Cities Suburbs
Death doula plans alternative hospice in Inver Grove Heights house. The city has questions.
Christin Ament hopes to provide people a peaceful end-of-life experience at a serene house in the south metro. Elected officials have questions about oversight.
February 21, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Fifth-grade teacher kept sexually touching girls despite warnings, charges say
He touched girls in his class on their buttocks and elsewhere, the criminal complaint alleges.
February 20, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Chaska man in prison for gunfight with Utah troopers is sentenced for 2020 shootout with Brooklyn Park police
During the Brooklyn Park exchange, James H. Klein was shot in the leg and hand. No officers were wounded.
February 20, 2025
Outdoors
This Buick is no boat: Half-submerged car frozen solid on White Bear Lake draws a following
Ice angler Karl Erickson is using the frozen car to teach others a lesson in safety.
February 20, 2025
Twin Cities
'It's really about adapting': Transit agencies finding ridership gains via special events
SouthWest Transit and MVTA are adapting to meet customers' needs.
February 20, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Officials ID driver killed in Twin Cities when motorist coming other way hit her head-on
The wreck occurred southeast of Prior Lake shortly after 8 p.m. Monday.
February 20, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
South St. Paul residents call for council member to resign amid investigation into day care she owns
While some questioned Pam Bakken’s fitness to hold office at a Tuesday meeting, others praised her contributions to the community.
February 19, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Brooklyn Park mayor lashes back at neighboring suburbs in density dispute
Maple Grove and Champlin mayors say Brooklyn Park should keep apartments away from their borders. Brooklyn Park’s mayor says that’s “regional redlining.”
February 19, 2025
News & Politics
Twin Cities man spots himself in video helping others off Delta plane that crashed in Toronto
Ashley Zook, of Mound, posted a video from inside the plane of herself saying while dangling: “My plane crashed. I’m upside down.”
February 18, 2025
Business
Delta Flight 4819 hit the ground ‘hard,’ which could cause parts of landing gear to shear off
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is leading the inquiry into how the plane crash-landed in Toronto on Monday afternoon.
February 18, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
In somber ceremony, Burnsville marks anniversary of killing of three first responders
Paul Elmstrand, Matthew Ruge and Adam Finseth were shot and killed in February 2024 while responding to a domestic violence call.
February 18, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Former Orono Mayor Dennis Walsh sues city, asks court to halt special election
Orono set a May 13 special election for Claire Berrett’s City Council seat. A new lawsuit argues the election is illegal, but the city disputes that.
February 18, 2025