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Twin Cities nurse stripped of license, sued for sexual relationship with paraplegic client

The suit also alleges that Allina Home Health was negligent during the several months when the nurse was in charge of the 44-year-old man’s medical needs.
January 20, 2025
Allina Health officials are asking that people who are sick, and children under age 5, refrain from visiting patients in its 13 hospitals to prevent the spread of seasonal flu.
Twin Cities Suburbs

Minor injured in Brooklyn Park shooting

The person was transported to a hospital after a bullet grazed their head.
January 19, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs

Short on 3M settlement funds, Hastings hikes water rates to pay for PFAS treatment plants

“Forever chemicals” are present in all six city wells. Securing money from the settlement with the Minnesota-based company that manufactured them has proven challenging.
January 19, 2025
Operator Bill McNamara stands inside the Hastings Water Treatment Plant in Hastings, Minn. on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The plant filters for nitrates but not PFAs, but a new plant will be very expensive for the town.
High Schools

Boys hockey: Meet the early favorites for Mr. Hockey and Goalie of the Year

See who made reporter David La Vaque's short list for the coveted high school hockey awards.
January 19, 2025
News & Politics

2024 was a record year for charter school failures. Even more could face termination this year.

A new Star Tribune review found that 10 charter schools could face termination.
January 18, 2025
Real Estate

As Twin Cities area office building owners stomach tanking values, buyers see opportunity

Despite the deep discounts, there’s optimism in the office market, at least for those involved in the highest-quality spaces in the most desirable locations.
January 18, 2025
Politics

Minnesota’s ‘sanctuaries’ for immigrants face new tests as Trump returns

Minneapolis, St. Paul and some counties have policies limiting information collected about immigration status and cooperation with federal authorities.
January 18, 2025
Mary Breen chanted with around 70 other protestors during a MIRAC protest in response to immigration raids in southern Minnesota outside the Minnesota GOP head quarters in Minneapolis, Minn., on August 9, 2018.
Culture

Medcalf: Edina ambush that left teen with brain injury is a wake-up call

It will take a communitywide effort to address teen violence problem.
AuthoredMyron Medcalf
January 18, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs

Growing demand for luxury storage sparks debate in Twin Cities suburbs over ‘barndominiums’

The latest challenge is in Victoria, where a resident is challenging a neighbor’s plan to build a 6,000-square-foot garage with space for dozens of cars.
January 18, 2025
Politics

Court voids Walz’s decision to hold Jan. 28 special election for House seat

Republicans celebrate the ruling, which could prolong a DFL boycott of the House.
January 18, 2025
Politics

Burglary trial for DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell delayed until after legislative session

A Becker County judge agreed with defense motion to delay the trial until summer.
January 17, 2025
Politics

What does a Minnesota lawmaker do during a legislative boycott?

Lots of meetings with lobbyists, constituents, in cafes, on Zoom, and talk of what may come.
January 17, 2025
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