West Metro
Big Lake man killed when pickup crashes into snowplow
The plow's warning lights were illuminated, the Sherburne County sheriff said.
West Metro
Bloomington ordinance requires and rewards affordable housing construction
The new ordinance is being praised for its innovative approach.
Home & Garden
Ultra-modern home in Golden Valley houses three generations of family
Multigenerational living in a cube-shaped home composed of glass, wood and steel, with dramatic geometric lines.
South Metro
West Metro
Rogers man hurt when snowmobile strikes snow-covered beaver dam
The 69-year-old man was with a large group of snowmobilers that had left the Vermilion River Tavern in Buyck and sledding toward Elephant Lake.
West Metro
Police offer reward in connection with Hopkins gas station robbery
The holdup occurred Feb. 10 at the Holiday station on Blake Road.
West Metro
Minnetonka police see sharp drop in mental health crisis calls after taking new training program
Minnetonka department saw big change after its entire staff participated in program.
Inspired
In Minnetonka, former eye patient now works alongside her former doctor
Laura Olson was born with a condition in her left eye called persistent fetal vasculature.
West Metro
Hennepin County Board, Hennepin Healthcare meet to discuss hospital merger with North Memorial
County and hospital officials say the renewed discussion of merger is in the early stages.
West Metro
Charges: Crystal man harassed Fox 9 newsroom, threatened to kill staffers
Fremont Johnson Jr. allegedly threatened to kill staffers at the Eden Prairie office.
West Metro
Man gets nearly 2 years for his seventh-floor escape from Hennepin County jail
The 57-year-old career burglar broke out a seventh-floor window and caught a ride to Little Canada before being located.
West Metro
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, Hennepin County leaders discuss priorities
Official calls the meeting with freshman Democrat a "breath of fresh air."
West Metro
Shipwreck enthusiast creates a 3-D model of a boat in Lake Minnetonka
The Hopkins, a streetcar boat scuttled in 1949, lies in about 60 feet of water in Lake Minnetonka.
West Metro
Police say child, freezing milk found in car with unresponsive dad outside Eden Prairie Walmart
James R. Parker, 23, of St. Louis Park, was charged in Hennepin County District Court with one count of gross misdemeanor child endangerment.
Books
Principal shelves fine for library book returned nearly half-century later
The book about poetry was mailed into Cooper High School with a note of apology.
Home & Garden
$10M castle home in Orono has 'surprise' inside
"Game of Thrones" and steampunk style were influences for this newly constructed stone-and-steel fortress.
West Metro
MOA's water park plan a deep dive into creative accounting
Bloomington has spent months devising an intricate plan that officials say will both lower borrowing costs and shield property taxpayers from risk.
South Metro
West Metro
Minneapolis to require home sellers to test for energy efficiency
Holes must be drilled in walls of older residences to check for insulation.
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