South Metro
April 6, 2019

Twin Cities police blotter, April 7

West Metro
April 5, 2019
Multiple sources at City Hall and police headquarters say Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman had acted strangely at a meeting at the Urban League's

Hennepin County attorney to give low-level offenders a break

Hennepin County attorney makes changes to help with bail and clearing offenders' records.
West Metro
April 4, 2019

Suspects caught in Hopkins park vandalism

Two juveniles were cited for criminal damage to property at Cottageville Park.
West Metro
April 4, 2019

3 sex offenders moving to Dayton after long legal fight

An ordinance to restrict where the offenders could live was voided by a judge in December because it limited the state's efforts to reintegrate offenders into society.
West Metro
April 4, 2019

Grade school staffer in Plymouth accused of exposing himself to girls on 'Pajama Day'

He pushed them in a large swing while "playing a game in which the girls would unzip his pajama bottom," a court filing read.
West Metro
April 2, 2019

Authorities identify man who died after crashing into Plymouth building

The car was on fire when authorities arrived Sunday.
West Metro
April 2, 2019
Daniel K. Johnson

Authorities ID man fatally stabbed in his Hopkins home; longtime friend charged

The suspect was drunk and had eaten marijuana gummies before the killing, according to the criminal complaint.
West Metro
April 2, 2019

Hennepin County's Navigator Program helps delinquent taxpayers keep their homes

More seniors are seeking services to keep their houses from forfeiture.
West Metro
April 2, 2019
Guests explored the Ice Castle in Excelsior.

Ice Castles attraction brought parking fee windfall to Excelsior

It's still unclear whether the attraction will return next year.
West Metro
April 2, 2019

Art teacher, photographer Thorvald Hansen dies at 58

Hansen left behind more than 35,000 images that he photographed during his lifetime and a generation of schoolchildren he influenced with his creative teaching style.
West Metro
April 1, 2019
West Metro
April 1, 2019

Man with suspended license tested for drug use after crash in Otsego killed other driver

Meth and oxycodone found in the suspect's SUV, according to charges.
West Metro
April 1, 2019

Driver dies after crashing into building in Plymouth

The crash occurred about 8:30 p.m. Sunday on 21st Avenue N.
West Metro
March 31, 2019

At the Galleria "Garden Party" with flower's by Bachman's

The Galleria "Garden Party" with flower's by Bachman's takes place March 24 through April 7. The Garden Party contains over 25 gardens and vignettes and displays over 100 different flowers, trees and plants.
West Metro
March 31, 2019
Brandon Pedrys

Driver jailed after crossing centerline in NW. metro, fatally hitting motorist in head-on crash

The motorist who triggered the crash has been convicted twice for drunken driving and once for drinking and driving under age 21.
West Metro
March 30, 2019

Twins and triplets get a visit from the Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny met and greeted 12 sets of twins and triplets at Southdale Center in Edina.
South Metro
March 30, 2019

Twin Cities police blotter, March 31

West Metro
March 30, 2019

Magazine ranks Carver County 8th healthiest nationwide

Among the 500 counties the magazine listed as the country's healthiest, 43 are in Minnesota. Hennepin County was No. 414.
West Metro
March 29, 2019

Minnesota Court of Appeals OKs controversial solar garden in Carver County

The court reversed a decision denying a permit for the Carver County project.
Inspired
March 28, 2019
Mark Andrew and Deea Elliott share a hug Thursday.

Ex-politician brutally attacked at MOA urges judge to erase his attacker's record

A prosecutor opposes expunging the criminal record of a 22-year-old Minneapolis woman who severely beat Mark Andrew in 2013 at the Mall of America.

Twin Cities West Metro

News coverage of the Twin Cities western suburbs, including Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park and Wayzata.