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Sarah Ritter

Reporter
North Metro
Sarah Ritter is the north metro reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune. An Illinois native, she previously covered local government and education for The Kansas City Star.

Latest from Sarah Ritter

THC sales boost city-owned liquor stores across Minnesota. How’s your muni performing?

Explore a searchable chart with data from 2014 to 2023 that shows muni sales in the metro averaged $3.8M compared to $1.7M in greater Minnesota.
April 2, 2025

Surfing in downtown Anoka? $55M project could turn Rum River Dam into a whitewater attraction

Grab a wetsuit and surfboard. Residents could catch a wave on the river in Anoka if the city wins approvals and funding to rebuild the dam.
March 31, 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

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
All appeared normal Sunday morning at the Rosedale shopping center.

St. Cloud man fatally stabbed; suspect arrested

The 36-year-old man died at the hospital after being stabbed during a fight, police said.
March 16, 2025

St. Patrick's Day parade returns to downtown Minneapolis tonight

The parade, scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, finally will be back on Nicollet Mall.
March 16, 2025
Green beads for St. Patrick's Day

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
All appeared normal Sunday morning at the Rosedale shopping center.

St. Cloud man fatally stabbed; suspect arrested

The 36-year-old man died at the hospital after being stabbed during a fight, police said.
March 16, 2025

St. Patrick's Day parade returns to downtown Minneapolis tonight

The parade, scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, finally will be back on Nicollet Mall.
March 16, 2025
Green beads for St. Patrick's Day
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