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.
Richest city in U.S. got even richer for third straight year, data show
Also, the west-metro suburb of Medina made its debut in the top 100 of the annual Bloomberg Richest Places index.
State high court rejects Richfield's effort to fire police officer
Police chiefs' association says state's highest court "missed an opportunity" to improve police professionalism.
Metro area police blotter, Feb. 17
AFTON JAN. 17 Suspicious activity. A deputy checked on a report of a car parked at the end of a driveway in the 12000…
Minneapolis to require home sellers to test for energy efficiency
Holes must be drilled in walls of older residences to check for insulation.
Onetime First Avenue DJ among 2 found dead in Bemidji area fire pit
One suspect is jailed as officials weigh charges.
Big Lake couple found dead in their home are identified
Investigators said there was no sign of trauma or violence and don't suspect foul play.
Felony charge: MCTC student purposely voted in same election twice
The MCTC student said she was directed to vote for Minneapolis Council Member Abdi Warsame.
Gabberts will leave Galleria as HOM builds Bloomington flagship
The new megacenter will be larger than the one in Little Canada with HOM, Gabberts and Dock 86.
Wayzata middle-schoolers win berth in National Science Bowl
They will join a Wayzata High School squad at the gathering in the Washington, D.C., area.
Ben Whalen easily wins special election for Richfield City Council seat
Whalen, 27, is director of youth ministry and community engagement at House of Prayer Lutheran Church.
Assisting in wife's suicide earns Twin Cities man a conviction, mother-in-law's gratitude and love
Thomas Houck of Eden Prairie was sentenced to 90 days in the workhouse.
Authorities ID man fatally crushed by lift, vehicle outside west metro auto dealership
The death is being investigated by OSHA, the agency said.
Storybook chalet-style home in Tonka Bay is 'like stepping back in time'
A resourceful homeowner transformed an abandoned property into a storybook chalet with his creative use of castoff materials.
Man fatally crushed unloading vehicle off truck outside west metro auto dealership
A delivery worker was fatally crushed by a vehicle he was unloading from a truck late at night outside a Golden Valley dealership, authorities said.…
St. Louis Park Holocaust survivor to receive FBI award for civil-rights activism
Judy Meisel will receive award at Chaska exhibit of survivors' portraits.
Equipment crushes person at metro auto dealership
The incident occurred at the business near I-394 and Hwy. 169.
Orono man gets 7 years in prison for hiding millions from the IRS
After getting out of federal prison for fraud in 2000, Scott Phillip Flynn didn’t wait long to start his next criminal venture. From 2005 to…
Man drowns in Bloomington hotel bathtub
The man "may have slipped on the floor and fell back into the tub," said a Sheriff's Office spokesman.
Metro police blotter, Feb. 10
BIRCHWOOD JAN. 6 Suspicious activity. A resident in the 200 block of Wildwood Avenue contacted authorities about a neighbor pointing cameras at his home.…