east metro
Grey Cloud Island residents dig in against expansion of gravel mine
Plans took many residents of the riverside area of Washington County by surprise.
Longtime North St. Paul basketball and softball coach Erickson dies at 80
He is a member of the Minnesota Girls' Basketball Coaches Association and the Minnesota Softball Coaches Association halls of fame.
A Minnesota teacher's online request for children's books yields a tale of generosity
Teenage sisters in Woodbury are sharing the gift of books with hundreds of students.
Online schools see surge in new students in Minnesota
There's a waiting list now for the state's largest online charter school.
Minnesota families retool Thanksgiving traditions amid pandemic
They streamed to Plymouth from across the Twin Cities, on their way to pick up plastic containers of carrots, foil-wrapped platters of turkey and homemade…
Ramsey County sheriff criticized for high-speed chase he streamed on Facebook
In a statement Friday, Fletcher defended himelf and said that car thieves are emboldened because they think police won't chase them.
Woman, adult son charged in murder of father in family's Twin Cities home 7 years ago
Prosecutors allege the man was shot by his son, whose mother then helped him dump the body in Wisconsin.
Severed feet of four bald eagles, other raptors found in Woodbury
Federal authorities are offering a $2,500 reward for information in the case.
Ramsey County eyes winter shelter at Luther Seminary dorm
Ramsey County officials are considering opening another temporary homeless shelter, this one in a vacant dorm at Luther Seminary in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park…
Maple Grove man charged with defrauding PPP of more than $500K
A Maple Grove man was charged Monday with defrauding more than half a million dollars from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, a key source of…
To protect Mississippi River dam, Army Corps may build an island near Hastings
The upstream land mass would act as a windbreak and provide habitat for birds
Local police blotter
AFTONOCT. 3Suspicious activity. A resident reported a group of men wearing head lamps near her backyard and determined they were deer hunters dragging a…
St. Paul schools dialing back in-person programs as COVID-19 cases rise
The move follows similar calls in Minneapolis, Anoka-Hennepin districts.
Coin flips decides an election tie in Washington County
Toss was used to break tie in Grey Cloud Island Township. Heads won.
Grants available for Minnesota grocers to process SNAP purchases outside the store
Minnesotans who buy groceries using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can soon pay for them via curbside pickup or delivery, letting them buy groceries…
St. Paul high schoolers struggling so far in distance learning
The district aims to boost support with weekend in -person tutoring.
Those we've lost: Donovan John Fisher, owner of Don's Bakery in Elk River
Don Fisher spent most of his life going to work just as everyone else was going to bed.The longtime owner of Don's Bakery in Elk…
Don Regan, founder of Premier Bank, beloved father, dies at 91
From Depression-era days as a 12-year-old shoveling coal and stoking the church furnace to, decades later, founding bus companies and banks, Donald Regan diligently earned…
Man charged in White Bear couple's assault says he was angry about their anti-Trump sign
Man charged with assault says he was angry about their anti-Trump sign.
Minnesota continues battle against homelessness for veterans
Milestone met in suburbs, but amid the pandemic, "there's more work to be done."