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Ramsey County Board gives sheriff $869K for civil unrest
Tensions simmer over budgets, charter school plan
Woodbury woman charged with killing daughter, 5, ruled incompetent to stand trial
A judge has ordered her to be civilly committed for six months while her murder case is put on hold.
Ramsey County starts planning for new teams of 911 responders
Ex-University of St. Thomas football player guilty of raping fellow student in dorm
Nicholas R. Schnack transferred to Drake and joined the football team there, but left that school once the charges were filed, his attorney said.
Eye on St. Paul Q&A: Joe Spencer, Downtown Alliance president
The Downtown Alliance president talks COVID, crime and the future of downtown.
St. Paul school board chair diagnosed with COVID-19
St. Paul school board Chair Jeanelle Foster has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is recovering at home after being hospitalized Friday, the district announced Monday.Foster,…
St. Paul charter school superintendent to step down after $4.3M hedge fund loss
Move follows $4.3 million hedge fund investment loss.
St. Paul police searching for suspect in East Side hit-and-run
St. Paul police were searching Saturday for a 30-year-old man suspected in a hit-and-run incident that killed a pedestrian in the Battle Creek neighborhood on…
Five injured in early morning house explosion in Cambridge
"The fact that anyone walked out of it is miraculous."
Driver in fiery transit station crash was White Bear Lake man
The driver killed last weekend in a fiery crash at a new Metro Transit station off Interstate 35W in south Minneapolis was a 25-year-old White…
From books to free food, Stillwater family builds on Little Free Library legacy
For more than two years now, Tony Bol and his wife Eden Penn have made wooden boxes for people who want to install them in their front yards to share something: books, food, seeds. Even poetry.
Ramsey County considers fines for restaurant, other license violations
County is moving away from criminal penalties.
New push to divert youth from juvenile court in Ramsey County stirs controversy
New Ramsey County effort aims to rehabilitate teens, but sheriff says it lets dangerous youth go free.
Twin Cities metro police blotter, Oct. 17
ANDOVERSEPT. 28Disorderly conduct. An officer responded to a report of five kids who were being loud and disorderly and appeared to be drunk in a…
Endangered bird, bee found on Maplewood development sites
Environmental groups say the results are proof Ramsey County, the property owner, should rethink possible plans to redevelop the shuttered 88-acre Ponds at Battle Creek golf course and a second 77-acre grassland site.
Some worry St. Paul Port Authority is not listening to community hopes for Hillcrest
Housing advocates want the site to provide more amenities, affordable housing.
History center opens in Stillwater after years of planning
After years of planning and renovation, the museum opens this weekend
Amazon to build a fourth Twin Cities warehouse in Woodbury
Dubbed "Project Belle" to avoid publicly naming the tenant, the online retailer expects to hire 500 to 1,000 workers.
Oakdale man charged with shooting at law enforcement, officers exchanging gunfire identified
The man was later taken to a hospital and placed on a mental health hold.
As park usage surges, Ramsey County leaders say 'dawn-to-dusk' rule may no longer make sense
Officials say the "dawn-to-dusk" rule may no longer make sense.