North Loop Wins Big In Mpls-St. Paul Magazine 2026 Readers Poll
North Loop Wins Big in Mpls-St. Paul Magazine 2026 Readers Poll. The May issue of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine started arriving in mailboxes this week, with the cover story announcing readers’ “Best of the Twin Cities” choices in dozens of categories. More than thirty North Loop businesses won or placed in the magazine’s 2026 Readers’ Poll. Individual winners spanned several categories, including dining, cocktails, shopping...
This Unassuming Counter-Serve Shop In Minnesota Scoops The Best Ice Cream You’ll Ever Taste
There’s a brick building on Grand Avenue in St. Paul that doesn’t look like much from the outside, which is exactly why you might walk right past the best ice cream in Minnesota. Grand Ole Creamery proves that you don’t need fancy decor or Instagram-worthy interiors when your...
Boy seriously injured in Hopkins shooting, police say
The Hopkins Police Department says officers were dispatched to the area of Feltl Court and Smetana Road for a reported shooting around 3 p.m.
Minneapolis Public Schools assessed $5.3 million in tax penalties in past four years
Lyndale Elementary Schools students board the bus after school on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. (Photo by Ellen Schmidt/Minnesota Reformer) Minneapolis Public Schools has incurred over $5.3 million in tax penalties from the IRS since 2022. The penalties were assessed for a range of issues, including $2.9 million for errors calculating and reporting employment taxes and another $2.3 million for late...
California Landlord Drops $34 Million On Eden Prairie Senior Living Hub
Coastal money just made a big move in the suburbs. A California-based real estate investment trust has snapped up The Waters of Eden Prairie for $34 million, taking over the senior-living community on Prairie Center Drive in an all-cash deal that closed earlier this month. The buyer, listed in local sale records as Sabra Health Care REIT, now controls one of...
Hennepin County drops case against veteran cited for riding bike outside Whipple Building
Mike Madden showed up for a court hearing last week to discover his case had been dropped "in the interests of justice."
Convicted murderer David Wright refuses to leave cell, judge postpones sentencing
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A judge moved the sentencing date of convicted murderer David Wright after he refused to leave his jail cell. The family of Mariah Samuels, the woman he admitted to killing, decried the decision, saying the system continues to fail Mariah and other victims of domestic violence.
16-year-old shot in Hopkins, police investigating
HOPKINS, Minn. — Police are investigating after a teen was shot in Hopkins. According to authorities, they were called on a report of a shooting in the area of Feltl Court and Smetana Road around 3 p.m. on Friday. A 16-year-old boy was found with a serious gunshot wound....
Last nonalcoholic bottle shop in Minneapolis faces closure
The opening was a huge success and just a year later, Erin Flavin opened up her St. Paul location. However, two years ago, she saw a shift that would end up being what she calls the "downfall of Marigold."
Storm sparks tornado near Rochester, hail in Minneapolis, power outages in Twin Cities
The latest wave of thunderstorms passed through Minnesota Friday afternoon, bringing a wide range of weather phenomena, some of it severe. A huge system proceeded from the southwest to northeast Minnesota, with the most serious action seen in the southeast of the state as well as parts of the Twin Cities.

















