MPHA breaks ground on public redevelopment project in northeast Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority broke ground Tuesday on a redevelopment project in northeast Minneapolis. The MPHA is calling it the largest housing redevelopment in the city’s history. The complex is known as Spring Manor. The agency initially estimated the project at $65 million, but finances closed at...
Warm, slightly humid Wednesday in Twin Cities; weekend trending cooler
Wednesday will be warm and slightly humid in the Twin Cities, but things will cool down for the first weekend of the Minnesota State Fair.
Victim of Brooklyn Park stabbing critically injured, police say
A male of unknown age was critically injured in a stabbing in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, early Wednesday, police said.
New Pay Rates For Minimum Wage Workers Kick In January 1
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Minnesotans making minimum wage will be getting their annual pay raise on the first of the year. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry says the minimum wage rate will be adjusted for inflation on January 1st to $11.41 an hour for all employers in the state.
First Bite: D’s Banh Mi
D's Banh Mi is here, it's official! The old Dave's Popcorn stand at 38th Street and Longfellow Avenue is now serving deliciously herb-stuffed and pâté-smeared banh mi on the daily (well, minus Mondays). Owner Hilda Tov and family had a hell of a road to opening—beyond the typical construction and permitting delays...
Traverse City Coast Guard saves Twin Cities girls in Lake Superior operation
SILVER BAY, Minn. — Four young girls from the Twin Cities are safe after being rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Traverse City, Michigan, early Sunday morning on Lake Superior. Per an Aug. 20 news release, the girls — ages 14, 13, 10 and 8 —...
Hunt for violent robbery suspect who sparked alert near State Fairgrounds
Dylan Jungwirth faces multiple counts of first-degree robbery in relation to a crime spree that spurred a Ramsey County emergency alert over the weekend.
Bus windows smashed in St. Paul
A rash of car break-ins has plagued Minneapolis and neighboring cities in recent months but it’s not just cars that are being targeted. St. Paul police say six emergency windows on buses at Community Action Head Start Centers on Fuller Avenue were broken on Monday morning. No arrests had been made as of Tuesday...
Body Found in Lake Nokomis After 2-Day Search
Minneapolis emergency crews began searching Lake Nokomis on Monday after getting a report of a woman in a mental health crisis. Park Police and Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies began responding shortly after 2 p.m., focusing their efforts both on land and water. Water Patrol crews launched boats on the...
Charges filed against three men connected with string of gas station robberies in Roseville...
Charges are now filed against three men in connection with a string of gas station robberies in Roseville and Little Canada that prompted an emergency alert on some cell phones over the weekend.