Driver arrested in deadly White Bear Lake motorcycle crash was 3 times over alcohol...
A 63-year-old White Bear Lake man faces criminal vehicular homicide charges after allegedly driving drunk and killing a motorcyclist at a Highway 61 and Highway 96 intersection on June 10. Robert Marines Rodriguez registered a .27 BAC — more than three times the legal limit — after the crash that...
Elliot Leasure Destroys 13-14 NAG Record in 50 Back, Blasts 26.00 at AQJT Summer...
Elliot Leasure lowered the 13-14 NAG record in the 50 backstroke to 26.00 and added top-five all-time age-group performances in the 100 and 200 back. Stock photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. Continuing a hot streak of big swims worldwide, Rochester Swim Club’s Elliot Leasure got in on the action with...
Vadnais Heights could undo new fire station project after complaints
The Vadnais Heights City Council is considering reversing a more than $30 million project to build a new fire station following resident backlash over costs. The project was approved last month and was to be financed through bonds, with bids expected this summer. The city administrator is recommending the council...
Brooklyn Park 10-year-old missing after visiting family in north Minneapolis
Jayceon Rogers, 10, was last seen around 5 p.m. Sunday in the 2500 block of 6th Street North.
Line-Ups & Legacy Celebrates Black Fatherhood, Family, and Health on Father’s Day
2nd Chance Outreach presents Line-Ups & Legacy on Sunday, June 21 at North Central University's Trask Worship Center in Minneapolis, a theatrical performance set in a neighborhood barbershop exploring generational conversations among African American men about legacy, masculinity and health, with a focus on prostate an
Hennepin County Bets $1.7 Million On Transit Corridor Comeback
Hennepin County is lining up $1.7 million in Transit Oriented Communities grants for five projects in Minneapolis and Hopkins, a relatively small pot of money that officials say could unlock about $66.2 million in new development. The targeted sites sit along bus rapid transit and high-frequency bus routes and are pitc
At Whittier Corner Where He Fell, Minneapolis Unveils ‘Officer Jamal Mitchell Way’
On a gray Minneapolis Saturday, city leaders and the family of Officer Jamal Mitchell stood at a familiar Whittier intersection and watched a new name go up. A stretch of Blaisdell Avenue now carries a second title: “Officer Jamal Mitchell Way,” marking the corner where the 36-year-old officer was shot while responding
Minneapolis woman charged in 2-year-old grandson’s OD death
The 42-year-old woman is facing one count of second-degree manslaughter.
Twin Cities care providers scramble after Minnesota removes thousands from Medicaid billing system
For families around the Twin Cities, Medicaid is not just a government program. In Minnesota, it is officially called Medical Assistance, and it helps many people pay for care they could not afford on their own. Now, thousands of providers have been notified that they will be disenrolled after a...
E Line Crushes Ridership Bets As Edina Shops Climb Out Of Construction Hole
Six months after the METRO E Line started rolling between Edina’s Southdale and the University of Minnesota, the new bus rapid transit route is already changing how people move through south Minneapolis and Uptown. Riders and neighborhood business owners say the corridor feels noticeably livelier than it did during the
