This Woodbury neighborhood draws thousands of visitors for its Halloween displays
For most of her life Shelly Ahrens lived in deep rural Minnesota, where putting up Halloween decorations just didn’t make sense. “When you’re on a farm isolated in the country you can enjoy them, but no one else is going to see them,” Ahrens said. “But here is a prime opportunity. We’re on a corner, we’re in a neighborhood that enjoys Halloween — we kind of moved to the right spot by accident.”
St. Paul Council to vote on new estimated $11M homelessness plan, says city taxpayers...
St. Paul leaders are weighing a new homelessness response plan that could cost an estimated $11 million, but a council member behind the proposal said on Tuesday that it is not all expected to be paid by city tax dollars.
West Broadway shooting leaves 3 men hospitalized, no arrests made
Three men showed up at the hospital with gunshot wounds following a shooting on Tuesday night near West Broadway, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
Driver receives 360-day sentence, 5 years probation for fatal Maplewood hit-and-run
The man suspected of being behind the wheel of a vehicle that killed 31-year-old Abdul Bakr Jafar was sentenced Monday.
Minneapolis ranked among top 10 cities for retirement
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - A study ranked Minneapolis as one of the top ten places to retire in the nation. WalletHub evaluated 182 American cities, grading them on affordability, quality of life, quality of healthcare, and available activities. Minneapolis was the highest ranked city in the Midwest. Minneapolis ranks high for...
Minneapolis City Council plan would let unsheltered people sleep overnight in cars in supervised...
Minneapolis City Council members on Tuesday pushed forward on a policy that would allow unsheltered residents to sleep overnight in their cars at designated and supervised parking lots. If approved by the full city council next week, the ordinance would take effect in January. Under the proposal, people would be...
Man accused of killing father with hammer in North St. Paul home: Charges
NORTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 29-year-old man is accused of killing his 69-year-old father with a hammer inside a North St. Paul home earlier this month, according to charges filed in Ramsey County. Hammer attack at North St. Paul home. Jamal Jevonte Nash was charged with two...
Starbucks’ only downtown St. Paul location to close later this year
The closing dates comes one month after Starbucks announced it would close approximately 250 locations in North America.
1 person injured in shooting near McAndrews Road in Burnsville; shelter-in-place issued
A shelter-in-place order was issued Tuesday evening in Burnsville for a shooting that injured one person.
Gophers ranked No. 17 in Associated Press Top-25 preseason poll
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The University of Minnesota women’s basketball team opens its regular season in less than two weeks, and for the first time 2019, the Gophers will enter the season in the top-25. Gophers ranked No. 17 in AP Preseason Poll. What we know:. The Gophers are...
