Downtown St. Paul Alliance Announces over $1 billion in downtown investment
More than $1 billion in public and private investment is flowing into downtown St. Paul, city and business leaders announced Tuesday during the St. Paul Downtown Alliance Annual Meeting at the Palace Theatre. Leaders with the St. Paul Downtown Alliance said the combined $1.293 billion total reflects projects underway or committed across downtown, including infrastructure improvements, redevelopment efforts, housing, corporate campus investments and the...
Minnesota’s First Ever Tulip Festival is Happening Now in Farmington
A farm in Farmington is hosting Minnesota's first ever Tulip Festival this month, and it kicked off just a few days ago. The fields look BEAUTIFUL!
Minneapolis Mayor Frey’s State of the City speech takes a new tone
After eight years as the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey has a well-tested recipe for his State of the City speech. Start with a healthy base of events that tested the city in the past year, but also drew out its strengths. Next, mix in updates about pet projects – Stable Homes Stable Schools , efforts to end exclusionary zoning , an uptick in police recruitment...
This Minnesota Cemetery Has A Grave Marker Carved Like A Pulled Tooth
I walked past a giant carved tooth sitting on top of a grave today. My first thought was whether a dentist is buried underneath that unusual monument actually. The marker looks exactly like a molar with three distinct roots sticking out completely. Someone really looked at a tombstone and said “make it dental” without any hesitation at all.
What Should We Do With Har Mar Mall?
Har Mar Mall keeps me up at night. Located at the intersection of Snelling Avenue and County Road B, this 63-year-old mall is sitting on 48 acres of prime Roseville real estate. Yet the 446,000-square-foot structure is mostly empty and somehow getting even emptier—in recent years suburban faves Marshall’s and Home Goods both left for greener pastures nearby. Har...
Man, 19, set for sentencing in murder of Twin Cities DJ Justin Marshall
Dijon Davis, 19, will spend close to 22 years behind bars for the killing of a beloved Twin Cities DJ last summer in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis honors fallen officer Jamal Mitchell with renamed street
The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved renaming Blaisdell Avenue between Franklin Avenue W. and 22nd Street West in south Minneapolis to Officer Jamal Mitchell Way. The honor comes after the shooting death of Mitchell in the line of duty on May 30, 2024. FOX 9 previously reported on Officer...
Shots Fired At Brooklyn Park Apartment Complex
According to a press release, officers responded to an apartment complex in the 5900 block of 65th Avenue North at 8:40 p.m. Arriving officers spoke to witnesses, who reported seeing suspects fire two gunshots and leave in a vehicle. No one was injured in the shooting. Investigators did not find...
Man Found Stabbed in Downtown Minneapolis Park
A quiet Thursday morning in downtown Minneapolis turned grim when a man was found stabbed to death on a bench at Triangle Park, the small wedge of green off the 400 block of South 10th Street. First Precinct officers arrived around 9:45 a.m. and discovered the victim with multiple stab wounds, then called in homicide detectives as forensic analysts moved in to process...
Leah Peterson Wanted In Carver County Alert
Carver County authorities have put 33-year-old Leah Victoria Peterson on their fugitive list with a fresh "Wanted Wednesday" alert, saying she is wanted on felony counts that include failure to appear, aiding and abetting third-degree murder and alleged sale or distribution of Schedule I and II drugs. She was last seen in Minneapolis, according to the notice.
