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A man walks on the road Friday near a fence that is at the center of controversy where a couple have been asked by the city of West St. Paul to paint

West St. Paul asks homeowner to paint over Black Lives Matter mural

A city spokesman said the code enforcement team has received more than 20 complaints about the mural since September.
East Metro
1:27pm

Twin Cities metro police blotter, April 11

ANDOVERMARCH 17Theft. A 2015 Ford F250 was stolen from a driveway in the 14300 block of NW. Quince Street. The keys were left inside the…
April 9
Mo the Nigerian dwarf goat stood with her two kids in their pen Friday morning at the Minnesota Zoo.

Minnesota Zoo shows off farm babies

The farm babies exhibit opened for guests Friday at the Minnesota Zoo's farm in Apple Valley. The exhibit features baby piglets, Shetland sheep, dwarf goats, dairy calves, and chicks and will run through May 16.
Curious Minnesota
April 9
Erna Zahn, right, visiting Mount Rushmore with a friend in July 1934. George Washington’s head was the only completed portion of the monument.

Who is the oldest living person in Minnesota?

The oldest Minnesotan, a supercentenarian, is also one of the oldest living people in the United States.
Local
April 8
Eagan residents are balking at a plan to remove trash receptacles in the city’s neighborhood parks, requiring residents to instead take their waste

Eagan residents balk at no-can trash plan

City officials want to remove trash cans from some neighborhood parks.
High Schools
April 8
Chaska players and coaches celebrated in the final seconds of the team’s victory over Hopkins.

Chaska stuns Hopkins in 4A semi, keeps Royals from winning-streak record

The winners used a 16-2 run midway through the first half to build a lead that survived several close calls.
Local
April 7
A woman sat waiting to be vaccinated at the Vikings Training Center tha had been converted into a site administering the newly available, single-dose,

Downed power lines closed I-35W last night; vaccinations postponed at Vikings facility

Some Minnesotans were left without power Tuesday night.
Local
April 6
This photo provided by Tricia Markle, a wildlife conservation specialist at the Minnesota Zoo, shows young hatchling wood turtles.

Roadside fences show promise for reducing Minnesota turtle fatalities

Turtle populations have been falling for years, in large part due to traffic.
Local
April 2
Credit River Township’s town hall, show in 2013. Officials say a decision to incorporate was prompt­ed most­ly by fears the town­ship would e­ve

Credit River Township to become a city in May

It's the first township in Minnesota to in­corpo­rate since 2014, when Rice Lake, north of Duluth, re­ceived city sta­tus.
Local
March 27

Lakeville police seek help in finding suspect in park assault

A woman in her 40s told police she was assaulted in East Lake Community Park by a man who said he needed help.
Local
March 27
Layla Jackson

Lawsuit: Hennepin County, social workers failed to stop murder of infant in foster care

Foster father convicted of killing 18-month-old girl.
East Metro
March 27

Twin Cities metro police blotter, March 28

COLUMBUSMARCH 8Warrant. An officer went to a home in the 8600 block of 181st Avenue NE. to serve a 26-year-old woman a felony warrant from…
Local
March 25
A trail at Spring Lake Park Reserve.

Dakota County park plans to preserve Native American history

Dakota people have an 8,000-year history in the area of Spring Lake Park Reserve.
Local
March 25
Brady Zipoy, while deployed to Syria.

Mental illness defense wins acquittal for ex-Marine who killed Shakopee man

Battlefield trauma, unrest after George Floyd's death cited in judge's ruling.
East Metro
March 20

Twin Cities metro police blotter, March 21

AFTONFEB. 9Suspicious person. A deputy checking on a suspicious persons report in the 4000 block of S. River Road spoke with two men who said…
Local
March 19

New methane-to-natural gas plant planned for Inver Grove Heights landfill

The plant, which would be built at the Pine Bend Landfill, may be the state's first of this type.
Local
March 15
One of the brown bears in the Russia’s Grizzly Coast exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo sauntered through the falling snow Monday afternoon.

Late winter storm drops rain, freezing drizzle and lots of snow in southern Minnesota

Winter returned Monday with heavy snow, rain and freezing drizzle over much of southern Minnesota.Mankato got hit the hardest with 10 to 11 inches of…
East Metro
March 15
Austin and Connie Herbst Credit: Scott County jail

Man admits killing his father in family's Twin Cities home in 2013

His mother remains charged with helping him dump the body in Wisconsin.
Local
March 15
Mark Webster, a longtime friend of Prince, is pushing to have 7 miles of Hwy. 5 between Interstate 494 and Galpin Drive designated to honor the musica

Minnesota legislators want to rename highway after Prince

Two Minnesota legislators say they are introducing measures that will allow the Minnesota Department of Transportation to designate a segment of Hwy. 5 that runs…
East Metro
March 13

Twin Cities metro police blotter, March 14

EDINAFEB. 9Drugs. A 50-year-old man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and providing false information to the police, in the 7600…
Local
March 12

Charge: Man drove drunk in Eagan, crashed friend's car and killed him

The friends left a house party before crashing into a tree late at night, according to the criminal complaint.
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