Major apartment development slated for St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park
A site now home to a giant warehouse is poised to become home to hundreds of affordable and market-rate apartments in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park. Dominium Development recently closed on the purchase...
View ArticleMinnesota violent crime up in 2015
Violent crime saw a nearly 8 percent jump in 2015 compared to the year before, according to a report released Friday by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s Uniform Crime Report. Murders stood out...
View ArticleMan dies after shooting in Minneapolis
A man died after he was shot in North Minneapolis on Monday afternoon, according to Minneapolis police. The incident took place on the 1400 block of Morgan Avenue North, where police responded to a...
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‘God made me’ shoot friend dead, Minneapolis police allegedly heard
A man accused of fatally shooting his friend in Minneapolis over the holiday weekend said he was following orders from God. Anthony Winston Collins (Courtesy of Hennepin County sheriff) Anthony...
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Philando Castile remembered as warm, quiet, loved by students
Here are some of the ways people describe Philando Castile: “Sweet.” “Kind.” “Respectful.” “Smart.” “Laid-back.” “Docile.” “Good.” Philando Castile, from the “Justice for Philando Castile” Facebook...
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BCA identifies officers involved in Philando Castile shooting
A four-year veteran of the St. Anthony police department was identified late Thursday as the officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop Wednesday . From 2014 Falcon Heights Police...
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Police scanner audio sheds light on Philando Castile traffic stop
The attorney for the St. Anthony police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last week said his client pulled him over because the vehicle he was driving had a broken tail...
View ArticleMinneapolis mayor blasts police union head over ‘jackass remarks’ on Lynx
The Minneapolis police chief said Tuesday that she does not condone the actions of four police officers who walked off the job at a Minnesota Lynx game Saturday. The WNBA players had held a news...
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Maplewood asking citizen task force to examine police use-of-force
A group of community members in Maplewood will soon be charged with a rare and onerous task: reviewing the city police department’s use-of-force policies and making recommendations on how or if they...
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St. Anthony police data shows disproportionate arrests of blacks
An analysis of St. Anthony police data shows that the department arrested more blacks than whites this year, despite blacks being a small fraction of the population — and let a comparatively larger...
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Blaine man shot son until he ‘couldn’t shoot anymore,’ charges say
A Blaine man accused of killing his adult son reportedly told police he “kept shooting until (he) couldn’t shoot anymore” after officers found his son lying bloodied in the street in front of the man’s...
View ArticleFormer Maplewood night club bouncer sentenced for tax fraud
A former Maplewood night club bouncer was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years in prison for tax fraud. John Hunter Sr., 47, of Eagan was sentenced in federal court to 70 months in prison for the...
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Judge denies request to expose more archdiocese assets to abuse claims
A legal request to widen the scope of assets included in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ bankruptcy proceedings filed by survivors of clergy sexual abuse was shot down Thursday. In an...
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St. Paul neighborhood braces for loss of good neighbor – a juvenile...
Walk in to Peggy and Ed Sonksen’s backyard, and you feel like you’re standing in the middle of the woods. This time of year, the stand of trees that borders their property on the 400 block of Totem...
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Critics gather at county attorney’s office, call for independent prosecutor...
Clarence Castile, center, uncle of Philando Castille, is joined by other protesters as they fill the lobby of the office of Ramsey County Attorney John Choi in downtown St. Paul Monday, August 1, 2016....
View ArticleMinneapolis man serving time for felony drug conviction granted shorter...
A Minneapolis man ordered to serve more than 20 years in prison for a 2003 felony drug conviction was one of more than 200 inmates across the country who saw their sentences shortened Wednesday by an...
View ArticleNew Brighton gets new interim public safety director
New Brighton has a new interim public safety director. Tony Paetznick was appointed acting director of the city’s public safety services early this summer, replacing Bob Jacobson, who held the post for...
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Formerly polluted TCAAP site gets clean designation
It’s the list nobody wants to be on. The state’s Superfund list, the collection of properties across Minnesota deemed too dirty for development. Unless someone is willing to foot the bill and invest...
View ArticleDeal spares historic St. Paul firehouse, incorporates it into new hotel
St. Paul’s oldest remaining fire station will stay standing. After months of discussion with developers who had previously planned to raze the historic West End structure to make way for a hotel, St....
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Minnesota’s oldest bar? North St. Paul’s Neumann’s claims the title
A taxidermied elk's head keeps an eye over Neumann's Bar as it has done for decades, on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. The North St. Paul institution is believed to be one of the oldest bars in Minnesota,...
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