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Kid Council teaches youngsters how to work out their problems
“Three, two, one, action,” kids yelled as a small group of their peers took a makeshift stage inside a room at the Maplewood Community Center Friday. Over the next five minutes, the following scene...
View ArticleRamsey County hires new library director
Ramsey County has a new library director. The Ramsey County Board recently selected Jill Boldenow to fill the role. Boldenow has previously served as the director of community and digital services at...
View ArticleRamsey County hosts next free Fix-It clinic
Is it time to finally fix that broken lamp that’s been glaring at you for months in your garage? Lug it to Ramsey County’s next free Fix-It clinic. The session will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 27 at...
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Roseville library to host conversation on race
Sun Yung Shin is the editor of “A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota.” (Photo by Dan Markworth) The Ramsey County Library is hosting a community conversation on race Wednesday. The event will...
View ArticleMinnesota 5 closure to affect traffic Wednesday night
A section of Minnesota 5 will close overnight Wednesday as construction crews continue work along the bridge deck that spans the Mississippi River. The highway will be closed from Minnesota 55 to...
View ArticleSt. Paul riverfront site 40% demolished but already looking to future
The former West Publishing buildings in downtown St. Paul are not quite halfway demolished, but Ramsey County Commissioners are already thinking about who will be tasked with replacing them. The Ramsey...
View ArticleHighway 5 to close again this weekend for bridge work
A section of Minnesota 5 will close again this weekend as construction crews continue work along the bridge deck that spans the Mississippi River. The highway will be closed from Minnesota 55 to Davern...
View ArticlePolice seek public’s help in woman’s death in Coon Rapids apartment
The Anoka County sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help as it continues to investigate how a woman wound up dead and a man seriously injured at a Coon Rapids apartment building last week....
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Lino Lakes man charged with sexually assaulting toddler
A toddler is in the hospital after a Lino Lakes man allegedly sexually and physically assaulted her while the child’s mother napped. Sterling Robert Stewart (Courtesy of Anoka County jail) Sterling...
View ArticleSt. Paul woman sentenced for using nonprofits to defraud the government
A St. Paul woman is heading to prison for stealing nearly half a million dollars in grant funding intended to serve teen moms and other struggling Minnesotans through two nonprofits she founded over a...
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Man shot by police outside Eagan apartment building ID’d
The investigation continued Monday in to a fatal officer-involved shooting that left a man dead outside an apartment complex in Eagan over the weekend. A family member identified the deceased as Justin...
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Michigan firefighter says he used pot several hours before fatal I-35W crash,...
Update: Twin Cities crews escort firefighters’ bodies back to Michigan. A firefighter from Michigan was charged in Anoka County District Court on Monday after reportedly causing a freeway crash that...
View ArticleEagan man was hurting before fatal confrontation with police, friends say
An investigation continued Monday into a fatal officer-involved shooting that left a man dead outside an apartment complex in Eagan over the weekend. A family member identified the deceased as Justin...
View ArticleWho fired the shot that killed an Eagan dad? BCA investigating police incident
An Eagan father died during an officer-involved shooting outside his apartment complex over the weekend, but authorities are still investigating who fired the fatal shot. The gunshot wound to the head...
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Roseville’s 13th annual Wild Rice Festival coming soon
A scene from Roseville’s annual Wild Rice Festival. (Courtesy of wildreicefestival.org) Roseville’s annual Wild Rice Festival is around the corner. The event, aimed at honoring American Indian culture...
View ArticleJudge’s ruling cancels New Brighton’s fall city council election
No candidates will be up for re-election on the New Brighton City Council this November after a judge weighed in on a lawsuit filed against the city by a current council member. In a ruling issued last...
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ACLU sues to get police car video in Philando Castile shooting
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit to attain any police dash-camera video pertaining to the Philando Castile fatal shooting. Philando Castile (Courtesy of family) The suit was filed in...
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What can you do for the Wetterlings? Patty Wetterling answers
Patty Wetterling is asking people to “say a prayer,” “play with your children” and “create joy” as she and her family grieve the news that her son Jacob’s remains were found late last week in a central...
View ArticleMaplewood woman lost $90,000 in spate of phone and door-to-door scams
It started with a Maplewood woman responding to an online advertisement for computer repairs in early July. For a couple hundred bucks, the company promised to fix her computer and better protect it...
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St. Paul man arrested for pointing gun at police officer, complaint says
A St. Paul man was arrested this week after allegedly pointing a gun at a police officer who told him to put his hands behind his back after reportedly witnessing the man illegally selling cigarettes...
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