Authorities boost patrols, emergency access on Lake Minnetonka before busy July 4th weekend

North Minneapolis Salvation Army center reopens with fitness center, hot meals
Fitness center is added to the facility on Lyndale Avenue, along with other upgrades.

2 people shot a block from the U; no arrests
School officials weighing whether to issue a campuswide “Timely Warning” about the shooting.

Heinrich trial on child pornography charges rescheduled

Juror pay in Minnesota district courts to double starting next week

Reconsideration of County Road 42 decision fails in Prior Lake
Council members urged residents to relay their complaints to County Commissioners.

DNR approves environmental review of Red River flood project, but cites concerns
Minnesota wants to address diversion impacts in permit decisions yet to come.

Light it and run: Fireworks injuries rose in Minnesota last year
The number of emergency room visits, mostly from young people, especially men, have been increasing in recent years.

3 suffer stab wounds at intersection, 1 under police guard

2 boys, ages 10 and 11, drown in Willmar lake
A four-hour search preceded the grim discovery of the two friends and schoolmates.

Milwaukee woman added to FBI’s ’10 Most Wanted’ list

Brooklyn Park man, 58, drowns in Itasca County lake

Boy pulled from pool Sunday in Shorewood dies

The aspirations of an athlete, businessman cut short

Dashcam captures motorcyclist’s crash into unsecured load on I-94
The rolled-up foam pad tumbled off the back of a boat pulled by a dark SUV on I-94.

Neighborhood group urges historic designation to preserve Glendale public housing
Historic designation could help preserve Prospect Park’s low-income row houses.

At annual convention, Hennepin County a model for how jailed mentally ill are treated
The humane treatment of the mentally ill in jail is highlighted for national meeting attendees.

2 charged in killing of Wisconsin woman; body found in SD

Charter amendments give voice to the public, which is sometimes wrong

Breck Head of School to resign at the end of next school year
Edward Kim is resigning after the 2016-2017 school year, his 31st year in education.

Oakdale man had ‘firearms easily accessible’ when officers raided his home for a marijuana grow operation.
Mark Kuzel, 53, fired a weapon at officers who were serving a search warrant for a marijuan grow operation.

Wisconsin State Patrol sending 45 officers to RNC convention

Albert Lea man pleads guilty to supplying methadone in overdose death
Dustin Charles Chenevert will be sentenced on July 8.

St. Paul sings ‘Hello’ to Minneapolis in Adele parody video
Adele kicks off her U.S. tour with two shows in St. Paul at the Xcel Energy Center July 5 and 6.

It’s Paul Bunyan Day in Minnesota, today and every day
Paul Bunyan’s birthday is a chance to reflect on how wrong Maine is about the legendary lumberjack’s birthplace.

Woman, 19, fatally shot in back is found in vehicle in north Minneapolis
Others were with her in the vehicle. No arrests have been made.

Developers plan to tear down Robbinsdale’s Terrace Theatre to build a grocery store
While the city has longed for a grocery store, it could now mean tearing down a historic theater.

Jury finds younger Davis guilty in Community Action fraud case

Man pleads guilty to prostituting Forest Lake girl
Damon DiMartino agreed to full sentence of 20 years in prison. His plea ended a jury trial about to begin.

Charge: Resident repeatedly molested woman in wheelchair at west metro facility
The man also touched other women, according to the criminal complaint.

Collision in Ham Lake kills 62-year-old motorcyclist
The crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Monday at an intersection.

Woman leaps from 3rd-floor apartment window of burning Brooklyn Park complex
Five others were treated for smoke inhalation.

Driver from Twin Cities dies in rollover near Motley; drinking suspected
The crash killed a 27-year-old man from Robbinsdale.

Milwaukee to get $8M grant to train residents for tech jobs

Woman in critical condition after being shot in north Minneapolis
She was shot in the back and found the woman in a vehicle in the 1800 block of Penn Avenue North.

Woman in very critical condition after being shot on north side of Minneapolis

Former Janesville coach charged with photographing naked teens

Fraud trial of Jordan Davis, son of convicted CEO, set to go to jurors
Prosecutors say Jordan Davis cashed checks but did no work; defense says he was on call.

Police investigating whether N. Minneapolis activist’s death was homicide

Union pickets line up outside Waconia schools

That’s not funny: Threat to Acme comedy club brings crowd to City Hall
Developer and city hope to work out parking plan to placate comedy club.

Initial impressions of A Line bus mostly positive

Mpls. supporters of $15 minimum wage ready with 20,000 signatures
Supporters plan to drop off 20,000 petition signatures at City Hall this week, and are preparing legal arguments.

Minneapolis mulls new city office building downtown
Project would allow the city to consolidate downtown office space.

Pastor envisions youth shelter in old West St. Paul bank building
Donnell Bratton wants to turn a long-empty West St. Paul bank into the county’s first youth shelter, but zoning is getting in the way.

Bemidji man allegedly abducted 5-year-old girl from fire-ravaged mobile home
The girl was found safe in the northern Minnesota 26 hours after her disappearance.

Spoon and Stable chef Gavin Kaysen to open Wayzata restaurant
Spoon and Stable owner plans a French brasserie in the former Blue Point space in early 2017.

Report: Low income drivers pay 59 percent more for car insurance
Insurance companies say driving records aren’t the only predictors of accidents.