Brooklyn Park News

A series of drug raids across the Twin Cities this week highlights what authorities say is a growing national trend: Sophisticated pot-growing operations at homes in quiet suburban neighborhoods.

Eighteen people were charged in federal court Thursday in connection with a large indoor marijuana growing operation that netted over 3,300 plants.

Share + Jul 2, 2009 12:40 pm US/Central 1 of 1 On June 30, search warrants for several Twin Cities locations help seize more than 3,300 marijuana plants worth more than $6 million.

Nine independent and Fairview-owned medical clinics recently were awarded nearly $60,000 in grant dollars of up to $10,000 each to support projects to improve clinical outcomes and promote innovation.

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A rollover crash along Interstate 694 in Oakdale late Monday killed a 19-year-old Blaine man and injured two others.

A 19-year-old Blaine man was killed late Monday when the driver of the car he was riding in swerved to avoid something on Interstate 694 in the east metro area.

An estimated 10,000 children and adults need life-saving bone marrow transplants each year.

The 16-year-old was shot at about 11:17 p.m. Thursday in the 8000 block of Hampshire Avenue N., outside the home where he was staying.

Published: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 5:13 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 5:13 a.m. IT started with an odd sensation in her right hand and a feeling of exhaustion so profound she could hardly get through an hour of work, let alone a full day.

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Fridley police have arrested two juveniles and an adult in the Wednesday school bus arson at Totino-Grace High School.

One person was killed when a single-engine plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing late Tuesday at the Crystal Airport.

Amirhossein Kiani took four hours off work and drove 100 miles from Rochester to Brooklyn Park last week, just to vote.

If Excelsior gets a new library, it may come later and be smaller than the community has been hoping.

The State Patrol is investigating after a charter bus caught fire during rush our traffic Friday evening.

A July 18 wedding is planned. Stevens - Mellies The Free Press Angela L. Stevens daughter of Bob and Dara Stevens of Vernon Center.

There are many politicians considering throwing their hats in the ring in the race for Minnesota governor.

Suzette Erickson, the principal at Crest View Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, marveled at a miracle unfolding before her eyes on Friday.

Jun 5, 2009 5:56 pm US/Central Reporting Maya Nishikawa 1 of 1 There are some exceptions when it's OK to be out after curfew without an adult -- going to or from work or an organized school, religious, or recreational activity, or if there's an emergency.