Friday | Finance and Commerce
Hennepin County board approves $1.6 million for transit developments
The Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority on Tuesday approved $1.6 million in funding for six transit-oriented development projects.
WEEK OF OCT. 12 Drunken driving . Someone reported a vehicle in a ditch on Engler Boulevard near Hwy.
WEEK OF SEPT. 28 Drugs . An officer stopped a vehicle on Hwy. 41 for driving without headlights on, and police said the male driver had drug paraphernalia and marijuana.
10th annual Tekne Awards honor innovators
The Minnesota tech community gathered at the Minneapolis Convention Center Thursday night to celebrate and honor a year in innovation.
Creative Memories gives 37 monitors, 87 computers, to UCP program
Computers Go Round, a program of United Cerebral Palsy of Central Minnesota initiated in 2000 with the purpose of making computer access affordable for children and adults with disabilities, has seen a great deal of success in recent months.
Theft . Golf clubs and a bag were stolen from a golf cart at Bearpath Golf & Country Club, 18100 Bearpath Trail.
Someone at Nistler Farms in Maple Plain knows a thing or two about writing compelling sign copy.
Ponying up for cancer research
H orses' hooves thundered across the grass at the Twin City Polo Classic in Maple Plain last Sunday as spectators cheered and sipped wine on the sidelines.
Farmers markets: Catchiest slogan for sweet corn
Someone at Nistler Farms in Maple Plain knows a thing or two about writing compelling sign copy.
2 Adults, 2 Children Killed in Head-On Crash with Dump Truck
Four people, including two children, are dead after their SUV collided head on with a dump truck Tuesday morning.
4 killed in Maple Plain accident
Two adults and two children were killed in a head-on crash in Independence Tuesday morning at Highway 6 and and Game Farm Road.
Funeral Held for Retired Long Lake Fire Chief
Firefighters and motorcyclists formed a funeral procession through Long Lake Tuesday to honor retired fire chief Mike Brown.
2 dead in western Hennepin County crash involving numerous motorcycles
A motorcyclist trying to pass a truck on a two-lane road in western Hennepin County this morning struck the lead motorcycle among five bikes coming in the other direction, killing two people, authorities said.
2 Motorcyclists Killed in Crash in Independence
Two motorcyclists are dead after police say they crashed head on near Maple Plain Wednesday morning.
1 dead, possibly 2, in Hennepin County crash involving motorcycle
One person is feared dead, and possibly two, in a crash this morning in western Hennepin County, according to authorities.
2 Motorcyclist Dead After Head On Crash in Maple Plain
Two motorcyclists are dead after police say they crashed head on near Maple Plain Wednesday morning.
Three workers receive minor injuries in blast at Loretto truck repair shop
Sex offender caught stealing mail, police say
A 25-year-old sex offender was arrested in the middle of the night while stealing mail in western Hennepin County, authorities said today.
Maple Plain sex offender accused of stealing mail
A 25-year-old Maple Plain man faces charges for allegedly not filing as a predatory offender and stealing mail.