White Bear Lake News

Owatonna once again showed its depth, but without a strong frontrunner, the Huskies missed out on a couple of team goals.

A proposal to build a $22 million sports complex in Vadnais Heights could move a step closer to getting the financial backing it needs.

After a night of uncertainty, it looks this morning like residents in the White Bear Lake school district know the winners of the four open seats for school board.

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn -- Born in 1910, Walt Westman is as sharp as a tack. "It's wonderful, I'm grateful his mind works fine, his memory is perfect, he can remember, everything," said Charlie Westman, Walt's son.A His love for horses took him to a whole new level.A He served in theA 1st Cavalry Division in World War II.

Monday is the last day of campaigning for candidates and causes on the ballot in local elections.

Voters in Maplewood -- often a city with heated elections -- will choose a mayor and two City Council members Tuesday after a campaign laced with disagreements over leadership style and charges of homophobic scare tactics.

A Scandia woman who admitted she stole more than $87,000 from her employer - after doing the same at a previous job - was sentenced Friday in Ramsey County District Court to five years in prison and ordered to pay restitution.

Five candidates are running for four positions on the White Bear Lake Area School Board.

"This is kind of chancy. We've never done anything this wide and big," warned Roger Bacon.

HUGO, Minn.- Four Minnesota friends fashioned a medieval catapult to fling a variety of objects -- such as wheelchairs and obsolete appliances -- into the sky, they said.

Reports Semi-Retired of White Bear Lake: "At a recent staff meeting, we were discussing our Myers-Briggs personality profiles, explaining how our personality types might affect our job performance.

Sen. Sandy Rummel, DFL-White Bear Lake, has endorsed Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner for governor.

The redevelopment of the Johnson Boat Works site took another step forward this month, with the White Bear Lake City Council telling developer Dennis Properties to draft an agreement on a commercial-residential plan for the lakeside lot.

High school: Suburban East , 7 p.m. - East Ridge at Forest Lake; Hastings at Stillwater; Park at Mounds View; White Bear Lake at Roseville.

By Kelli Baxter Whether anyone likes it or not, a judge's ruling will allow Robert Buberl to build a compost facility in Rush City.

Two candidates are vying for the job of White Bear Lake mayor, a race left wide open with the decision of longtime incumbent Paul Auger not to seek re-election. Auger is leaving after 15 years as mayor, saying he wanted to tend to his family and business, after falling behind on his taxes.

At one time, Greg Ekbom wanted to be a superhero. Age: 58 What did you want to be when you grew up? Other than being a Justice League of America superhero, I didn't really have a career in mind.

It was hard to pinpoint what was worse on Saturday's Minnesota pheasant opener. Was it the unpicked cornfields, leaving pheasants endless opportunities to hide, or the fact that the state's ringneck population is down 27 percent this year? Or was it the 25-degree temperature, frigid winds and overnight snow that left pheasant hunters reeling? "I've ...

Countering occasional criticism of teacher performance in public schools, the state's largest teachers union is inviting business and community leaders to spend a day in classrooms to experience firsthand the challenges of educating children.

Two Forest Lake residents who operate drapery businesses in White Bear Lake are accused of tax evasion and face multiple felony charges.