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Champlin Plans Ice Rink Park to Save Its Beloved Sinclair Dinosaur

Champlin’s City Council approved a long-term concept for turning the Highway 169 riverfront site into a public park, with possible skating and hockey rinks. The concept incorporates the Sinclair station and its costumed dinosaur, but the vote does not settle whether or when the city will buy or redevelop the property.

Champlin, MN · 21h
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3 Minnesota Cities Now Ranked Among The Midwest's 10 Best Places To Live

Minnesota had more cities in the top 10 than any other state in a new ranking of the Midwest’s 10 best places to live. See which three made the list, where they ranked, and what makes each one stand out.

Minnesota · 3d

CBS Minnesota

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Klobuchar eyes capping land rent increases for mobile homeowners

Gwen Elliott has loved her mobile home in Blaine, Minnesota, for eight years, but she does not love the rent increases.

Blaine, MN · 22h

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Minnesota Man Guilty in YouTube Animal Cruelty Case

A federal jury in Minnesota has convicted a man for producing what prosecutors described as sadistic videos of animal cruelty.

Minnesota · 1d

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

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Frazier wins Hennepin County attorney race, making state history

State Rep. Cedrick Frazier, a former public defender and labor lawyer, defeated former prosecutor Anders Folk on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to become Hennepin County attorney. He will be the first African American county attorney in Minnesota’s 168-year history. Frazier won despite a steep fundraising gap; Folk raised $742,000. Speaking...

Hennepin County, MN · 2d

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Last Chance to Weigh In as MnDOT Pushes Hwy. 252 Freeway Plan

After a decade of studying how to fix one of the Twin Cities’ most crash-prone corridors, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has landed on a preferred design for Hwy. 252 — and residents now have only weeks left to tell the agency what they think before the public comment period closes Dec. 22. Three hearings are set for this month in Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center and Minneapolis, giving opponents and supporters alike a final formal chance to speak before MnDOT moves toward a final design.

Minneapolis, MN · 2d

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

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Cities Church defendants say FACE Act charges are political

Defense attorneys for the defendants charged over the Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul argued Nov. 3 that the cases should be thrown out, saying the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act prosecutions were politically motivated and that the indictment fell short. Joshua Zuckerman, a...

St Paul, MN · 2d

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'Eat Street' celebrates planned reopening of uninterrupted Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis

Listen'Eat Street' celebrates planned reopening of uninterrupted Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. Neighborhood groups in south Minneapolis threw an outdoor party Sunday to celebrate the long-awaited reopening of Nicollet Avenue near Lake Street. Around 100 people strolled back and forth across the bridge over the Midtown Greenway bike and pedestrian path...

Minneapolis, MN · 2d

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I’ve got lead in my Minneapolis home’s drinking water. Now what do I do?

Like so many other Minneapolis residents, I learned my house has lead pipes when I received a letter last month informing me I was the (not-so-proud) owner of one of the roughly 37,000 lead service lines still in operation throughout the city. Not liking the way that sounds, I did...

Minneapolis, MN · 2d

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Andover approves pair of street reconstruction assessments

The Andover City Council approved more than $575,000 in assessments Nov. 4 for two completed street reconstruction projects. Both votes were 4-0. Property owners in both project areas can pay their full assessments within one month without interest. They can also have the assessments added to their property taxes from 2027 through 2034 at 4.07% interest. Public Works Director Dave Berkowitz said the first project rebuilt streets in Kadlec Estates, a neighborhood with 13 parcels east of Hanson Boulevard and north of 150th Lane. Based on the bid, the project cost $457,949.96. The city’s share was $343,462.47, and assessments totaled $114,487.49. The assessment is $8,806.73 per unit, with annual installments of $1,311.83. Berkowitz showed before-and-after photos of streets that had extensive alligator cracking and patched potholes. The reconstruction included new concrete curbs and pavement. Nightingale and Whittington Ridge The second project rebuilt streets in Nightingale Preserve, Whittington Ridge and the first three sections of Nightingale Estates. The project cost $1,900,591.29. The city’s share was $1,439,624.61, and assessments totaled $460,966.68 across 54 units. The assessment is $8,536.42 per unit, with annual installments of $1,271.56. Berkowitz showed before-and-after photos of the second project, pointing out the extent of the cracking and wear

Andover, MN · 3d

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Minneapolis's Oldest Carnegie Library Faces Closure, Indian Community Fears Loss

Hennepin County Library has begun the process of decommissioning Franklin Library, the 112-year-old Carnegie building that anchors south Minneapolis's American Indian Cultural Corridor and serves as one of the system's smallest yet most heavily trafficked branches. County officials plan to move library operations from the historic structure at 1314 E. Franklin Ave. to a new location, though no site or budget has been finalized.

Minneapolis, MN · 2d

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Snail-loving tropical bird makes rare appearance in Minnesota

Limpkins have only been seen a handful of times in the state.

Blaine, MN · 2d

Monticello Times

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Monticello data center decision delayed until Nov. 30 after divided council vote

MONTICELLO — After months of debate, mounting opposition and unanswered questions, Monticello’s proposed data center moved another step closer to approval Monday night. But the final decision will have to wait. Following four hours of testimony, presentations and discussion Nov. 9, the City Council voted 3-1 to direct staff to prepare approval documents for the controversial 547-acre development. The council will consider them at a special meeting Nov. 30, just eight days before a state-imposed deadline. The votes did not approve the data center or authorize construction. Instead, they directed staff to prepare approvals for annexation, a preliminary plat, rezoning and a conditional use permit. Mayor Lloyd Hilgart and council members Lee Martie and Kip Christianson supported the motions. Council member Charlotte Gabler opposed all four, while council member Tracy Hinz was absent. The meeting drew a standing-room-only crowd to the Monticello Community Center, with about two hours of public testimony followed by presentations and questions about financing, water use, environmental protections and the still-unidentified company that would ultimately operate the facility. Residents urged the council to reconsider, raising concerns about noise, water and electricity consumption, property values, farmland and the potential effects on neighboring homes. Among them was Evan

Monticello, MN · 1d

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Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

FOX6 NOW is remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in Lake Superior 51 years ago on Nov. 10. Joe Augustine, executive producer of investigations and documentaries at FOX9 in Minneapolis, joined FOX6 NOW to talk more about this compelling story.

Minneapolis, MN · 1d

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Maple Grove hopes for grant for 82nd Avenue/Main Street project

At its Nov. 2 meeting, the Maple Grove City Council approved support of the city’s Local Road Improvement Program grant application for funding for the 82nd Avenue and Main Street Area Rehabilitation Project. In May 2025, the council initially approved improvements to Main Street between Lakeview Drive and Weaver Lake Road, Lakeview Drive and 82nd Avenue (near Life Time and the Maple Grove Library). These plans were paused after developments at the Maple Grove Community Center and a possible performing arts center area. A feasibility report was ordered in February. The plans for the area includes new bituminous roadways, roundabouts at Main Street and 82nd Avenue and Main Street and Lakeview Drive, walking paths along the roadways, and new landscaping. These improvements would help with future traffic flows from the Maple Grove Community Center’s expansion and the Maple Grove Performing Arts Center located in the road project area. Proposed construction costs for the project area estimated at $5.95 million. City staff is looking to apply for $1.5 million in MnDOT 2026 Local Road Improvement Program grant funds to help pay for the project. According to city staff, “The grant program provides funding assistance to local agencies for constructing or reconstructing

Maple Grove, MN · 20h

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Minneapolis City Council advances data center plan, lays out rules

Minneapolis leaders moved a data center ordinance ahead as members remained split over tax relief, oversight and environmental concerns.

Minneapolis, MN · 1d

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Twin Cities Sauna Scene Spans Open Spas and Planned Clubs

All’s Well Sauna and Waterspa — Central Sauna And Social-Spa Venue. North Loop projects are still in the planning stage. Bathhouse plans a 45,000-square-foot North Loop facility with three indoor pools, three large saunas, a steam room and a massage area, according to Finance & Commerce. The Star Tribune has reported a late-2027 opening projection, while northloop.org has cited mid-2027. Those dates remain forecasts.

Minneapolis, MN · 2d

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Minnesota county says long-term services and supports costs are exploding

County leaders say rising long-term care costs could become a major driver of future property tax levy increases.

Sherburne County, MN · 1d

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Tied Minnesota Mayor Election to Be Decided by Random Drawing

A Minnesota mayoral election will be decided by a random drawing after two candidates received exactly the same number of votes. On Monday, Spring Lake Park city officials will draw the name of either incumbent Robert Nelson or challenger Halyn Roth out of a bag to decide who wins the seat.

Spring Lake Park, MN · 2d

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

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From Minneapolis to Atlanta, Black candidates make election history

Black candidates broke barriers on Nov. 3, from the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office to governor’s mansions across the South, the Midwest and the Caribbean. When the new terms begin in January, more Black governors will serve at the same time than ever before. The biggest national milestone came...

Minneapolis, MN · 2d