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Yia Xiong shooting: Family files wrongful death lawsuit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the City of St. Paul for a fatal police shooting in Feb. 2023. Yia Xiong, 65, was shot and killed by a St. Paul Police Officer who fired an AR-15 rifle while Xiong was holding a knife.
Restaurant Roundup: Icehouse faces eviction, Hark! Cafe closes, Chimborazo comes to St. Paul
Ramen Shoten in Eat Street Crossing is closing April 28, but the food hall has already found a new tenant. "Staff Meeting," created in partnership with the group behind Asia Mall, will serve Asian fusion cuisine and open in a few weeks, per a news release.💰 Eat Street restaurant and music venue Icehouse is facing eviction due to unpaid rent, the Star Tribune reports. A lawsuit filed by its landlord alleges that the venue owes at least $85,000.Icehouse's owners declined to comment to the Star Tribune. ☕️ Corner Coffee will open a fifth location at the end of April, Downtown...
Minneapolis gang member sentenced to 2 years for firearm possession
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis gang member has been sentenced on federal firearm charges. Kaprice Richards was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release Tuesday for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to court records. A second charge, unlawful possession of a machinegun, was dropped, according to a plea deal.Richards was one of 14 alleged gang members charged last summer in a crackdown that was a collaboration between local and federal authorities."We will not allow a small group of violent gang members to continue to terrorize our neighbors," Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said at the time.That was the second significant move against Minneapolis gangs last year. In May of 2023, authorities announced Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges against 45 alleged gang members.Last month, Marquez Demar Hill-Turnipseed, another one of the 14 charged in August, received the same sentence as Richards for illegally possessing a machine gun.
Light rail addition in Houston a parallel to what’s coming with the METRO Blue Line Extension in Twin Cities
As planning for the METRO Blue Line Extension continues, residents of the Twin Cities can look to another American city that has extended their light rail system to better serve under-resourced and under-served communities.
Maple Grove native dies in plane crash
A Maple Grove native died after a plane he was in crashed April 12 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. According to the Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office, Alexander Foss, a 20-year-old Purdue University student, died after a small single-engine plane crashed. In a media release from the Tippecanoe County Coroner, the coroner’s office responded to the plane crash around 4:40 p.m. in a field area. ...
Warm, breezy Thursday in Twin Cities before showers, storms roll in
MINNEAPOLIS — Strong southerly winds, along with some sunshine, will help temperatures climb close to 70 Thursday afternoon in the Twin Cities.Clouds build Thursday night with showers in place by mid-morning Friday.There could be some thunder and a strong storm across southern Minnesota, but the greatest severe chances will be into Iowa southward.Faster winds are also on tap Friday with gusts up to 40 mph. This will knock temps back into the 50s to end the week.The rain looks to continue until Saturday morning, longer for northern Minnesota, when we get a little break before more rain moves in Sunday morning.The second storm looks to wrap up into Monday morning, with both combined possibly bring us up to 2 inches of rain. This one could also bring some thunder, but the threat of widespread severe weather remains low.Temps stay relatively seasonable through the weekend before even more of a warmup into the 70s for most of next week.Next week also looks a bit quieter and drier with the exception of a few more quick showers on Tuesday.
Maple Grove claims title of "restaurant captial" of Minnesota, causing backlash
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Maple Grove is giving people who plan on strolling down its Main Street something new to chew on — the suburban city boldly dubbed itself Minnesota's culinary capital last week.It's a title Greg Anzelc, the executive director of Explore Maple Grove, said they could claim because no other city had."We also know there's not a wizard sitting behind the curtain with a council to award that designation, so we were happy to do it as a way to invite people to Maple Grove," Anzelc said.However for residents like Jon Schlemmer, larger cities still take the cake."I...
Police release surveillance video of Dellwood crash that injured 2 officers and another driver
DELLWOOD, Mo. — Police released surveillance video showing a head-on crash that injured two police officers and another driver early Thursday morning near Dellwood City Park. Police said two officers with the North County Police Cooperative were yielding in the center lane of southbound West Florissant Avenue to make...
Coyote attacks dog in Oakdale Nature Preserve
OAKDALE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Oakdale officials are advising people not to walk their pets in a nature preserve after a dog was recently attacked by a coyote. The attack happened on April 22 around 5:30 p.m. at the Oakdale Nature Preserve, a 200-acre passive outdoor recreation area with boardwalks, paved hiking and biking trails, picnic area, playground areas, and more.
Suspect Wounded, Officers on Leave After Standoff Over Stolen Plates in Woodbury
A suspect in his fifties was shot by law enforcement during a standoff in Woodbury yesterday morning. The incident began when Woodbury Police Department officers, assisted by the Washington County SWAT team, responded to a report of stolen license plates at about 10:30 a.m. in a local retail area, as per the City of Woodbury Minnesota.
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