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The brothers behind NOLO's are moving into downtown Waconia: Olive & Elm will take the Wilford's ground-floor retail, city records and the Business Journal show.
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A House committee's new overview says state programs show widespread waste and that the Walz administration tolerated failures of oversight. Lawmakers and federal prosecutors are responding.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Longtime Twin Cities racehorse owner Barry Butzow pleaded guilty to fifth‑degree criminal sexual conduct in an Eden Prairie case; sentencing is scheduled for June 30. The plea includes probation and predatory‑offender registration.
Court filings allege a Minneapolis grocer trafficked more than $1.1 million in SNAP benefits by using other people’s EBT cards to buy wholesale goods that were resold at his store.
Community & Society in ...
Chase opened its first Minnesota Community Center in Longfellow, bringing free financial workshops, small-business pop-ups and local hiring to 2903 26th Ave. S.
Multiple residents were rescued from third‑floor balconies after a two‑alarm apartment fire on Bloomington's Grand Avenue. Officials have not yet released details about injuries or a cause.
Sports in ...
Victor Wembanyama was ejected in Game 4 after swinging an elbow that struck Naz Reid, a flagrant 2 that changed the night in Minneapolis and could shift the series.
Weather & Environment in ...
Macalester is using aquifer‑based geothermal wells in a new residence hall to test a tiny‑footprint way to heat and cool campus buildings in St. Paul. The pilot could become a model for campus and neighborhood thermal networks.
A woman died after a shooting at an apartment on the 2400 block of Pillsbury Avenue South Saturday; police say the suspected shooter fled before officers arrived.
A late‑night crash at Crystal Airport prompted a multi‑agency search after occupants ran into the airfield; one man was arrested on suspicion of DWI.
A former Eagle Ridge Academy hall monitor pleaded guilty to an electronic-communication charge after investigators found hundreds of messages and alleged child-sex images. Prosecutors will drop two other counts under a plea deal.
A northern Minnesota woman pleaded guilty to two criminal counts after a September crash that rolled a school bus and injured students. Court filings and reporting detail phone use and multiple injuries.
The University of Minnesota has parted ways with softball coach Piper Ritter after a 16-36 season; AD Mark Coyle said a new voice is needed and a nationwide search will begin.
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