The Blount County zoning board voted 3-1 to approve special exceptions for two Maryville apartment projects that would add 824 units. The approvals attach memos and site plans to the county record.

Police found a decomposed body near Wentworth Library in West St. Paul; the Hennepin County Medical Examiner is reviewing the death while investigators seek tips.

A storage-room blaze at the Love Kitchen on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard caused fire, smoke and water damage Friday morning; no injuries were reported. Volunteers are assessing how services may be affected.