A majority of Maplewood city council members no longer support the Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit Project in their city. Citing traffic concerns, impact on businesses and neighborhoods and expected rider numbers, Mayor Marylee Abrams at a Monday meeting requested … Continued
A former St. Paul charter school substitute teacher was sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation and ordered to serve 160 hours community service for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student in her classroom. Caitlin Kalia Thao, 25, of St. Paul, … Continued
Classic rock band Arch Allies will headline a fundraiser this month for the Yellow Ribbon Alliance of the Lower St. Croix Valley. The band bills itself as the “ultimate six-pack of rock tribute show” bands playing “hits of Bon Jovi, … Continued
Imagine using cooking oil, cover crops, tree limbs, roots, foliage and other nature-based ingredients as a made-in-Minnesota replacement for jet fuel. When it comes to promoting regional economic development, “sustainable aviation fuel” isn’t necessarily the first image that comes to … Continued
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Minnesota State Patrol now says it has closed its investigation and dismissed Shane Roper, the state trooper involved in a fatal crash that killed 18-year-old Olivia Flores in May. Last week, the agency said that Roper, … Continued
A Cottage Grove man who police say had almost 85 kilograms of methamphetamine in a trash can in his garage this summer was arraigned Monday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. Jonathan Henry Valencour, 44, has been charged with … Continued