How do you shut down a high-scoring boys high school hockey team like Hill-Murray?
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The St. Louis Park City Council has approved bid contracts totaling a little more than $6.8 million with 15 contractors to build the new building at the Westwood Hills Nature Center.
Off to a 6-1 start, Benilde-St. Margaret’s girls basketball has learned how to play under pressure with four games being relatively close for a team that has some familiar faces back from the Section 6-3A runner-up finish last spring.
Finding skiable snow the first week of December doesn’t often happen. So when it does, area Nordic ski teams take advantage of the conditions to make the most of the opportunity.
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Wayzata Community Sailing Center let fire department use facility for exercises
Included in the St. Louis Park Police Nov. 18-24 reports were these incidents:
Dani Cameranesi is welcomed by students, parents and alumni of The Blake School during a Nov. 29 hockey game. The school honored Cameranesi for her accomplishments as a hockey player for the school, the University of Minnesota and the 2018 U.S. Olympic team. The on-ice ceremony at the school…
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Overall levy is a 3.18 percent increase from last year
Activist Abdi Mohamed will appear on “Republican Roundtable” in December to discuss cultural issues and the Conservative movement. Republican Roundtable is produced by the Senate District 50 and 63 Republicans and is hosted by Max Rymer.
New St. Louis Park boys hockey coach Andy Sackrison is a proponent of building on little habits to help generate big outcomes.
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Senior guard Dlayla Chakolis of the Hopkins High girls basketball team passed the 1,000 mark in career points Dec. 7 as the Royals sped past Tartan 98-70 in a non-conference game.
One of the best experiences a high school athlete can have is beating the top-ranked team in the state.
Fans are flocking to the Hopkins Lindbergh Center to see 6-10 senior forward Zeke Nnaji perform his magic on the basketball floor.
All season Wayzata High girls hockey coach Jess Scott has talked about her team’s depth.
A St. Louis Park man is accused of driving drunk in Coon Rapids.
The SLP Nest will host a fundraiser 2:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, and Thursday, Dec. 20, at the nonprofit, 3416 Library Lane in St. Louis Park.
I’m writing, to the contrary of many others, to support the crime-free multi housing city ordinance. Crime-free multi housing was first piloted in 1995 at Meadowbrook. I saw the results of the program during my 23 years of service. Good tenants weren’t being evicted. Bad tenants who created …
The St. Louis Park School Board on Nov. 26 received an update on the recommended name change for Cedar Manor School, approved bids for $8.4 million in renovations at the school and received an update on the district’s study and community outreach on the start and end times of school days.
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For just over three decades, contaminated soils and groundwater at the former site of a tar distillation plant in St. Louis Park have been tested, sampled, treated and monitored in an effort to mitigate the creosote oil and coal tar whose toxic compounds made their way into the ground and im…
Applications are being accepted for a contest to determine who will represent St. Louis Park in the Miss/Teen/Preteen Minnesota International contest, to be held in March in Minneapolis.
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The 127-year-old lakeside house used by the Wayzata Community Sailing Center is torn down Dec. 4 to make way for the nonprofit sailing school’s new building. The sailing center, which is nearing its $4 million fundraising goal for the project, will construct a modern-style one-story, 21-foot…
St. Louis Park tax hearings have tended to attract few people, but this year a crowd formed to weigh in on the city levy.
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Understanding addiction and having a role in prevention has become a personal mission for Plymouth resident Sadie Holland, whose life was impacted at an early age by a drunken driver.
Wayzata Public Schools is in need of volunteers for the district’s literacy volunteer program, which pairs adults with elementary students who are struggling with reading.
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Hopkins Police Captain Erik Husevold received the “40 Under 40” award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police during its annual conference in October. The award recognizes law enforcement professionals from around the world who are under the age of 40 and exemplify leadership …
Hello, Hopkins! I’m looking forward to getting to know you and seeing all there is to offer in this quaint town.
The City of Hopkins reached a significant milestone as Dec. 9, 2018, was declared the 125th anniversary of the city’s founding.
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A sign designating the Wayzata segment of U.S. Highway 12 as “Officer Bill Mathews Memorial Highway” will serve as a reminder to motorists of the fallen Wayzata police officer. Two signs were recently installed along the highway following state legislative approval this past spring. Mathews,…
The first of what could be many showdowns between the Minnetonka and Edina boys aquatics teams ended with a 541-489 Tonka victory Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Minnetonka Invitational.
The first of what could be many showdowns between the Minnetonka and Edina boys aquatics teams ended with a 541-489 Tonka victory Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Minnetonka Invitational.
I think we can officially say we’ve entered the winter season – and not just because of the frozen ground outside.
The Hopkins Education Foundation recently awarded 11 grants, totaling $38,000, across the school district.
The Minnetonka City Council unanimously adopted the 2019 property tax levy and budget at the Dec. 3 meeting.
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Little does one know that Minnetonka is home to a distillery that produces the world’s largest selection of bitters. That company is Dashfire Bitters, which produces 22 flavors ranging from the expected to the unique.
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An Excelsior streetcar was permanently transferred Dec. 4 to the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line in Minneapolis. In exchange, a streetcar from that location was transferred to the Excelsior Street Line.
Included in the Plymouth Police reports from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5 were these incidents:
The Robbinsdale Armstrong/Cooper co-op boys hockey team made the 6AA section quarterfinals last season after earning a No. 8 seed with a 10-13-2 overall record.
Class 6A Prep Bowl runner-up Eden Prairie leads the 2018 All-West District prep football team with eight selections.
Wayzata Public Schools’ Young Scientist Roundtable series will return Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Wayzata Central Middle School, 305 Vicksburg Ln. N., Plymouth.
Senior Cole Priem and junior Jake Breitbach are two starters back on the Robbinsdale Armstrong boys basketball team this season.
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will return 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, with a stop near West Lake Street and Library in St. Louis Park. This stop will be hosted by St. Louis Park Emergency Program and the city and is presented by The Webb Group-ReMax Results.
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