Will Nelson, a senior at Hopkins High School, was recently named an Evans Scholar and will begin college at the Carlson School of Management a…
Hopkins Schools will begin phase five of its secondary reopening plan on March 8. Students will begin learning in school two days a week at ne…
Construction on the new facility will begin this spring
The next time customers visit Nautical Bowls in Minnetonka, they will be welcomed by a giant colorful mural of lake life created by local arti…
Included in the department’s Feb. 14 to 20 reports were these incidents:
Minnetonka Schools has named John Bradley as its aquatics director. Bradley replaces Craig Charlson, who left in December to pursue other oppo…
The Hopkins VFW Post 425 and Auxiliary will host a drive-through food drive to support local food shelves 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20…
Stages Theatre Company will offer Summer Theatre Workshop offerings for 2021, including in-person or virtual theater classes for ages 4-18 Jun…
Three Rivers Park District officials provided an update to the Minnetonka City Council Feb. 22 on the proposed route for a 16-mile north-south…
Instead of community members coming together to make ceramic bowls or to sit together enjoying a cup of soup, the 23rd Annual Empty Bowls will…
Construction on the new facility will begin this spring
The next time customers visit Nautical Bowls in Minnetonka, they will be welcomed by a giant colorful mural of lake life created by local arti…
Included in the department’s Feb. 14 to 20 reports were these incidents:
Minnetonka Schools has named John Bradley as its aquatics director. Bradley replaces Craig Charlson, who left in December to pursue other oppo…
The Hopkins VFW Post 425 and Auxiliary will host a drive-through food drive to support local food shelves 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20…
Stages Theatre Company will offer Summer Theatre Workshop offerings for 2021, including in-person or virtual theater classes for ages 4-18 Jun…
Three Rivers Park District officials provided an update to the Minnetonka City Council Feb. 22 on the proposed route for a 16-mile north-south…
Instead of community members coming together to make ceramic bowls or to sit together enjoying a cup of soup, the 23rd Annual Empty Bowls will…
This is the former mill in 1893 at Minnetonka Mills, once located near Minnetonka Boulevard and Plymouth Road. The land was allowed to be sett…
Police chiefs for Hopkins, Minnetonka and St. Louis Park grappled with how they build trust with communities of color during a virtual forum.
Included in the department’s Feb. 7 to 13 reports were these incidents:
Two local teachers are among the 75 candidates for 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
Hopkins School Board hosted an engagement session Feb. 9 to discuss the state of the district’s budget. The district is in its second year of …
Residents of the communities along the Southwest Light Rail line can learn more about construction in their area by tuning in to video tours o…
Student earns Prudential Spirit of Community award
The Minnetonka City Council unanimously approved the final building plans for Dick’s Sporting Goods to move into the former Sears location at …
Included in the department’s Jan. 31 to Feb. 6 reports were these incidents:
The City of Minnetonka is moving forward with forming a community diversity, equity and inclusion task force and hiring a full-time coordinato…
To the Editor:
The Southwest Light Rail Transit line could open years later than scheduled.
The St. Louis Park City Council began the process to allow marijuana dispensaries early this year, but state law does not allow them. A bill b…
To celebrate Infrastructure Month in Minnesota this February, Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL-Minnetonka), the American Public Works Association…
Like all events, this year’s Hopkins Empty Bowls fundraiser will look and feel different than in the past, as event organizers create with a C…
Hopkins Police Chief Brent Johnson, St. Louis Park Police Chief Mike Harcey and Minnetonka Police Chief Scott Boerboom will participate in a c…
While Minnesota winters can seem long for some, others take full advantage by finding ways to get outside and enjoy what the snowy season has …
Included in the Police Jan. 25 to 30 reports were these incidents:
Minnetonka Police Department officers began using body-worn cameras Jan. 19 to capture video and audio evidence. The goal of the policy and eq…
If all goes according to plan, construction of a new community park adjacent to Ridgedale Center will begin this spring. The park will feature…
Student leaders from area high schools will provide a presentation about promoting anti-racism in public schools during Or Emet’s Shabbat prog…
Have you ever thought about how we kept food and drink cold and preserved before we had electric refrigerators in our homes? Well, harvested i…
The National League of Cities has reappointed Minnetonka City Councilmember Deb Calvert to its Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
Opportunity Partners, a disability services organization based in Minnetonka, announces the election of Dan Hoke and Ginny Kremer to its board…
A North Mankato man was killed in a two-vehicle crash that occurred around 2:43 p.m. Jan. 28 on southbound Highway 169 in Minnetonka.
‘It’s a huge honor,’ said 28-year-old educator Anna Bjork
Included in the Minnetonka Police Jan. 11 through Jan. 16 reports were these incidents:
Since March, the Hennepin County Library system has halted due dates for checked out materials in light of COVID-19. When the library system d…
The Hennepin County Board appointed newly elected District 6 Commissioner Chris LaTondresse to serve as chair of the Hennepin County Housing a…
Setbacks in building a tunnel and a wall in Minneapolis mean that the Southwest Light Rail Transit line likely will not open on time.
The Minnesota Legislature is back in session and Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL-Wayzata) and Rep. Patty Acomb (DFL-Minnetonka) have shared thei…
The National Wildlife Federation has acknowledged the City of Minnetonka and Mayor Brad Wiersum for completing all 24 action steps in the Mayo…
Included in the department’s Jan. 3 to 9 reports were these incidents:
Poor soils in the Kenilworth corridor of Minneapolis will delay construction of a tunnel for the Southwest LRT project, according to an announ…
Changes will begin Tuesday, Jan. 19
The 26th annual Arts North International, hosted by the Hopkins Center for the Arts, is now open for in-person and virtual viewing.
Rep. Patty Acomb and Rep. Ginny Klevorn were sworn for a second term in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
The Minnetonka City Council met for its first meeting of 2021 and authorized the advertisement of bids for the final phase of the Excelsior Bo…
Included in the Police Dec. 27 to Jan. 2 reports were these incidents:
Craft & Crew, a restaurant group that includes Pub 819 in Hopkins, Block Food + Drink in St. Louis Park and three other Twin Cities restau…
“ICA Food Shelf was more than a food shelf for me when I was raising kids,” said Soulaire Allerai, owner of Bad Rooster food truck and Soulful…
For most of us, 2020 is definitely a year to remember, but also one to forget as the COVID-19 pandemic altered every aspect of life.
Stages Theatre Company will offer Summer Theatre Workshop offerings for 2021, including in-person or virtual theater classes for ages 4-18 Jun…
Three Rivers Park District officials provided an update to the Minnetonka City Council Feb. 22 on the proposed route for a 16-mile north-south…
Instead of community members coming together to make ceramic bowls or to sit together enjoying a cup of soup, the 23rd Annual Empty Bowls will…
This is the former mill in 1893 at Minnetonka Mills, once located near Minnetonka Boulevard and Plymouth Road. The land was allowed to be sett…
Police chiefs for Hopkins, Minnetonka and St. Louis Park grappled with how they build trust with communities of color during a virtual forum.
Included in the department’s Feb. 7 to 13 reports were these incidents:
Two local teachers are among the 75 candidates for 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
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Hopkins School Board hosted an engagement session Feb. 9 to discuss the state of the district’s budget. The district is in its second year of …
Residents of the communities along the Southwest Light Rail line can learn more about construction in their area by tuning in to video tours o…
Student earns Prudential Spirit of Community award
The Minnetonka City Council unanimously approved the final building plans for Dick’s Sporting Goods to move into the former Sears location at …
Included in the department’s Jan. 31 to Feb. 6 reports were these incidents:
The City of Minnetonka is moving forward with forming a community diversity, equity and inclusion task force and hiring a full-time coordinato…
To the Editor:
The Southwest Light Rail Transit line could open years later than scheduled.
The St. Louis Park City Council began the process to allow marijuana dispensaries early this year, but state law does not allow them. A bill b…
To celebrate Infrastructure Month in Minnesota this February, Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL-Minnetonka), the American Public Works Association…
Like all events, this year’s Hopkins Empty Bowls fundraiser will look and feel different than in the past, as event organizers create with a C…
Hopkins Police Chief Brent Johnson, St. Louis Park Police Chief Mike Harcey and Minnetonka Police Chief Scott Boerboom will participate in a c…
While Minnesota winters can seem long for some, others take full advantage by finding ways to get outside and enjoy what the snowy season has …
Included in the Police Jan. 25 to 30 reports were these incidents:
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