Brooklyn Park

Pedro Ayala-Leyva gets record 30-year sentence for smuggling meth from California

On Tuesday, Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu doled out a record sentence for a Minnesota drug crime and sentenced Pedro "Peli" Ayala-Leyva to 30 years in prison for his role in a large methamphetamine operation.Peli, 37, was found guilty in October of conspiracy to traffic drugs. State sentencing gu ... More >>

North Hennepin Community College opens food shelf... for students

SEE ALSO: Economic recovery? What economic recovery? Mpls donut shop hiring... an unpaid internOn September 4, North Hennepin Community College is opening a food shelf for its students.While it might seem strange that students who can presumably pay for tuition can't afford $1 a day for PB&J san ... More >>

VFW upset with MnDOT after being ordered to remove American flags from overpasses

For eight years, the Palmer Lake VFW flew the stars and stripes on the Highway 610 overpass in Brooklyn Park. But in April, MnDOT ordered that the flag, along with four others, come down.The reason? MnDOT cited a state statute that makes it illegal to "paint, print, place or affix any advertisement ... More >>

Gunman still on the loose after suspected triple homicide in Brooklyn Park [UPDATE]

:: Original post published afternoon of April 9 ::Police are still searching for the gunman responsible for a suspected triple homicide that took place early this morning at 8117 College Park Drive in Brooklyn Park.The shooting happened around 6:30 this morning. Shortly thereafter, Brooklyn Park pol ... More >>

The Lion King

:: Original post published afternoon of April 9 ::Police are still searching for the gunman responsible for a suspected triple homicide that took place early this morning at 8117 College Park Drive in Brooklyn Park.The shooting happened around 6:30 this morning. Shortly thereafter, Brooklyn Park pol ... More >>

A Gift for Planet BX63

:: Original post published afternoon of April 9 ::Police are still searching for the gunman responsible for a suspected triple homicide that took place early this morning at 8117 College Park Drive in Brooklyn Park.The shooting happened around 6:30 this morning. Shortly thereafter, Brooklyn Park pol ... More >>

A Gift for Planet BX63

:: Original post published afternoon of April 9 ::Police are still searching for the gunman responsible for a suspected triple homicide that took place early this morning at 8117 College Park Drive in Brooklyn Park.The shooting happened around 6:30 this morning. Shortly thereafter, Brooklyn Park pol ... More >>

A Gift for Planet BX63

:: Original post published afternoon of April 9 ::Police are still searching for the gunman responsible for a suspected triple homicide that took place early this morning at 8117 College Park Drive in Brooklyn Park.The shooting happened around 6:30 this morning. Shortly thereafter, Brooklyn Park pol ... More >>

A Gift for Planet BX63

:: Original post published afternoon of April 9 ::Police are still searching for the gunman responsible for a suspected triple homicide that took place early this morning at 8117 College Park Drive in Brooklyn Park.The shooting happened around 6:30 this morning. Shortly thereafter, Brooklyn Park pol ... More >>

Mijamin Forest identified as shooting homicide victim

​Mijamin Forest, a 29-year-old man from Brooklyn Park, has been identified as the victim of a South Minneapolis homicide, the Star Tribune reports.Police were called to the 3200 block of Blaisdell Avenue South around 8 p.m. on Friday night, where they found Forest shot outside of an apartment buil ... More >>

A Gift for Planet BX63

​Mijamin Forest, a 29-year-old man from Brooklyn Park, has been identified as the victim of a South Minneapolis homicide, the Star Tribune reports.Police were called to the 3200 block of Blaisdell Avenue South around 8 p.m. on Friday night, where they found Forest shot outside of an apartment buil ... More >>

A Gift fo BX63

​Mijamin Forest, a 29-year-old man from Brooklyn Park, has been identified as the victim of a South Minneapolis homicide, the Star Tribune reports.Police were called to the 3200 block of Blaisdell Avenue South around 8 p.m. on Friday night, where they found Forest shot outside of an apartment buil ... More >>

A Gift for Planet BX63

​Mijamin Forest, a 29-year-old man from Brooklyn Park, has been identified as the victim of a South Minneapolis homicide, the Star Tribune reports.Police were called to the 3200 block of Blaisdell Avenue South around 8 p.m. on Friday night, where they found Forest shot outside of an apartment buil ... More >>

A Gift for Planet BX63

​Mijamin Forest, a 29-year-old man from Brooklyn Park, has been identified as the victim of a South Minneapolis homicide, the Star Tribune reports.Police were called to the 3200 block of Blaisdell Avenue South around 8 p.m. on Friday night, where they found Forest shot outside of an apartment buil ... More >>

Kivian Heard and juvenile arrested for murder of Jennifer Scott

​Kivian Heard, 18, and a juvenile male suspect are under arrest for the murder of 17-year-old Jennifer Scott. Scott was among a group of teens standing outside an apartment complex in Brooklyn Park on Thursday when police got a call about shots fired.When cops reached the scene, the other teens ha ... More >>

Gov. Mark Dayton proclaims tomorrow "Linda Scheid Day"

Senator Linda Scheid began her career in Minnesota politics in 1976. ​At sunrise tomorrow morning, all the flags at state and federal buildings throughout Minnesota will be ceremonially lowered to half-mast. That's because Tuesday has been proclaimed "Linda Scheid Day," in honor of the Brook ... More >>

Tater Daze

Senator Linda Scheid began her career in Minnesota politics in 1976. ​At sunrise tomorrow morning, all the flags at state and federal buildings throughout Minnesota will be ceremonially lowered to half-mast. That's because Tuesday has been proclaimed "Linda Scheid Day," in honor of the Brook ... More >>

Minnesota ranks No. 1 in weaning drivers off gasoline

E85: It's the corn.​Minnesota is officially the best state when it comes to replacing gasoline with alternatives that don't line the pockets of Middle East oil sharks, according to the Department of Energy. For that, we can thank the corn, and the Twin Cities Clean Cities Coalition.

Cabbie carjacker was shot and killed by cops [UPDATE]

A MnDOT webcam shows where the carjacking came to an end.​The man who carjacked a Red & White cab yesterday morning in the Lowry Hill Tunnel was shot dead by police when they caught up with him after a high speed chase that ended along I-35E in the northern suburbs. His name hasn't been made ... More >>

Youtee Pour ID'd as teenager who died at Grand Rios

Image via Youtee Pour R.I.P./FacebookYoutee Pour​We now know the name of the teenager who died at the Grand Rios water park in Brooklyn Park over the weekend. But we still don't know how or why. Seventeen-year-old Youtee Pour, of Champlin, Minn., was pulled unconscious from the bottom of the ... More >>

Timothy Boe and Sylvestar Gayekpar turn construction paper into $100 bills

You think copying this is easy?​Some people have all the bright ideas. Like two Minnesota guys who were running a little low on cash, and apparently decided they could just make more out of black construction paper.At least that's what they said they could do, according to prosecutors. Now Timothy ... More >>

Teen James Teto Grant ID'd as body found in Bassett Creek

Photo: brunkfordbraunPaddlers found a body in Bassett Creek​James Tito Grant, a 17-year-old from Brooklyn Park, has been identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office as the body found floating in Bassett Creek near Wirth Park by a couple of families out for a weekend kayak paddl ... More >>

Olde English essay: Letters to the Editor

Photo: brunkfordbraunPaddlers found a body in Bassett Creek​James Tito Grant, a 17-year-old from Brooklyn Park, has been identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office as the body found floating in Bassett Creek near Wirth Park by a couple of families out for a weekend kayak paddl ... More >>

Brooklyn Park screws baseball to make way for booming soccer

Resistance is futile​Soccer, the world's most popular sport, has made so much headway in Brooklyn Park that city officials there are caving to the inevitable: Rebuilding city baseball fields as soccer pitches. The new fields being created by the $435,000 project at Zanewood Community School ... More >>

Tater Daze in Brooklyn Park starts today: Mashed potato wrestling and more

  www.taterdaze.org mashed potato wresting action!Early settlers in Brooklyn Park found the soil to be a welcome place to grow potatoes, and now it is time to celebrate. Tater Daze, an annual celebration of the spud, starts today and runs through Sunday. Besides mashed p ... More >>

Derrick Gregory Martin's death near Lake Calhoun was gang related

​Minneapolis police now say that Derrick Gregory Martin's shooting death Monday night on the Lake Calhoun bike path was part of a gang war that appears to have spilled into a normally peaceful part of the city. They found him on his hands and knees at about 11 p.m. after breaking up a party i ... More >>

Trace Maxwell linked by Glock to triple homicide

​Investigators still aren't sure why Trace Maxwell went on a deadly shooting spree early Thursday morning before killing himself, but they've tied him to the three homicides by way of a Glock pistol. The Glock was found in Maxwell's SUV where it crashed on Lake Street after he shot himself to ... More >>

Trace Maxwell's suicide and the triple homicide mystery

​Police across the Twin Cities are piecing together the facts behind one of the more bloody killing sprees in recent local memory: Three people in three different communities were shot and killed Thursday, possibly by the same man: 40-year-old tattoo artist Trace Maxwell. Adding to the myste ... More >>

Double homicide suspect kills himself in police chase

​Minneapolis police say that a man who crashed his car near a Lake Street convenience store earlier this morning was being chased by police because he was a suspect in two deadly shootings overnight. Not only that, but he shot himself to death during the chase, according to MPD spokesman Sgt ... More >>

Two lightning strikes and two house fires Tuesday

Photo: snowpeak​The thunder storm that rolled through Twin Cities Tuesday morning is likely to blame for a pair of house fires. KSTP reports that lightning struck the gas meter of a house on Girard Avenue in Brooklyn Park just before 5 a.m., causing the meter to explode. At about the same t ... More >>

Minnesota gangbangers swept up in nationwide dragnet

Richfield Police Chief Barry Fritz was among those who were on hand for the Washington press conference.

Tornado reported near downtown Minneapolis, warnings continue in metro area

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning in parts of Hennepin, Anoka and Ramsey Counties. This warning is in effect until 2:45 p.m.

Afrifest

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning in parts of Hennepin, Anoka and Ramsey Counties. This warning is in effect until 2:45 p.m.

Minn. teen arrested after allegedly shining laser at helicopter

Less than a week after a new Minnesota law went into effect banning the pointing of lasers at airplanes and helicopters, a teen has been the first person arrested for the crime.

2 Somali men indicted in terror investigation involving disappearance of 20 men

A local Somali man appeared in federal court on charges related to supporting terrorists and planning to kill and injure others abroad.

Would you like to be felt up while your nails dry?

Tuesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Campiello space to become Cowboy Slim's saloon

Growing pot: a life sentence?

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11/19 Morning Must Reads

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Good Cop, Bad Cop

Wednesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

A Slow Death

The Mad Dog Killers claimed Jim Peterson's life 45 years ago. But he only recently got around to dying.

Great Thai Outliers

Two fantastic Thai places revealed in the suburbs—so rejoice! Or gnash your teeth, depending.

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Two fantastic Thai places revealed in the suburbs—so rejoice! Or gnash your teeth, depending.

Get Rich with God

Pastor Mac Hammond's suburban megachurch preaches heavenly financial rewards in the here and now — if you've got the faith to give till it hurts

Crime blotter: vigilante parking enforcement

Pastor Mac Hammond's suburban megachurch preaches heavenly financial rewards in the here and now — if you've got the faith to give till it hurts

Everybody Comes to Kwaku's

Pastor Mac Hammond's suburban megachurch preaches heavenly financial rewards in the here and now — if you've got the faith to give till it hurts

Food with Its Head On

Pastor Mac Hammond's suburban megachurch preaches heavenly financial rewards in the here and now — if you've got the faith to give till it hurts

Little Orphan Orchestra

Why the Minnesota Orchestra can't find a summer home

Cleaning Up the Park

Creative financing and suburban renewal in Brooklyn Park.