Matt Hudson

At a New Brighton City Council meeting on Jan. 8, no speakers opposed the use of officer body-worn cameras.

No speakers voiced support for it, either.

A meeting of the Joint Development Authority Board failed to start on Jan. 7 after too few members showed.

“I regret to inform you that we do not have a quorum,” said incoming board chair Brian Holmes.

A crash on Jan. 6 killed a New Brighton man and injured a passenger, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Matthew Allan Albertson, 34, died in the rollover crash on Sixth Street Northwest in New Brighton.

Bids and construction for the Mounds View Public Schools’ district-wide building projects, including the most intensive renovations, are on pace to get under way in 2019.

The Bartz home in New Brighton is once again a busy New Year’s destination thanks to Slinky the Snail.

The nearly $16 million expansion of the Shoreview Community Center wrapped up at the end of 2018 with the opening of the Bamboo Bay water park area.

A businessman specializing in real estate will lead the Joint Development Authority, which is tasked with coordinating a massive north metro development but recently cancelled meetings due to disagreements.

As a kid, Jesse Hopkins liked going over to the Pop Shop in Inver Grove Heights to mix and match soda pop flavors.

A Brooklyn Park man is in custody on suspicion of third-degree murder in the death of a New Brighton woman.

Authorities arrested the 28-year-old on Dec. 17 after a brief chase, according to the New Brighton Department of Public Safety.

The 14-hour drive started at 5 a.m. in Montana, where I’d lived until that morning. My headlights couldn’t see far into the predawn snowstorm, and the car was skewing a bit sideways across the icy bridges.