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Plymouth is latest Minnesota city to ditch Flock cameras
The Plymouth City Council voted overwhelmingly to stop using its Flock license plate reader cameras over data privacy concerns.
Bat found in downtown Minneapolis tests positive for rabies
The bat was found on Sept. 15, on the sidewalk along Hennepin Avenue between Washington Avenue and Third Street, not far from the Minneapolis Central Library.
Hotel gardener shares what it takes to keep plants looking good
Robyn Wefel has been the gardener at the landmark St. Paul Hotel for 14 years. She’s the third person to hold the position since the garden was built in 1994.
Inver Grove Heights exempts data center project from city moratorium
The project in question — a proposed 55,000-square-foot data center on Carmen Avenue East — had already been in the works when the council approved the one-year data center moratorium.
Police in the Twin Cities suburb said officers made the discovery after being asked to conduct a welfare check at a residence on 78th Street East, just east of Cahill Avenue.
Hopkins police and fire officials said the pole fell onto a vehicle, which then caught fire. One person inside the vehicle died.
For these goats in Minnesota parks, invasive plants are on the menu
As you may have seen — and heard — in your neighborhood, goats have been hired by cities or private landowners across Minnesota for years now, to help control invasive species such as buckthorn. Research shows they can bring added benefits to the landscape.