The Brooklyn Center Fire Department credits quick actions by a school bus driver to safely evacuate children from a burning school bus on Tuesday afternoon. The fire occurred shortly before 3 p.m.

There’s a big celebration happening at North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital. It’s a birthday party for a robot — but not just any robot. The hospital is honoring its da Vinci Surgical System, ...

Amanda Fricke always knew she wanted to be a nurse. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Fricke chose the profession, which requires both compassion and empathy. She just never realized she’d win an ...

For the first time in program history, the Maple Grove girls volleyball team is the top seed in their section tournament. The Crimson, with a 26-3 record and a Lake Conference championship on their ...

Maple Grove’s largest employer celebrated an expansion on Monday that’s been years in the making. Boston Scientific opened its newest campus, expanding its med-tech presence in Maple Grove. Gov. Tim ...

The Plymouth City Council is expected to vote next month on a proposed 195-unit apartment complex in the southwest part of the city. The project led by Marco McLane Development and Mithun Cos. would ...

Unwanted clutter became someone else’s Christmas cheer earlier this month in Brooklyn Center. “So I got this big wreath, which is a statement piece,” said Lea Payette of Minneapolis. “I might spruce ...

The Maple Grove boys soccer team is headed to the state tournament for a fourth straight season after a 2-1 win over Mounds View in the Section 5AAA final Tuesday. Maple Grove got on the board 23 ...

A memorial statue at Crystal’s Becker Park that honors slain 10-year-old Barway Collins was pushed over earlier this summer. Some people had speculated that the statue was missing because it had been ...

Local artists in Crystal are bringing beauty to the city’s well-traveled intersections. The city of Crystal has wrapped four of its traffic light utility cabinets with photos taken by local artists.

Every day, thousands of cars drive across two bridges on Bass Lake Road built above Elm Creek in Maple Grove. “These bridges are in really good shape still. They’re fairly new,” said Mark McLarty, ...

The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove is adding another big name to its lineup: outdoor lifestyle brand L.L.Bean. The retailer will move into four storefronts comprising about 17,000 square feet.