Twin Cities

Habitat for Humanity to open another ReStore outlet  in Twin Cities this summer
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is opening a new ReStore outlet in Brooklyn Park this summer. It’ll sell used furniture and building supplies at a low cost, like the other two ReStore locations.
Road projects aim to ease congestion along Twin Cities freeway, Rochester interchange
Road construction season is getting underway across Minnesota with work on a couple of major projects starting this week and next. That includes adding driving lanes to a well-traveled Twin Cities freeway and major changes to a busy interchange near Rochester.
Amtrak bringing in replacement rail cars, will resume Borealis train service
Amtrak says train service on its Borealis passenger rail line between St. Paul to Chicago will resume in part on Thursday, and in full on Friday, after being temporarily replaced with buses.
Propane leak prompts highway closure, evacuations in Rosemount
A propane leak in Rosemount on Wednesday caused an hourslong shutdown of busy U.S. Highway 52, and led to two families being evacuated from their homes. The leak was traced to a pipeline owned by the nearby Flint Hills Refinery.
Former Minnesota school employee accused of using AI to create child sex abuse images
A former employee of two Minnesota school districts now faces federal charges for allegedly receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material — including allegations that he used artificial intelligence technology to produce images of child sex abuse.
Twin Cities area school employee charged with possesing child sexual abuse images
A recess and traffic monitor in the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District was arrested last week. Authorities say they have not found any indication that students at the schools he worked at were involved.