Coon Rapids Thu. Jul 23 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Brooklyn Park SWAT Team Arrests Suspect After Woman Is Sexually Assaulted at Gunpoint Inside Her Home Brooklyn Park police arrested a suspect after a woman was sexually assaulted at gunpoint in her home, following a SWAT operation and neighborhood search. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Thu. Jul 23 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Champlin Police Warn Parents After Children on Electric Motorcycle Nearly Collide With Highway Traffic Champlin police warned parents after two children on an electric motorcycle without helmets nearly collided with traffic while crossing Highway 169. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Thu. Jul 23 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Former Minneapolis Communications Chief Charged With Financial Card Fraud After Alleged Theft From Coworker Former Minneapolis communications chief Adam Fetcher has been charged with financial card fraud after allegedly using a coworker's stolen debit card. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Thu. Jul 23 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Federal Government Drops Assault Case Against Inver Grove Heights Paraprofessional, Citing Lack of Probable Cause Federal prosecutors dismissed the assault case against an Inver Grove Heights paraprofessional, citing insufficient evidence to establish probable cause. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Thu. Jul 23 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Feeding Our Future Defendant Receives Additional 10-Year Sentence for Attempted Juror Bribery A Feeding Our Future defendant received an additional 10-year prison sentence for attempting to bribe a juror, bringing his total federal sentence to 38 years. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota’s Jobs Rebound Is Real. So Is the Workforce Crisis Beneath It Minnesota added 13,200 jobs in June, but this editorial argues retirements, labor shortages and immigration disruptions threaten the state's long-term growth. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids City Council Meets as Watershed Board Nomination and City Business Come Before Members The Coon Rapids City Council met Tuesday to consider a watershed board nomination and conduct routine city business, with official actions expected in meeting minutes. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Pet Fair Seeks Final Vendors as September Event Takes Shape Three apartment-management employees were killed in a St. Paul leasing office, and a tenant has been charged after prosecutors linked the shootings to a parking dispute. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | St. Paul Leasing-Office Triple Homicide Leaves Three Employees Dead; Tenant Charged in Killings Three apartment-management employees were killed in a St. Paul leasing office, and a tenant has been charged after prosecutors linked the shootings to a parking dispute. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Eagan Battery-Recycling Plant Faces Lawsuit Over Children’s Alleged Lead Exposure An Eagan battery recycler faces a lawsuit alleging lead dust carried home by workers exposed their children, renewing scrutiny of workplace safety. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Maple Grove Fire Chief Resigns Following Felony Charge Connected to Blaine-Area Cadet Program Maple Grove’s fire chief has resigned after being charged with felony criminal sexual conduct tied to allegations involving a former fire cadet from a Blaine-area program. Tom Akaolisa Editor
Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026 MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Federal Government Defers $199 Million in Minnesota Medicaid Payments Pending Review of High-Risk Claims Federal officials have deferred $199 million in Minnesota Medicaid payments while reviewing high-risk claims, with funding to be released if the state verifies eligible expenses. Tom Akaolisa Editor