Mike Munzenrider

Appoint or not to appoint new member, still a question

Falcon Heights City Council member Randy Gustafson is set to resign from his seat and then be appointed as mayor on March 27.

Falling rain, coupled with already-fallen snow, collapsed a section of the Cattle Barn’s roof at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights the evening of March 12.

After police said her three small children, including an infant, were found alone living in squalor, a Little Canada woman was allegedly at her boyfriend’s mother’s house checking online to see if there was a warrant out for her arrest.

Ramsey County work to replace the Rice Street and Interstate 694 interchange began to impact traffic March 18 with the first ramp closures related to the project. 

North suburbs switching gears for spring thaw

February was a busy month for the Little Canada Public Works Department.

Peter Lindstrom resigned as mayor of Falcon Heights and was sworn in as a member of the Metropolitan Council on March 6. He represents the council’s District 10, which includes northwest Ramsey County and part of Anoka County.

The Roseville Police Department has once again released a year’s worth of traffic stop data, along with information on use-of-force incidents in past years and more.

Roseville has committed tax breaks to a manufacturing company that’s planning to bring its “worldwide corporate headquarters” to the city.

As exasperated firefighters sat in the audience, the Falcon Heights City Council voted during its Feb. 27 meeting to fire the city’s fire chief, Rich Hinrichs.

Falcon Heights Mayor Peter Lindstrom has been tapped by Gov. Tim Walz for a seat on the Metropolitan Council.

News of the three-term mayor’s appointment came out Feb. 25, ahead of Walz’s March 4 deadline to appoint.