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July 2017

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Vacation without an agenda can open unexpected doors to fun

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Devils Tower, a geological oddity, can be seen from miles away. The unearthly-looking monolith rises 1,267 feet above the Belle Fouche River valley and was the country’s first national monument. Mary Lee Hagert photo

Black Hills: river gorges, wildlife & archeological digs

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Sheriff honors deputies for ‘meritorious acts’

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/24/2017 - 2:04pm

Ramsey County Sheriff Jack Serier, left, honored several deputies at a July 19 event, commending them for their “successful resolution” of a mental health crisis in Shoreview last Feburary involving a man with a knife. Pictured from left to right, deputies Mike Casey and Brian Hughes, Sgt. Tim Schwab and Maplewood Officer Brian Tauzell, were all recognized at the ceremony, where Serier applauded them, and deputy Marilyn Hedstrom who couldn’t make it to the event, for their determination to help the man, rather than turning to lethal force, despite endangering their lives. submitted photo

In February, more than a half dozen police squad cars responded to a home in Shoreview after police received a report of a potential active shooter. 

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As Roseville home comes down, it lifts up others

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/24/2017 - 1:57pm

Nick Swaggert from Better Futures Minnesota points out elements of a home on South McCarrons Boulevard in Roseville that will be salvaged for resale. The organization, a nonprofit that employs and supports men who have been in the prison system, was hired to deconstruct the home, which was purchased by Roseville last year. Once the home comes all the way down, another nonprofit will build a new home on the site that will house an at-risk family or military veteran. Mike Munzenrider photo

As workers left for lunch on a Tuesday earlier this month, the small home at 196 South McCarrons Blvd. in Roseville was stripped and looked set to be remodeled, except it wasn’t being renovated.

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Civil suit filed by brother of man killed by Roseville police moving towards court

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/24/2017 - 1:53pm

John Birkeland

As the aftermath of the Jeronimo Yanez acquittal plays out and the Twin Cities deal with another police shooting this month, a lawsuit connected to the police killing of a Roseville man is slowly making it’s way towards court.

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New Brighton police de-escalate dangerous situation in city park

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/24/2017 - 1:46pm

On July 13, police responded to a report of a weapon at Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton. After some time, officers safely disarmed a woman who had been wielding a large kitchen knife. Jesse Poole

Wielding a large kitchen knife, a woman experiencing a mental health crisis approached New Brighton police officers in a public park, waving the weapon at them and disobeying their commands. 

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Sewer testing

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/24/2017 - 12:12pm

From July 24 through the end of September, S.E.H., a contractor working for the sewer utility, will be testing the city’s sewer system in the area bordered by Larpenteur Avenue to the north, Interstate 35E from the west, Wheelock Parkway from the

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Johnson Parkway pedestrian safety improvements

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/24/2017 - 12:12pm

The intersection at Johnson Parkway and Ames Avenue is currently being redesigned with the goal of improved pedestrian safety.  Ramsey County’s Public Works Department is working to install an enhanced pedestrian crossing with flashing safety beac

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