Sarah Ritter

The state’s fourth most populous county is testing an AI-powered call taker, to free up dispatchers for high-priority emergency calls. A full launch could come as early as this month.

Explaining one factor in the decision, the mayor said: “We had people going on calls, acting as EMTs without being certified as EMTs.”

The northern Twin Cities suburb of Lexington, Minnesota closed the department over concerns about spending, policy violations and firefighter training.

Rep. Zack Stephenson's profane text message to the Anoka mayor was revealed as part of a lawsuit over funding for a Rum River bridge.

MN Rep. Zack Stephenson’s profane text message to the Anoka mayor about the jail was revealed as part of a lawsuit over funding for a Rum River bridge.

A growing number of small cemeteries in suburban and rural areas are turning to cities to take over ownership as community support dwindles.

More suburban and rural Minnesota cemeteries are asking cities to own them, due to changing views on religion and the environment.

Twin Cities suburbs are grappling with a rise in investor-owned housing in Minnesota, where single-family homes are turned into rentals. State and national leaders are debating restrictions.

The trend is sparking heated debates over how the rise in single-family rentals is affecting the homeownership rate and the limited stock of affordable housing.

The county requires every precinct to use the electronic poll pad technology, saying there have been zero security issues.