Hopkins News

If the stressed food banks and increasing demand for social services weren't enough proof, Twin Cities residents now have further evidence that poverty is part of the suburban landscape.

Hopkins officials want to revoke two more massage licenses because of alleged business violations, according to the packet for Tuesday's City Council meeting.

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A St. Louis Park native and Hopkins grad helped the Saint John's 4x800-meter relay team place first at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, according to a university news release .

Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department will host a series of community conversations about a proposal to create a more convenient location for north Minneapolis residents to access services including medical, emergency, child care and food assistance, child support and homeless services.

The following people were arrested by Golden Valley police between April 29 and May 5. : a€¢ A 25-year-old Chaska man was arrested April 29 in Golden Valley for speeding, improper lane use and a DWI.

Hopkins had a high voter turnout in the 2012 election for a state that is itself already well above the national average.

Each week, Minnetonka community members turn to Patch's Local Voices section to share information, insight and opinions about what matters to them.

The Hopkins Area Jaycees are proud to announce the Annual Mainstreet Days Arts and Crafts Fair, which will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18 in downtown Hopkins.

Rep. Karen Clark, DFL- Minneapolis, left, and her partner Jacquelyn Zita wave to supporters as they leave the House chambers at the state Capitol on Thursday, May 9, 2013, after winning the House floor vote on a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry.

Unlike so many other same-sex marriage supporters, Hopkins and St. Louis Park Rep.

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Hopkins leaders are mounting an effort to keep out the Southwest Light Rail Transit operation and maintenance facility that will service trains along the corridor.

A Long Lake woman is accused of breaking into a Hopkins home and destroying pictures of a woman who had dated the same man as her, according to court documents released Tuesday.

Move over Blake Hoffarber . Hopkins has a new buzzer beater in town. An E isenhower Elementary School sixth grader Dlayla Chakolis sank a half-court shot Sunday during the state AAU qualifying tournament at Bloomington Jefferson High School, the Pioneer Press reported .

Hopkins and St. Louis Park Rep. Steve Simon was among the legislators who helped a same-sex marriage bill cleared the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday night.

Hopkins accounts for nearly half the sites on a short list of possible locations for a Southwest Light Rail Transit operation and maintenance facility that will service trains along the corridor, according to a list the Metropolitan Council released to Patch on Thursday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Bills are moving through the Minnesota House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate that could require online retailers to collect sales taxes.

Hopkins volleyball player Sam Seliger-Swenson and Minnetonka's Hannah Weidner have been selected as two of 21 players to appear on the cover of Breakdown Sports USA's Volleyball Guidebook.

Hopkins students wowed music lovers at the annual spring concert Thursday. Those who attended got to hear pieces performed by the Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony.