City Engineer John Bradford shared estimates on what the change would mean for the downtown.
Hopkins lights its Christmas tree Friday. The Old Fashioned Holiday takes place next week.
Thanksgiving is almost here, so share your best to-die-for recipe on Patch.
The students visited Spirit of Hope United Methodist to pack books that Children’s Chance is shipping to Kiev.
Junior Rae Bullinger led the way with a seventh-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Target, Best Buy and Walmart are included in turkey day sales. Check out the deals here.
These DIY Thanksgiving crafts will lend festive fun to your holiday decor for 2012.
The organization was one of the Hopkins nonprofits that raised thousands in donations during the annual fundraiser.
Sen. Ron Latz wil be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Rep. Steve Simon will chair the House Elections Committee.
At individual precincts, between 83 percent and 88 percent of registered voters cast a ballot.
Edward David Stahlmann faces forgery-related charges in a handful of jurisdictions.
The ongoing decline is likely a result of changing demographics and open enrollment trends.
Residents across the Twin Cities continue to see coyotes.
The most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments from around the west metro between Nov. 9 and Nov. 15.
All but four apartments in the development have been rented already.
Online registration for the Red Bull Crashed Ice event is open until 11:59pm EST on Nov. 21. On Nov. 23, a random drawing will determine who participates in the qualifiers. The finale event in Saint Paul takes place Jan. 24-26.
A twice-weekly selection of incidents drawn from Hopkins police files.
Patch will make a $1 donation to AmeriCares for every tweet with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds.
St. Louis Park residents worry a freight rail reroute will make their neighborhoods more dangerous, hurt schools and lower property values.
Nia Coffey, Erin O’Toole and Mikaala Shackelford all committed to play with Division I schools.
Two Hopkins High School athletes will compete with the best high school swimmers in the state at the University of Minnesota's Aquatic Center this weekend.
Nestle is recalling Nesquick Chocolate Powder from store shelves for potential salmonella contamination.
The City Council agreed to explore the idea further, but planners want to time the redesign to coincide with the Southwest Light Rail Transit project.
A list of arrests Hopkins police made between Nov. 5 and Nov. 11.
Hopkins has lower rates of property crime and violent crime than the national average.
Hopkins is one of many communities riding an uptick in sales that’s in its eighth straight month.
The sandwich chain, which has a franchise in downtown Hopkins, will have the new products available by early December.
The community had the sixth most-even rates of the 38 communities that Patch covers.
The chambers promised to work with new and returning legislators to see the Southwest LRT project through.
The live stream from the Mall of America runs from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and includes performances from Alison Scott, R&B artist Mayda and OSO.
The award recognizes departments that partner with others in the community to proactively address crime.
The project is being undertaken because of the close proximity to a number of homes.
Hundreds of thousands of men are growing out their facial hair to promote men’s health as part of the annual ‘Movember’ fundraising effort.
Hopkins High School’s theater program will perform the play starting Nov. 29.
A list of arrests Hopkins police made between Oct. 29 and Nov. 4.
Get ready for '12 little girls in two straight lines.'
Students took part in an interactive retreat to explore issues related to bullying.
The awards recognize property owners who’ve made Hopkins a better place by improving their properties.
Voters in the mostly suburban cities Patch covers were more opposed to the proposed gay-marriage ban than Minnesota voters generally.