Photo: KSTP. Protesters gather in Brooklyn Center after the shooting death of Daunte Wright in April. KSTP Created: June 09, 2021 12:31 PM
The Crystal City Council last week approved the second reading of an amendment to Chapter 9 of the city code, allowing for language that will prohibit targeted residential picketing within the city.
The proposal passed on June 2 with a 4-2 vote. The move following the lead of other suburban Minnesota cities, such as Vadnais Heights, Lino Lakes, Shoreview and Spring Lake Park.
On May 18, the city council gave initial approval to an ordinance change that would ban marching or picketing outside someone s home in the city.
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Supporters of the Rush Line bus rapid transit project say it will transform spotty public transportation service in the east metro, especially for a rising number of people who live in poverty and those without a car.
But a budding group of skeptics are asking whether it s wise to forge ahead with the project, which would connect Union Depot in St. Paul to White Bear Lake, as people continue to work from home in the post-COVID-19 economy.
And others worry that frequent bus service every 10 to 15 minutes during rush hour would compromise the small-town feel of downtown White Bear Lake.
Black bear sightings reported in Ramsey County
By Allie Johnson
The bear sightings were reported in Vadnais Heights and North Oaks.
Black bears more common in northern Minnesota, but it is not unusual anymore to see bears in the Twin Cities as their range expands more south. In Woodbury last week, a black bear was sighted eating out of bird feeders in some residents’ backyards.
BEAR WEEK: Black bear range expanding south in Minnesota
Black bears are one of nature s more adaptable animals and hunger is most often their main motivator. Bears have the best sense of smell in the forest, which means a bear will range far and wide if food can be found.
More bear sightings reported in Twin Cities
All recent sightings have occurred in the eastern metro.
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Bear sightings have been reported in three more cities in the Twin Cities metro area.
The Lino Lakes Police Department said on May 1 a black bear was seen near Birch Street and Joyner Lane, an area just east of Brandywood Park.
And on Monday, the Ramsey County Sheriff s Office tweeted about bear sightings in Vadnais Heights and North Oaks (which are both just south of Lino Lakes).
Black Bears are the only species of bear in Minnesota, according to the Department of Natural Resources, with roughly 12,000-15,000 in the state.