Matt McKinney

The free program converts food scraps into compost and will eventually roll out to all of Ramsey and Washington counties.

The historic city on the St. Croix River is a popular tourist destination, but some worry that catering to visitors might be crowding the locals out of downtown.

Worth six figures when it was new, the 54-foot eyesore is the latest derelict boat causing headaches for the city of Hudson, Wis.

Simonetti, who is running against Commissioner Heather Edelson for the District 6 seat, says she plans to plead not guilty.

In Minnesota, fixing power lines is as easy as a call to the power company, but other unmarked television, phone or internet wires are more of a mystery.

The city of Hudson is fining the owner $1,400 a day. The owner has told city officials that his lawyer advised him to leave the boat where it sits.

The city recently loosened its rules on backyard coops for larger properties, but chickens are still not allowed on typical city lots.

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New owner Bill Warren said the boat in Hudson, Wis., could help search for buried treasure in the Gulf of Mexico, if he can find someone to lift it from the beach.