Jason Rantala

3 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jason Rantala

Relatives are gathering Tuesday evening to remember a young woman who was gunned down at a popular Minneapolis park. Stageina Whiting, 23, was shot and killed at Boom Island Park on Sunday night. Five other people were hurt. Friends and family will pay tribute to Whiting, who according to an online fundraiser, leaves behind an 8-month-old girl. The page says Whiting was a caring, loving, hardworking young woman who went to school and worked overnights to provide for her child.

5 days ago | cbsnews.com | Jason Rantala

The Twin Cities kicks off Pride month with a 5k Pride month kicked off with a literal running start Sunday: a 5K Run/Walk from Utepils Brewing in Minneapolis. Twin Cities In Motion Ambassadors put on the event that donates a portion of profits to Twin Cities Pride's year-round programming. Amy Lippert Hoffman, from Blaine, is one of the hundred or so who took part. It's a show of support for her LGBTQ friends, she said.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Jason Rantala

Jennie Kappenman had been wondering, what's with all the exposed wire right outside her sister's house in the Bancroft neighborhood of Minneapolis? She soon found out why the lights were out on the block, after her sister called the city. "Lo and behold, we just discovered what was going on, some tomfoolery," said Kappenman. The outages are right outside nearby Bancroft Elementary School.

1 week ago | news8000.com | Jason Rantala

BLAINE, Minnesota (WCCO) -- Tiny homes, also known as accessory dwelling units, are all the rage in some communities but that's not the case in Blaine, Minnesota. "There's no encampments in the north metro or anything like that, but there is, you know, homelessness is an issue," said Alex Pepin. Driven by faith and a need to help, Pepin hoped a four-year-old Blaine city code allowing tiny homes on properties could fill a need.

1 week ago | kesq.com | Jason Rantala

By Jason RantalaClick here for updates on this story BLAINE, Minnesota ( WCCO) - Tiny homes, also known as accessory dwelling units, are all the rage in some communities but that's not the case in Blaine, Minnesota. "There's no encampments in the north metro or anything like that, but there is, you know, homelessness is an issue," said Alex Pepin. Driven by faith and a need to help, Pepin hoped a four-year-old Blaine city code allowing tiny homes on properties could fill a need.