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Sarah Ritter

Chicago, Minneapolis

Covering the north metro for @StarTribune. Got a tip? Email me at [email protected]

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  • More sex offenders reside in Brooklyn Park than other suburbs. The city may limit where they live.

    4 days ago | startribune.com | Sarah Ritter

    Matt Rabe, an inspector with the Brooklyn Park Police Department, answered a call that sparked a lot of questions. Rabe said the caller was trying to place a registered predatory offender in Brooklyn Park after a neighboring suburb had turned them down due to their city's residency restrictions. Brooklyn Park doesn't have an ordinance limiting where convicted sex offenders are allowed to live, but is surrounded by suburbs that do.

  • Minnesotans worried huge Japanese book collection would be lost. Now two new libraries will save it.

    1 week ago | startribune.com | Sarah Ritter

  • Brooklyn Park says revamped community center project doesn't have to pit ice rinks vs. gym space

    2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Sarah Ritter

    By Sarah Ritter A debate over expanding Brooklyn Park's community center "got ugly." Leaders say a new vision brings folks back together. The Minnesota Star Tribune Brooklyn Park parents often have to drive across the city to watch their elementary-aged kids practice basketball late at night because no other courts are available.

  • CEO steps down from Second Harvest Heartland food bank

    2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Sarah Ritter

    Allison O'Toole, chief executive of Second Harvest Heartland, one of Minnesota's largest social services nonprofits, plans to step down. O'Toole has led the Brooklyn Park-based nonprofit, one of the biggest food banks in the nation, since 2019. Since her arrival, Second Harvest has grown by dozens of positions and increased food distribution by 30% to 167 million pounds a year, according to the organization.

  • Surfing in downtown Anoka? $55M project could turn Rum River Dam into a whitewater attraction

    3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Sarah Ritter

    But a $55 million project could offer a much closer alternative: How about surfing in downtown Anoka? The city is working on a project to upgrade the Rum River Dam, less than a mile from the confluence with the Mississippi River. The city is seeking funding for the project, which would modernize the dam, create a pedestrian bridge and add a lock for boats to travel from the upper Rum to the Mississippi.

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