Orono

Going for regular walks can be good for your health, but they can also be an exercise in civic engagement.

Two new search warrants in Hennepin County are bringing to light new details in a sweeping high-end burglary investigation spanning the metro. A dozen agencies are investigating more than 60 crimes, trying to figure out if they are connected and find those responsible.

Two homeowners in Orono are arguing over who does – and doesn’t – have the right to use a road that has been available since 1994. The argument is leading to both sides pointing fingers, and potentially threatening litigation.

Volunteers from Mound and nearby communities are set to complete the construction of the Eli Hart Memorial Playground on Thursday.

Crews were battling a large fire that broke out at a home in Orono, Minn. on Sunday.

Orono, Minn. police say four teens were arrested, one as young as age 13, after two stolen vehicle chases in the west metro Monday night -- including one that ended with the stolen vehicle crashing into a garage near Lake Minnetonka.

In a rare move, a Hennepin County District Court judge has found the City of Orono in contempt of court amid a dispute over the control of fire departments.

A fire caused by fireworks at a marina on Browns Bay on Lake Minnetonka damaged several boats and a dock early Wednesday morning. 

A longstanding disagreement between the City of Long Lake and the City of Orono has ascended into a lawsuit over the use of its fire department of emergency services.

Eli Hart's mother Julissa Thaler has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering her 6-year-old son on May 20, 2022.

Pickleball problems: At a meeting Monday night, more than a dozen community members told the Orono Park Commission they don't want pickleball courts and an ice rink for hockey added at the 100-year-old Orono Public Golf Course.