Student's Death, Suicide Awareness and Hornette Reversal: Pick of Our Patches

Editor’s Note: Every week we will bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, St. Louis Park and St. Michael.

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Social media was filled with memorials to 18-year-old Andrew Dudley following Wednesday’s fatal crash.

A day after the death of Andrew Dudley, seniors at St. Louis Park High School honored their peer and friend the best way they knew how—with paint.

The district opted to retain the Hornette name in an effort to refocus energy toward combating hazing at the high school.

After her son killed himself last fall, Gretchen Harrington decided to prevent others from doing the same thing.

The Deephaven resident has served on the Minnetonka School Board for 12 years. 

The fast food joint claims the city’s decision was favored toward Menards and detrimental to the survival of the business.

Joseph W. Traxler, 64, will spend five years in prison for defrauding banks. He was terminated by MSB on Wednesday.

The food bank closed its Minneapolis location and opened a bigger space on Sandburg Road, which can accommodate up to 400 volunteers.

On Friday, Blackstone Manor Clock Repair took in a German clock from a Hong Kong store owner.

Pink signs throughout the northwest suburbs are part of a campaign to keep students safe during prom and graduation season.

Former teacher Ert Jones-Hermerding was inducted into the Cooper High School Hall of Fame, thanks to sophomore Stephanie Sikkila.