An investigation is underway after three kids were stabbed in North St police responded to the 2200 block of 11th Avenue for a report of an assault Paul and Maplewood police departments arrived they found a girl with life-threatening injuries Medical aid was provided before she was brought to a hospital for further care were also assaulted and were brought to hospital before police arrived Paul police chief told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that they are in stable condition Preliminary information shows that a group gathered in a parking lot at the 2200 block of McKnight Road but it is unclear when exactly the assault took place The girl who was hospitalized for life-threatening injuries reportedly went into the Mahar Asian Market for help Police are actively investigating the incident but state there is no threat to the public Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact North St Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public File may contact KSTP via our online form or call 651-646-5555 M&A Seminar on Preparing Your Company for Sale Presented by Maslon LLP and Northborne Partners The Regency Park Apartments complex, 2210 Skillman Ave. in North St. Paul, includes 25 studios, 50 one-bedroom units and 29 two-bedroom units. 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p.m Authorities found three people with stab wounds after an altercation occurred between a group law enforcement said that two of the victims were discharged from the hospital and another is in stable condition They also stated that an arrest has been made in the case but did not provide any more specifics The new restaurant opened last week, following redevelopment over the summer of the former Oil Can Henry's property at 2371 McKnight Road North The chain's arrival brings a new late-night fast-food option to town You can find a map of fast-food taco chains in the Twin Cities here. a screening of the movie Sight and Sound says is the best movie ever made saying he'd killed the mother of his child which features a swimming beach and splash pad This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Paul high school to share stories with AGs that have repeatedly sued to stop president’s executive orders Suzanne Kelly couldn’t stay for the duration of a forum in St Paul on federal funding cuts Thursday night She left to attend a farewell party for her former employees who used to help assist refugees Because of federal cuts to refugee resettlement programs she has had to let go more than two dozen employees people who have come here fleeing refugee camp chief executive of the Minnesota Council of Churches Kelly’s remarks came at a forum at North Senior High School in North St Paul hosted by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and attorneys general from Arizona The attorneys general – all Democrats – told the crowd their stories help inform their work “upholding the rule of law” against the administration of President Donald Trump which they argue has attacked the judicial system and essential services these changes are hurting people,” Ellison said “and it’s not really a partisan exercise.” The five attorneys general have filed numerous lawsuits against the administration saying it has unlawfully frozen federal funds laid off workers and dismantled agencies.“ I think we are very much one of the most important lines of defense against this unconstitutional behavior by Donald Trump and Elon Musk,” said Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes The Trump administration has laid off employees to “restore accountability to the American public” and initiate a “critical transformation of the federal bureaucracy,” according to an executive order the president signed in February His administration has justified sweeping cuts to agencies as necessary to reduce the size of the federal government and rid it of waste and fraud “We’re cutting down government,” Trump said ahead of a cabinet meeting in February “We’re cutting down the size of government We have a lot of people that aren’t doing their job We have a lot of people that don’t exist.” While the bulk of education funds for K-12 schools across the country comes from state and local sources, the Department of Education helps pay for low-income students and special education. It also administers loans and grants for college students and investigates claims of discrimination. The case argues Trump can’t dismantle the Department of Education as it’s an agency created by Congress. “On Jan. 20, we inaugurated a president,” said Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. “We did not coronate a king that can disregard the checks and balances that are laid out in our constitution.” Concerned about everything from immigration enforcement to gun violence and the cuts to scientific research, hundreds of attendees filled the high school’s auditorium for a raucous two-hour meeting colored by deep frustration with the Trump administration’s first two months in office. Kelly said her organization will lose $4 million in funding and has been forced to leave refugees stranded in camps overseas. The employees who lost their jobs, Kelly said, are largely refugees themselves. She asked attendees, “whatever your faith tradition,” to pray. Fired federal workers said they were driven to mental health crises and were dipping into emergency funds to survive. Maricruz Lozano Rios said her mother’s partner was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement. Within two weeks, he was transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana and sent back to his country of origin. Lozano Rios said she has not stopped thinking of what would have happened if her mother was with him and detained too. “More than ever, we have to come together and organize,” Lozano Rios said, “because I’ll be damned if they keep hurting my family.” Ellison and fellow attorneys general encouraged fired federal workers to contact their offices if they had not been rehired, noting that a federal judge ordered the Trump administration reinstate probationary workers. “They’re not just speak-outs,” Ellison said of the town halls he and fellow attorneys general are hosting. “We’re actually gathering the evidence for you.” Allison Kite is a reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune. News & Politics Klein hopes to win the party’s endorsement in what could be a crowded DFL field he plans to move on to the primary election Conservative board members had questioned the content of the books and curricula prompting criticism from the teachers union Doğukan Günaydin was arrested March 27 by plainclothes officers from the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Paul police are asking community members for help as they investigate a shooting left four people injured late Saturday officers were called to the 2100 block of 17th Avenue around 10:45 p.m for a report of an assault that involved shots being fired officers found a group of an estimated 60 people – had gathered at Casey Lake Park earlier in the evening Neighbors told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS they believed a high school graduation party was happening; however police later said while a graduation celebration was happening in the pavilion next to where the gathering and shooting took place they are separate events and are not related to each other The four people who were hit were hospitalized to receive treatment Their names haven’t been released as of this time Paul Police Chief Ray Rozales tells 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS all four people appear to have non-life-threatening injuries Chief Rozales says a 17-year-old boy was shot in the ankle and a 21-year-old man had a bullet graze his ear and shoulder two 24-year-old women were injured – one was shot in the hip and another – who Rozales says has already been discharged -may have been shot in her left hand Police are still gathering evidence and speaking to witnesses as they look for the person – or persons – responsible Rozales says they believe there were at least three shooters and it is unclear what their relationship is to those who were gathered in the park Rozales adds there is surveillance video which shows people gathering and dancing before everyone scatters and officers are still working to determine where the shots started police don’t believe there is a threat to the public Anyone with information which may help police is asked to call investigators at 651-747-2444 The Best New Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul Right Now, May 2025 The Best Tacos in Minneapolis and St. Paul The Best Mexican Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul Great spots for a caffeine kick — and maybe even a snack — around Minneapolis and St Nothing kicks off the day like a solid cup of coffee. With hidden gems on University Avenue, Victorian shops in Cathedral Hill and indie coffee companies scattered across Minneapolis and St the Twin Cities are teeming with neighborhood shops welcoming the weary Here’s a list of excellent coffee shops to explore around the metro New to the map: Carma Coffee is leaving to make way for Quixotic in Highland Park and Northern Coffeeworks — Additional reporting by Alex Lodner, Justine Jones, and Serena Maria Daniels What Caydence lacks in space, the Payne Avenue shop makes up for in heart. Rows and rows of vinyl record bins harken back to simpler days, and cozy seating beckons customers to stay and listen to music. Sip inventive drinks like the Polyphia, made with peanut butter, chocolate, lemon, and cardamom, or the caramel creme brulee latte. The intimate back room comes alive on Friday and Saturday nights with a lineup of local musicians and there’s a free bluegrass jam on the first Sunday of the month Where to Find the Best Hot Matcha Tea Around the Twin Cities A Procrastinator’s Guide to Ordering Mother’s Day Brunch To Go It doesn’t get classier than Nina’s in the heart of St Housed in an elegant building that dates back to the 1880s the shop is filled with nooks and crannies to nestle into and has soaring windows that flood the space with light it’s hard to leave Nina’s — settle in with a cappuccino and scone The Best Restaurants Along Selby Avenue in St Abogados Café is St. Paul’s only (maybe the U.S.’s only?) law-themed coffee shop, owned by lawyers Ofelia Ponce and Inti Martínez-Alemán. Equal parts coffee bar and mercadito, stop by for an Ex Parte — a long black blended with lavender and French vanilla — or a Fearless Lawtte, laced with cayenne and Ceylon cinnamon. Abogados also serves Vikings & Goddesses pastries Milkweed’s emerald-painted shop is one of Lake Street’s best spots for a coffee break This shop has everything you could ask for on a coffee menu: soul-stirring espresso But the real treasure is its specialty menu which has both coffee drinks and non-coffee the new(ish) Black-owned shop in Minneapolis’s Standish-Ericsson neighborhood the focus is as much on mental health and community as coffee; this is a place to gather and to slow down with a pastry and a steaming macchiato Owners Fred and Annie DuBose have outfitted the space with a “sun bar” of light therapy lamps designed for warding off Minnesota’s endemic winter blues are served alongside a smattering of pastries and snacks Stepping into this spacious Standish shop and micro-roastery feels like a quick getaway to North Woods complete with a rustic vibe and maple-spiked cold brew Settle in at one of the community tables with a pour over or get a brown sugar cardamom latte to-go and peruse the selection of outdoorsy apparel Order Coffee and Breakfast Curbside in Twin Cities During the COVID-19 Pandemic What’s the biggest plus at Duck Duck Coffee: the Nesquik mocha or the Pac-Man game in the corner This cozy South Minneapolis coffee shop is stuffed to the brim with plants (Owner Kat Naden always has work from local artists hanging on the walls too.) Try the freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and chai lattes made with Assam tea and a bevy of fragrant spices Sovereign Grounds might be the Cities’ most parent-friendly coffee shop: It has a kid’s playroom outfitted with miniature log cabins has done much to make Sovereign Grounds a community space since opening it in 1995 the plentiful menu of sandwiches and pastries When Lee Carter and Caleb Garn founded Five Watt in 2014 they catalyzed the coffee-as-cocktails trend in the Twin Cities baristas concoct clever flavor combos like the beloved Kingfield Choose any of the three locations — each one has a unique vibe Wesley Andrews has that classic minimalist coffee shop vibe Sun streams in from the huge storefront windows and lush houseplants add a pop of green This spot is known for both its coffees and its aromatic teas One of the few places in the Cities that serves egg creams Caffetto also offers a wide variety of pastries and is open from 7 a.m Known for its washed coffees and sleek, airy interiors, Dogwood operates three locations around the Twin Cities, including a laptop-friendly cafe in Northeast. The Zamboni cold brew, served in a glass goblet, is a smooth summertime drink; a rich cortado is hard to beat in cooler weather. Dogwood serves Marc Heu pastries A guide to the defining restaurants of Minneapolis and St The Eater 38 is a tapestry of Minneapolis and St This map is updated every quarter to include cornerstone restaurants of Twin Cities cuisine The Eater 38 spans the Cities’ restaurant scene in all its vibrancy from tangy chicken tinga in Northeast to red-wine spaghetti in the North Loop; from fragrant pho in Frogtown to lake trout on the banks of the Mississippi River — as always Chef Wendy Puckett recently located her restaurant from Glenwood Avenue to North Market in the Camden neighborhood of North Minneapolis Puckett’s popular soul rools are stuffed with soul food like greens and jalapeño.) Wendy’s also serves other brunch options like chicken and waffles and the “Broadway Special” — smothered chicken over rice and gravy Serving Ecuadorean and Andean fare all day it’s an ideal spot for anything from breakfast to late-night snacks Don’t miss the patacones con queso — fried green plantains stuffed with cheese and served with an intensely herbed aji crillo — or the exceptionally tender seco de pollo 15 Underrated Restaurants to Explore in the Twin Cities The Best Restaurants in Northeast Minneapolis Grab a tub of pimento cheese and a hunk of warm focaccia to take home The Best Restaurants for Vegan and Vegetarian Food in Minneapolis and St The Best Speakeasies and Hidden Bars in Minneapolis and St Chef John Wipfli’s Animales serves exceptional barbecue out of a seasonal food truck at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Northeast Minneapolis These ribs don’t come slathered in sweet sauce — they’re dry-rubbed a bark of crushed peppercorns and salt stealing nothing from the meat’s oak-smoked flavor adding dishes like pork shoulder congee bowls The Twin Cities’ Best Barbecue Restaurants Chefs Gustavo and Kate Romero’s Mexican menu preserves and celebrates heirloom corn varieties — which have suffered in recent decades due to hybridization and industrial tortilla production — at Oro As tasty as the Romero’s dishes are for takeout Duck confit comes swathed in rich mole and crema with cured onion; lechon prensado masa takes a number of unique forms: chochoyotes (potato-requeson dumplings) Chef Kamal Mohamed’s Northeast restaurant StepChld feels like a West Village hangout narrow dining room and slyly inventive menu This food is delightfully “off-kilter,” as Mohamed puts it Examples of this have included sweet potatoes that are whipped and fried into cayenne-dusted fritters; pork belly leveled up alongside a silky coconut rice; chicken wings dusted in berbere spice and fenugreek The mimita-spiced burger is especially popular fermented in chile butter sauce that’s sopped up with sourdough StepChld also has one of the Cities’ best selections of orange wine opened by local industry veterans Kim Tong and chef Denny Leaf-Smith has been serving subtly exquisite vegetable-focused fare since 2021 when it brought a spark of new life to the former Bardo space on Hennepin Avenue in the way of 11 Madison Park — there’s meat on the menu like duck confit with bitter greens — but vegetables are coaxed into the spotlight Charred cabbage gets a white anchovy salsa verde; salt and pepper mushrooms are served with a bright scallion dip All Saints has a rock-solid cocktail program The latest from one of the Twin Cities’ most celebrated chefs Porzana is an exploration of the culinary influences that Italy and Spanish play into Argentinian cuisine The space features a well-designed and well-lit interior while the menu emphasizes the South American country’s iconic love affair with beef Find Argentinian cuts ranging from an accessible hanger steak to a splurge-worthy 44-ounce tomahawk Round out the meal with dishes like bone marrow chorizo The Hottest New Brunches in the Twin Cities Right Now The Best Restaurants in Minneapolis’s North Loop Chef Gavin Kaysen worked as an executive chef for Daniel Boulud before leaving New York for Minneapolis His list of restaurants — Bellecour Bakery; Demi with its intimate tasting menu; opulent Mara at the Four Seasons Hotel — is long but there’s something essential and enduring about Spoon and Stable Expect dishes like bison tartare with harissa aioli cappelletti with morels and patty pan squash and a delicate strawberry and sorrel mille-feuille The Twin Cities’ Essential Brunch Restaurants Restaurant Alma has a longstanding reputation as one of Minneapolis’s finest restaurants Chef Alex Roberts’ prix fixe menu changes regularly but expect elegant — though never ostentatious — dishes like buckwheat parmesan crepes New York strip in a smoked wild mushroom jus and strawberry rhubarb parfaits with creme fraiche ice cream The restaurant has an extensive wine list and is known for its accommodating vegetarian menu it’s far and away one of the Cities’ most romantic restaurants 13 Twin Cities Restaurants That Double as Wedding Venues 14 Elegant Twin Cities Restaurants With Private Dining Rooms Chef and owner Rekik Abaineh started anew in St Paul’s Como neighborhood in 2021 — her restaurant Bolé Ethiopian Cuisine burned down in the social uprisings following the murder of George Floyd berbere-spiced beef tibs and rolls of spongy Everything from the fried tilapia to the hearty veggie sampler is remarkable — but the key to a perfect meal at Bolé is a glass of honey wine and a slice of cheesecake Where to Eat Iconic Minnesota Dishes Around the Twin Cities Owamni won the intensely competitive James Beard Award for best new restaurant in 2022 chef Sean Sherman brings Indigenous cooking to the forefront of the national restaurant scene The decolonized menu is built on foods that are indigenous to North America — meaning no flour In their place are dishes like game tartare with duck fat squash breaking a site record in 2016 by bringing in $150,000 in a month stationed in a white stone building on the banks of the Mississippi River 12 Twin Cities Restaurants Where the Views Match the Food Sip Nonalcoholic Cocktails at These Twin Cities Restaurants Al’s Breakfast is the Twin Cities’ greatest old-school breakfast diner As Dinkytown’s dining scene has shifted throughout the decades Al’s 10-foot-wide storefront has barely changed since 1950 Grab a seat at one of the 14 bar stools for an iconic American breakfast: a salami scramble or blueberry-walnut pancakes with pure Minnesota maple syrup but plan to wait a while for a seat during the breakfast rush sits at the top of the local steakhouse food chain conjuring an air of ’80s-style excess and glam but staying remarkably steadfast on quality through the years If splurging on a steak dinner is your end game but the sweet spot on this menu is the $84 bone-in ribeye while the gristle is so tender you can bite through it like butter Round out the meal with an order of fresh strawberries and cream 9 Splurge-Worthy Restaurants in the Twin Cities Where to Eat on Christmas Day in the Twin Cities as well as shaved Luang Prabang-style papaya salad mok paa (whitefish steamed in banana leaves) The Best Rooftop Bars and Restaurants in the Twin Cities a fixture of Minneapolis’s Seward neighborhood pairs American breakfast fare with Columbian dishes like arepas rellenas Maria’s serves every pancake you could dream of but the most famous are the chachapas Venezolanas and studded with sunshine-yellow kernels of corn Local hummus brand Baba’s was a grocery store sensation before Palestinian American siblings Rana Kamal and Khalid Ansari turned a Lyndale Avenue storefront into a mod, dreamy hummus house and mana’eesh bakery made with a base of exceptionally creamy Jerusalem-style hummus topped with everything from fresh falafel and pickles to tangy buffalo chicken There’s also an oven churning out hot mana’eesh; salads like spinach tabbouleh and fatoush plus rosewater lattes and cardamom-laced espresso The Twin Cities’ Best Middle Eastern Restaurants The Ultimate Twin Cities Restaurant Patio Guide Chef On Khumchaya’s enduring University Avenue restaurant serves some of the finest Thai food in the metro and decadently fatty nam thok kor moo yang (pork neck with lemongrass The silky tom kha soup is a soul-restoring choice for long winter evenings — On’s is also one of the best places to order whole steamed tilapia prepared simply but skillfully with fragrant broth Tucked into a petite stone building on University Avenue in St Cheng Heng is a mainstay of the Frogtown neighborhood’s food corridor Cambodian restaurants are relatively few and far between in the Cities’ robust Southeast Asian restaurant scene who have won a slate of awards from local newspapers and magazines brewed a fiery red in Cheng Heng’s kitchen Save room for the thuck kaw chuew (beans nestled under sweetened condensed milk and crushed ice) 10 Fantastic Choices for Budget-Friendly Dining in St Owners Hortencia Reyes and Miguel Lopez opened Homi (a combination of their names) in 2010 their son chef Miguel Lopez leads the kitchen recently updated space on University Avenue The whole menu — from the chille relleno to the empanadas to the fried beans — is made from scratch Stop by on a chilly day for Hidalgo-style barbacoa de Borrego served with consome; menudo; or pozole The Best Mexican Restaurants in Minneapolis and St One of the cornerstone restaurants of Nicollet Avenue’s Eat Street corridor, Quang was founded by matriarch chef Lung Tran 30 years ago The original Quang was a four-table bakery across the street from the present location where Tran and her five kids sold Vietnamese pastries and food The restaurant grew in popularity as news of Tran’s fragrant the current restaurant is run by her children and it’s now a go-to for enormous bowls of pho — aromatic and balanced the beef sliced into delicate sheets — classic stir fry and noodle dishes like pad thai Quang’s space is casual and bustling on any weekend evening Where to Find a Steaming Bowl of Pho in the Twin Cities Chef Safia Munye called for justice for George Floyd after her restaurant burned down during the unrest of summer 2020 — with the help of a community fundraising campaign she reopened it at a new Lake Street location Munye dishes up the same flavor-packed Somali cuisine she always has: beef sambusas; tender lamb and goat stew; chicken suqaar with ugali (a pillowy cornmeal dish served on the side) or beef with canjeero (fermented Italian influences appear in the form of lightly sauced pasta with fish; fresh juices are served at the counter is one of the Cities’ most romantic dining destinations it successfully emulates a Parisian dining ambiance Sample oysters at the crescent bar; sip a glass of champagne infused with an absinthe-soaked sugar cube always features a seasonal preparation of Au Bon Canard foie gras The Magret duck breast is worth the $46 price tag The Best Restaurants for a Romantic Date Night in the Twin Cities Critically acclaimed pastry chef Marc Heu draws inspiration from his French Guianan upbringing while infusing his training in a 300-year-old Paris patisserie to inform the menu at his St A line out the door of the Dale Street space is not uncommon as the patisserie has garnered a reputation for its intricately assembled cakes Some of the James Beard semifinalist’s finest creations include a show-stopping vanilla Saint Honoré such as a toasted Croque Madame made with milk bread stuffed with French gruyere cheese A post shared by Marc Heu Patisserie Paris (@marcheuparis) First founded in 1911 by Michael Cossetta — an immigrant from Calabria, Italy who put down roots in St. Paul’s Upper Levee, the one-time heart of the city’s Italian community — Cossetta has grown into a multi-story pizzeria or an order of arancini at the cafe; the pasticceria and scratch-made gelato from long glass pastry cases 9 Classic Italian Red-Sauce Restaurants in the Twin Cities Matt’s, stationed in the first floor of a simple stucco building on Cedar Avenue, is one of the most legendary dives in the Twin Cities. (Former President Barack Obama ate here in 2014.) It claims to be the home of the original Jucy Lucy — that iconic, gooey, cheese-stuffed burger (To distinguish its Lucy from other Twin Cities versions that have since proliferated Matt’s spells its burger without the “I.”) According to local legend a Matt’s customer requested two beef patties with a slice of cheese in the middle he declared “That’s one juicy Lucy!” The restaurant has maintained its exquisitely divey interior: Slide into a pleather booth or grab a seat at the roomy Where to Order Delivery and Takeout From Independent Restaurants in South Minneapolis The 15 Best Lunch Restaurants in Minneapolis Chef Facundo DeFraia learned the secrets of Argentinian cuisine in his grandmother’s Buenos Aires kitchen, and after a stint on the west coast, he landed in Minneapolis, where he helped his friend Danny del Prado open Martina DeFraia struck out on his own and opened Boludo in south Minneapolis styled with black and white tile and Argentinian mementos affixed on the walls really does feel like a pizza and empanada shop straight from the avenues of Buenos Aires The menu is succinct: DeFraia’s empanadas are crispy and densely flavorful and the chewy pizza crust has a touch of sweetness that makes a dreamy complement to the tangy tomato sauce The 15 Best Pizza Restaurants in the Twin Cities Chef Jason Hansen’s Estelle pairs breezy Spanish and Portuguese dishes like patatas bravas and beet escabeche with comforting Italian pastas Paul’s Mac Groveland neighborhood with its dreamy date-night atmosphere is a flawless sweet note at the end of the meal Slip into the cozy adjoining bar for an herbaceous nightcap (think charred rosemary vodka Chef Jorgé Guzmán impressively managed to open Petite León a year into the pandemic. Not long after, the restaurant earned him a James Beard nomination for best chef Midwest Guzmán draws on his Yucatán peninsula roots with this menu Bar lead Travis Serbus’s cocktail menu is notable as well: look for citrus-forward pours like the Moon Dog Paul’s El Burrito Mercado as an 800-square-foot market in 1979 they moved to Cesar Chavez Street and renovated the historic 13,000-square-foot Henly’s Furniture building which today includes a restaurant and cantina and fresh ceviche — not to mention the remarkable deli and bakery stocked with everything from barbacoa to fluffy conchas — make El Burrito Mercado an essential St all European silhouettes and shades of cream and sand Chef Danny del Prado is one of the Twin Cities’ most celebrated chefs and his Linden Hills restaurant Martina is an elegant platform for his Argentinian and Italian cuisine and more.) The well-designed (and well-lit) dining room is a dream of lighting and composition Alex and Margo Roberts, the duo behind elegant Minneapolis restaurant, cafe, and hotel Alma one of the Cities’ finest restaurants for casual this menu is best served family-style: Pair rotisserie chicken crispy fried catfish (made with a gluten-free rice flour breading it’s worth noting) with an assortment of savory stewed beans Round out the meal with butterscotch pudding Sunstreet, one of the Cities’ finest bakeries is an essential dining spot for all three meals of the day Chef Solveig Tofte’s practiced hands spin wheat into sourdough pancakes and finely glazed doughnuts (served Wednesdays only) — on Thursdays buttery biscuit sandwiches are a favorite here; keep an eye on social media for seasonal specials like kulich A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with the Oct. 14 killing of 42-year-old Nicholas Sletten of Little Canada on St officers responded to the intersection of Jackson Street and Wheelock Parkway on a report of a shooting around 9:25 p.m callers reported people running from a truck at the intersection that had all its doors open Officers found Sletten lying near the intersection with a gunshot wound that entered his back and exited through his stomach They gave him CPR until medics arrived and brought him to the hospital Sletten’s truck was found at the intersection with all four doors open The driver’s door had been hit by a bullet A witness told police she was at a stop sign at the intersection at the time of the shooting She heard the shot and saw people running from the truck telling police she thought the man had been shot from inside the vehicle Sletten’s brother told police that Sletten grew and sold marijuana His sister-in-law said that around the time of the shooting Sletten’s dogs ran to their house and she saw his truck at the intersection with the doors open She added that Sletten sold marijuana and sometimes used M30 pills but didn’t know if he sold the pills fingerprints and a 7.62×39 mm casing from the truck Surveillance video from the area showed three people running south around the time of the shooting Video showed that five men got into Sletten’s truck before the shooting Investigators used cell phone and social media data to identify two of the people who were in the truck Thomas’ fingerprints were also found on the rear door and window of the truck One of the men who was identified as having been in the truck told investigators that he heard someone say “Don’t move,” and that Sletten was trying to get out of the truck when he was shot He added that Thomas had reached around Sletten’s seat with an AK-47-style gun and shot Sletten The men ran to the witness’ home after the murder Another witness said they were driving to Speedway and everyone got out and went inside except for Thomas and Sletten Thomas was sitting directly behind Sletten Thomas and another man pulled out guns and tried to rob Sletten The witness said Thomas reached around the driver’s seat and shot Sletten Thomas and the other man cleaned their guns with bleach He said he didn’t believe Sletten had drugs on him that night but that Thomas and the other man were probably looking for drugs when they tried to rob him Court documents note that Thomas has prior cases for third-degree assault and possessing a firearm as a minor