Quick Hits

• Light rail finally has a date: Metro Transit has set a June 2027 opening for the long-delayed METRO Green Line Extension — big news for west-metro commuters who have watched the project's costs climb.
• Minneapolis school closures loom: The district's plan that could close up to 16 schools drew a packed first listening session, though officials maintain no official plan has been adopted.
• Waymo showdown: The Minneapolis City Council approved new Waymo regulations, but the mayor's office says he will veto them.
• St. Paul report lands: A city investigation into Mayor Kaohly Her — sparked by a complaint from Police Chief Axel Henry — concluded her actions violated city policy.
• Wild win the opener: Minnesota opened the NHL season with a 3-1 victory in Nashville.

Golden Valley & West Metro

No Golden Valley-specific headlines made today's feed, but two stories hit close to home:

• Green Line Extension gets its date. After years of delays and rising costs, Metro Transit has set June 2027 as the opening for the METRO Green Line Extension — the southwest light-rail project west-metro riders have been waiting on.
• School closure conversation reaches north Minneapolis. Minneapolis Public Schools presented three options at its first listening session on a plan that could close up to 16 schools as early as next year, and the room was packed, KARE 11 reports. At a separate Camden Community Feedback session, a Loring parent wrote that district representatives "again claimed that there is no official plan" — worth watching for families in the Camden and neighboring communities just south of the northwest suburbs.

Minneapolis

• Waymo rules headed for a veto. The City Council approved a policy regulating Waymo's autonomous vehicles, but the mayor's office says he will veto it. Waymo began test rides and road mapping in the city in November 2025 but has not yet started offering rides to customers.
• Tax levy could rise up to 11.87%. The city's tax board approved a maximum 11.87% levy increase; residents expressed mixed reactions at the meeting.
• Charges in mental health facility attack. A Zimmerman man is charged with murder after a fatal assault at a residential mental health facility — officers responded around 6:35 a.m. Sept. 28 — where one person was killed and four were hurt. KSTP reports it's his third violent case in five weeks, coming a month after separate attempted murder and assault charges.
• Boelter case twists again. Less than a month after Vance Boelter requested a speedy trial in his state murder case, his attorneys now ask to delay it, citing the "extensive volume of discovery." A Hennepin County judge has also issued a gag order. Boelter is already convicted in federal court for last summer's lawmaker attacks.
• Help find a missing teen. Authorities are searching for a missing teenage girl last seen in Minneapolis. Anyone with information is urged to call the sheriff's office at 952-258-5321 or 911.
• Also: A Minneapolis daycare worker accused of producing child porn has pleaded guilty; and the BCA is seeking tips, two years after a motorcycle shooting in the city killed a 25-year-old father.
• Arrest in 2025 robbery. Anthony Louis Rowe, 32, of Brooklyn Park, faces three felony charges after his arrest for a 2025 Minneapolis robbery in which another person was reportedly shot in the head.

St. Paul

• Mayor Her investigation released. Police Chief Axel Henry filed a sexual harassment complaint against Mayor Kaohly Her this past spring, and the investigation was completed this month. The full city report is now public; KSTP reports it concludes Her's actions violated city policy, and fallout is growing as city leaders weigh the findings.
• Spooky season, officially. The start of October marks the beginning of Halloween season — and the historic Mounds Theatre is said to host three known ghosts, if you're looking for local lore.

Local Sports

• Wild 3, Predators 1. Nick Foligno and Blake Coleman scored first-period goals to set the tone in Thursday night's season opener in Nashville.
• Wild on free TV. KSTP/5 EYEWITNESS NEWS and the Wild will broadcast 10 regular-season games over the air this season — six on 45TV, including the home opener.
• Lynx offseason watch. On her upcoming free agency, Napheesa Collier said Thursday, "I love it here," but added a decision can wait — she's focused on processing the season. Cheryl Reeve and Olivia Miles also spoke at the availability.
• Gophers hoops media day. Minnesota's men embraced expectations and chemistry talk Thursday, with point guard Kyan Evans and forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson among those addressing reporters.

Weather

KSTP meteorologist Chris is calling a classic early-October stretch across Minnesota: chilly nights, comfortable afternoons, and plenty of dry weather for weekend plans. No active warnings in the feed — a good weekend to get outside, or to hit the Twin Cities Vintage Crawl, with thrifting season officially hopping.

Minnesota Statewide

• Feeding Our Future sentencing. Abdi Nur Salah, who ran fraudulent pandemic meal sites in multiple Minnesota cities, has been sentenced. Prosecutors say he received approximately $1.66 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
• AG sues over Medicaid dollars. Minnesota's attorney general is suing Refocus Recovery, alleging the "sham" nonprofit funneled Medicaid money to founder Daniel Larson's for-profit company, Kyros. The suit follows a KARE 11 investigation that traced the money.
• Home insurance pain. A new report finds Minnesotans are seeing the highest home insurance spikes in the country; some homeowners are finding lower rates by reviewing their coverage.
• Dayton camera dispute. Dayton announced Tuesday that two Flock cameras were put back into service without city approval after a community member alerted officials; police have been notified.