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Gun owners target family event
Advocates are encouraging gun owners to bring their weapons to Open Streets family-oriented events in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Minneapolis City Council gives initial approval to streetcar line funding
Plan would direct up to $60 million in property taxes to the project.
Minneapolis City Council takes first votes on streetcar funding
The City Council will vote Tuesday on the first steps to fund a proposed $200 million streetcar line along Nicollet and Central Avs.
As Minneapolis district touts new school plan, protesters plead for ousted charter school
Minnesota School of Science supporters accused the district of acting hastily against a school they say has educated children better than other programs that have been housed at Cityview in north Minneapolis.
Man fatally shot inside house on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis
A man was shot to death early Monday inside a Chicago Avenue house in south Minneapolis.
Hennepin Co. commissioner voted for contracts tied to wife's law firm
Hennepin County commissioner has voted on contracts tied to wife’s law firm.
Case against Mpls. man alleged to be ex-Nazi could take years
The case against 94-year-old Michael Karkoc, accused of being a former SS officer, is likely to be a "race against time," legal experts say.
Mpls. mayoral candidate Andrew leads race for DFL endorsement
Mayoral candidate Mark Andrew took an early lead at the DFL’s endorsing convention Saturday afternoon, capturing 42 percent of the delegate votes on the second ballot.
Apparent murder-suicide probed in Sherburne County
Man reportedly killed wife, then himself after standoff.
Former SS officer living in Minneapolis
Ukrainian immigrant served in unit involved in war crimes, researchers say.
Minnesota teaching board denies deal for Teach for America
Vote rejecting a group license variance means some members of teacher trainee program may not have a license by first day of school.
Charge: Ex-con duped Courage Center security, had sex repeatedly with vulnerable client
The man allegedly posed as a care attendant to enter the facility and have sex with a vulnerable resident.
Mpls. City Council will weigh tax plan for streetcars
The City Council and the public will weigh in Tuesday on a plan to redirect about $5 million a year in property taxes to help build a streetcar line along Nicollet and Central Aves.
Teaching board denies group Teach for America variance
Decision forces individual
applications for teacher corps
Police: Wanted felon goes on knife-wielding carjacking spree, arrested in St. Paul
A violent felon recently released from prison but still under state supervision went on a knife-wielding carjacking spree that began in a central Minnesota grocery store, terrorized victims in Minneapolis and ended in a multivehicle crash in St. Paul.