Minnesota

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St. Cloud is asking the Minnesota Legislature for $100 million in state bonding money to improve roads, bridges and other infrastructure. City leaders say they want to create a more vibrant, walkable downtown with more housing options.

A man was shot and wounded by a sheriff’s deputy in western Minnesota on Wednesday evening after authorities said the man attempted to flee from arrest.

A lot is on the line if the federal government shuts down — in particular for people who might not be able to afford food on their own.

A man wanted for a 2021 killing in Minnesota — who was mistakenly released from custody in Indiana earlier this month — was arrested Wednesday in the Twin Cities.

Seventy years after sinking with the loss of more than half its crew in a Lake Superior storm, the freighter Henry Steinbrenner was found this month by a pair of Minnesota shipwreck hunters. With the discovery, a tale of tragedy, survival and heroism on the big lake once lost to time and fading memories is resurrected.

Minneapolis Public Housing Authority is celebrating its first large-scale affordable housing project in more than two decades. The city has allocated more than $5 million in funding for public housing annually going forward.

About 100 people gathered Tuesday outside a Stellantis parts distribution center in Plymouth, as union allies joined striking auto workers. Many said they were glad to see President Joe Biden taking their side as he visited a picket line in Michigan.

Following the success of its New York and Chicago locations, Malibu Barbie Cafe will open its doors at the Mall of America on Oct. 27.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer passed the mic to Michelle Decker Gerrard and David Schultz for a deep dive on the Minnesota Homeless Study.