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This weekend is your chance for a unique view of the Twin Cities

This weekend is your chance for a unique view of the Twin Cities

The views from the Highland Water Tower in St. Paul are some of the best in the Twin Cities — but they're available to the public only twice a year. This weekend is one of those opportunities.
by MPR News Staff

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Video: Cops, citizen stop runaway school bus in western MN

Video: Cops, citizen stop runaway school bus in western MN

Some quick thinking and bold driving by deputies and a local fireman helped avert disaster Wednesday as the bus plowed through Granite Falls after the driver suffered a medical emergency. No one was hurt.
by John Enger

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Minneapolis police chief wants 400 more officers by 2025

Minneapolis police chief wants 400 more officers by 2025

Arradondo tells a City Council committee the department’s funding model has been broken for decades, and the scarcity of officers is undermining public trust.
by Euan Kerr

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'Big Boy' locomotive traveling across Minnesota

'Big Boy' locomotive traveling across Minnesota

The world’s largest steam locomotive is making a stop in St. Paul for the day Thursday in honor of the transcontinental railroad’s 150th anniversary. It’ll be in Duluth on Saturday.
by Sophia Sura

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Minneapolis refines affordable housing requirement

The City Council is working toward finalizing an ordinance requiring that 10 or 20 percent of apartments in many developments be affordable for low-income renters. An interim ordinance is now in effect.
by Martin Moylan

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Appetites: ‘Everything tastes better outside’

Appetites: ‘Everything tastes better outside’

Naturalist Kelsey Olson loves cooking food outdoors. She also knows it can be a little intimidating if you haven’t tried it before. Here are a few tips and a couple recipes to try.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Newest State Fair treat: An air-conditioned building

Newest State Fair treat: An air-conditioned building

The $16 million project features a huge exhibit hall, a gallery and a 24-foot “Corn Fairstalk” highlighting the state’s corn farming industry. It will be the largest climate-controlled space on the fairgrounds.
by Tim Nelson and Sophia Sura

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In Minneapolis' tight housing market, does tenant screening go too far?

In Minneapolis' tight housing market, does tenant screening go too far?

Proposed restrictions on criminal background checks and security deposits are pitting Minneapolis landlords against tenants and their supporters on the City Council.
by Martin Moylan

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