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The Cities Blog

East metro cities share services to save money

The topic is particularly timely in light of the ongoing LGA debate at the Capitol.
by Laura McCallum

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Minneapolis police officer named All-Star nominee

Minneapolis police officer named All-Star nominee

"America's Most Wanted" has nominated Sgt. Darcy Klund, a homicide investigator for the Minneapolis Police Department.
by Brandt Williams

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Porky’s online auction: the bidding begins

Porky’s online auction: the bidding begins

Looking for an inexpensive way to remember Porky’s drive-in? The defunct St. Paul restaurant is offering up its contents on the website Auction Masters starting tonight. Sure, you could bid on the iconic red neon Porky’s sign (currently priced at $1,650 with 7 bids in) … But why spend the money when you could pay…
by Madeleine Baran

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Food trucks likely coming to a part of Minneapolis near you

This summer, you may see trucks in other areas that get a lot of foot traffic: the lakes and parks, the Midtown Greenway, Uptown and the Cedar Riverside area, just to name a few.
by Brandt Williams

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HealthPartners and AT&T pull ads from KDWB after Hmong parody song

HealthPartners says it's withdrawing its ads from KDWB radio after the station aired a song about a fictional Hmong family that many found in poor taste.
by Laura Yuen

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Twin Cities nursing home operator trimming drug use

There’s been intense and broad response to our report on antipsychotics given to nursing home residents. It’s a common practice. Too common in the view of Ecumen, one of the region’s largest owner/operators of elderly housing including nursing homes. Antipsychotics are the powerful, mood altering drugs that a nursing home medical director might prescribe to…
by Dan Olson

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Fewer Twin Cities and Minnesota road fatalities

Yet the 414 deaths in Minnesota are the equivalent of crashing a jumbo jet into the landscape every year.
by Dan Olson

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One last push to save Porky’s

One last push to save Porky’s

Just as Porky's drive-in is set to close, historic preservationists try to save it.
by Laura Yuen

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Minneapolis police recycle 25 used shotguns

The department is upgrading to new shotguns and normally, they destroy used weapons. However, the Pine County Sheriff's Department has a use for them.
by Brandt Williams

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