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End is near for monthslong closure of Twin Cities highway

End is near for monthslong closure of Twin Cities highway

Work continues to repair and reopen a Twin Cities highway that’s been closed for months. MnDOT had hoped to have Highway 13 back open by Nov. 1 — but that’s now been pushed back to later in the month.
by Andrew Krueger

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Metro Transit announces new Gold Line bus rapid transit route will be extended to Minneapolis

Metro Transit announces new Gold Line bus rapid transit route will be extended to Minneapolis

A new bus rapid transit route set to begin operating between Woodbury and St. Paul next spring will also be expanded to serve downtown Minneapolis in 2027, Metro Transit announced Tuesday. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Pair of suburban-centered Minnesota congressional districts attract differing levels of attention

Pair of suburban-centered Minnesota congressional districts attract differing levels of attention

Minnesota’s east-suburban 2nd Congressional District and west-suburban 3rd Congressional District have traits in common, but they’re not being contested in similar fashion this year.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Minnesota district bans substitute teacher for reenacting George Floyd's murder in class

Minnesota district bans substitute teacher for reenacting George Floyd's murder in class

The reenactment of Floyd’s murder during a Woodbury High School class on Monday included the substitute putting “a student on the ground in front of the class” and other “reprehensible” behavior, school and district officials said.
by MPR News Staff

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Minneapolis city leaders still at odds over future of abandoned police station

Minneapolis city leaders still at odds over future of abandoned police station

Minneapolis city leaders remain at odds over the future of the former 3rd Precinct building that was burned more than four years ago in the riots that followed the murder of George Floyd by a police officer. 
by Cari Spencer

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Q&A: Local actor Ryan London Levin talks about taking on a 1-man show about Jewish identity

Q&A: Local actor Ryan London Levin talks about taking on a 1-man show about Jewish identity

Six Points Theater in St. Paul is producing “Just for Us,” the Tony and Emmy award-winning one man show by comedian Alex Edelman, about Jewish identity. Twin Cities actor Ryan London Levin plays “Alex” in this new production, the first to perform the role other than Edelman.
by Jacob Aloi

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What to know for this year’s Twin Cities Marathon weekend

What to know for this year’s Twin Cities Marathon weekend

More than 28,000 athletes will participate in races Saturday and Sunday for the Twin Cities marathon weekend, in a return after last year’s race was canceled for heat.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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