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The closure will allow crews to remove the northbound side of the Dale Street bridge. Another weekend closure is planned for later this year so that crews can remove the other side of the bridge.
Photos: Quiet spaces in the time of coronavirus
In a time of social distancing and self isolation, spaces that normally would be filled with people and the sounds of activity sit empty and quiet.
Mass layoffs for MN science, children's museums amid coronavirus shutdown
The Minnesota Children’s Museum and the Science Museum of Minnesota said Tuesday they would temporarily lay off much of their staff and remain closed given the financial crisis driven by the coronavirus.
Before Minnesota animal shelter temporarily halts adoptions, hundreds of pets find new homes
As Minnesota residents hunker down for another week of social distancing, some of them will be sharing their home with a new cat or dog — pet adoptions that may benefit other animals in the weeks to come.
One man is dead and two others injured after a shooting on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
As health care workers prepare for COVID-19, medical students pitch in on the home front
The University of Minnesota medical students may be too early in their education to have the kind of clinical experience needed to treat patients, but they’re stepping up to help doctors and nurses with everything from babysitting to grocery shopping.
Sid Hartman turns 100: Milestone birthday for Minnesota newsman
“I have followed the advice that if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life,” longtime Star Tribune sports columnist Sid Hartman wrote in Sunday’s paper. “Even at 100 I can say I still love what I do.”
Minnesota Opera postpones premiere of 'Edward Tulane' due to coronavirus
Opera leader says the organization found itself in a precarious balance as it weighed going ahead or shutting down a production, years in the making.
Minneapolis City Council OKs deal to close Minnesota's last Kmart
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved the termination of its lease agreement with Kmart. The city will pay more than $9 million to end the contract the city signed more than 40 years ago.