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Inaugural Turkish Festival of Minnesota features coffee, community
The inaugural Turkish Festival of Minnesota was held at Canterbury Park on Sunday and was brimming with traditional Turkish music, dancing, art and cuisine.
Suspects arrested after reported break-in at West St. Paul city water reservoir
Police in West St. Paul arrested several juveniles and young adults after reports of a break-in at a city water reservoir on Tuesday night. The covered reservoir is temporarily offline until the water can be tested.
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.
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. 
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.
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.