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Minneapolis 2040 plan gets final approval
The broad vision for how the city will look in the future has drawn criticism for its zoning changes, but city officials say they’re not seeing a surge in interest in building development.
St. Paul mayor target of racist threats in trash dispute
Police in Minnesota's capital city are investigating threatening and racist messages to Mayor Melvin Carter in the run-up to a citywide vote on organized trash collection.
New St. Paul homeless complex opens its doors, and it’s already full
Planned years ago for what officials thought would be a relatively stable homeless population, the new Catholic Charities complex is celebrating its completion — but there still isn’t enough room to meet a surge in homelessness.
Justice Kagan: U.S. Supreme Court more complicated than the divided public knows
Justice Elena Kagan said a common misconception about the U.S. Supreme Court is that she and her colleagues are partisan actors simply carrying ideological water for the presidents who appointed them. The justice spoke Monday at the University of Minnesota.
'A special relationship': Fans are part of the game as Loons host first playoff match
"We’re not just sitting here watching the game — we are part of the game,” said Minnesota United fan Charlie Callaghan. “The team will feed off of what we’re doing, up here, making our noise, and we feed off of what they’re doing.”
Two people wounded by gunfire near Allianz Field in St. Paul
Two people were shot and wounded just off of University Avenue in St. Paul on Sunday night, as Minnesota United was kicking off its first playoff game across the street at Allianz Field.