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Highway closures, sports traffic top Twin Cities weekend road woes

Highway closures, sports traffic top Twin Cities weekend road woes

Mix together construction closures on I-94 and I-494 with Twins, Vikings and Minnesota United games and you’ve got a recipe for some still life on Twin Cities roads this weekend. Here’s the breakdown.
by MPR News Staff

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Edina mom says elementary school staff 'strip-searched' her son

The mother of a former Countryside Elementary student claims in a lawsuit that staff subjected the second-grader to a "body cavity strip-search."
by Matt Sepic

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Nearly 2,000 people become U.S. citizens in St. Paul

Nearly 2,000 people become U.S. citizens in St. Paul

Thousands of new Americans were naturalized in two ceremonies at St. Paul RiverCentre on Wednesday. In 2018, the number of people across the nation who became citizens reached a five-year high.
by Riham Feshir

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Pedestrian struck, killed by Green Line train in St. Paul

Pedestrian struck, killed by Green Line train in St. Paul

A Metro Transit spokesperson said preliminary information indicates the pedestrian walked into the path of a westbound train after an eastbound train passed by near the Dale Street station.
by Nina Moini

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Delta Air Lines pilot charged with alcohol violation

Delta Air Lines pilot charged with alcohol violation

The criminal complaint against the pilot says tests determined he had a blood alcohol level between 0.04 percent and 0.08 percent when detectives arrested him on a plane at the Minneapolis airport, just as it started boarding for San Diego July 20. The limit set by the FAA is 0.04 percent.
by The Associated Press

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