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Southbound Hwy. 100 closure tops weekend road woes
Watch out for orange cones and lane closures this weekend if you're on the move in the Twin Cities metro area. Here's your guide to the road closures.
Guided tours of U.S. Bank Stadium to cost $19
Ticket sales for summer tours of the new building start next week.
Orchestra to offer discounts for bikers
To get a discount voucher, patrons need only show up at Orchestra Hall in bike gear.
Scooby-smack: Villain plows Mystery Machine into St. Paul home
It looked like a St. Paul homeowner had a mystery on his hands Friday when a stolen van painted to look like one driven by the cast of the animated series "Scooby-Doo" crashed into his home.
U of M taps Syracuse exec to lead Gopher athletics
Mark Coyle, who's served as athletics director at Syracuse University, will be the University of Minnesota's new athletics director, pending Board of Regents approval.
ISIS trial may offer a window into how the extremist group recruits
Three Somali-American men are on trial in Minneapolis for allegedly plotting to join the Islamic State. They are part of a larger case that involves six more young Muslims who already pleaded guilty.