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Guthrie announces first season under new leader
The theater's lineup ranges from Shakespeare to an adaptation of a musical written for the Marx Brothers in 1925.
Minneapolis could see second cable company
Members of the City Council's Ways and Means Committee on Monday recommended allowing CenturyLink to compete with Comcast for customers.
Five-month-old Genesis Xiong was found dead by police in February with bruises on her face, stomach and back. Her mother's boyfriend has been charged in her death.
St. Paul police: Missing 8-year-old boy found safe
Joseph Laframboise was found safe on St. Paul's West Side, police said. No other information was immediately available.
Coleman highlights Ecolab HQ move, growth in State of the City
Ecolab is buying Travelers' North tower in downtown St. Paul in a real estate deal that should close in late summer.
Dunkin' runnin' back to the Twin Cities
The Massachusetts-based doughnut giant announced a franchise deal Thursday that will bring 10 Dunkin' Donuts shops to the west metro. The first will open by year's end.
Business owners wonder if they can rebuild after Mpls. fire
"I spent more than half my life here, and this is my only place, my only income," said Nader Abuammo, the owner of Brix Grocery.
Fire chars a block of West Broadway in Minneapolis
A three-alarm blaze Wednesday morning torched a block of homes and businesses on West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis, forcing at least a dozen evacuations.
SPCO announces new season, tour of Asia
The new season also includes six world premieres and a new Sunday concert series at the Ordway.