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North Minneapolis sees 30% jump in shootings: What it looks like first-hand

North Minneapolis sees 30% jump in shootings: What it looks like first-hand

Minneapolis police cite gang violence as a factor in the rising number of shootings in north Minneapolis. An officer who grew up there said police must work with residents to address crime.
by Brandt Williams

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Video: See the Vikings stadium go up in 2 minutes

Video: See the Vikings stadium go up in 2 minutes

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority released a time-lapse video of the construction the new Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis today.
by Tim Nelson

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City attorney: FNB seats in skyway are public

This should settle the debate, but it probably won’t. The St. Paul city attorney says the seats in the First National Bank building are public, not private property, the Pioneer Press reports today. That much should be obvious, given that nearly nine months after an African American man got in trouble for sitting in them,…
by Bob Collins

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Mudslide to keep West River Parkway closed until next summer

Mudslide to keep West River Parkway closed until next summer

The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board will vote on a $640,000 engineering contract for the project on Wednesday.
by Dan Kraker

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Minneapolis mom reflects on son and friend both lost to jihad

Minneapolis mom reflects on son and friend both lost to jihad

In photographs just a handful of years old, Douglas McAuthur McCain and Troy Castigar bear the confident yet goofy smiles of teenagers. But today, both are gone, claimed by a holy war that Castigar's mother insists wasn't theirs to fight.
by Laura Yuen

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