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Mpls man tossed off flight for tweeting

Mpls man tossed off flight for tweeting

A Minneapolis man and his two kids were thrown off a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Minneapolis on Sunday because he tweeted his displeasure that the two kids weren’t allowed to “priority board” with him. “In leaving I said, you know, ‘Real nice way to treat an A-list. I’ll be sure to tweet about…
by Bob Collins

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With no buyers, nine Rainbow grocery stores close today

With no buyers, nine Rainbow grocery stores close today

The shuttered locations include stores in Apple Valley, Cottage Grove, Shoreview, Bloomington, Coon Rapids, and Maple Grove.
by Matt Sepic

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St. Paul police: Woman found in vehicle dies

An officer saw the vehicle late Saturday night on a sidewalk near an intersection and found the woman in the front seat. Paramedics treated her at the scene before she was transported to Regions Hospital, where she died Sunday afternoon.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul police: No uptick in crime along Green Line

The police department predicted a 2 percent increase in violent crime along the transit corridor, which includes downtown St. Paul and University Avenue.
by Laura Yuen

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St. Louis Park hikers' bodies ID'd in Colorado

St. Louis Park hikers' bodies ID'd in Colorado

The identification is based on personal effects found nearby, but a fuller investigation is ongoing, Snelling said. It appears that the two succumbed to bad weather, and foul play is not suspected.
by Tim Nelson

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Police: Minneapolis teen charged with shooting 3

The Hennepin County attorney's office says Delonte Ahshone Thomas of Minneapolis has been arrested in connection with the July 9 shooting in which three women were shot 25 times.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul struggles to find money to fix crumbling streets

St. Paul struggles to find money to fix crumbling streets

A memo from St. Paul Public Works suggests reduced street sweeping again next year, plus cutting residential street rebuilding and bike safety programs in order to find money to fix the roads.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Twins clinch historic sweep at Target Field

Twins clinch historic sweep at Target Field

The Minnesota Twins closed a four-game sweep yesterday for the first time in the history of Target Field, which opened in 2010. MPR's Cathy Wurzer touched base with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor at the Star Tribune.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Mpls. to ramp up outdoor festival food safety

Minneapolis licenses nearly 1,000 food vendors for community events each year, and the city's goal will be to inspect all of them.
by Curtis Gilbert

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