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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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Mpls. to pay $38K overtime suit settlement

Seema Desai, who spent two years investigating employment discrimination cases on behalf of the city's Civil Rights Department, claimed the city violated her rights as an employee.
by Curtis Gilbert

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State cash brings counties new muscle in invasive species fight

State cash brings counties new muscle in invasive species fight

A scattershot approach has long been a weak link in the fight to stop the lake-to-lake movement of zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil and other species damaging Minnesota waterways. More help, though, is on the way.
by Dan Gunderson

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Shakopee women's prison to finally get a fence

Shakopee women's prison to finally get a fence

The Shakopee prison houses more than 600 women, including nearly a hundred serving sentences for homicide. State money is poised to give it something it's never had before: a fence.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Mpls. police file new charges in 1999 murder case

According to the complaint, 32-year-old Earl Vang was one of two men who shot and killed Miguel McElroy outside of a north Minneapolis convenience store on July 9, 1999.
by Brandt Williams

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