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Police say one man is dead and another injured after a shooting in near downtown Minneapolis last night.
Proposed 2nd Seward Co-op site raises concerns
The Seward Co-op in Minneapolis has announced plans to open a second store in the Bryant neighborhood. Opinions in the neighborhood about the co-op proposal vary. Some people are thrilled that it might locate nearby, but others worry that some residents would not be able to afford to shop in a co-op.
A man has been arrested in a beating that left a 26-year-old St. Paul resident in Regions Hospital with potentially fatal brain swelling.
5 things to do in Hudson, Wisconsin
Hudson, Wisconsin isn’t your average Twin Cities suburb. Sure, it has many of the same chain stores and restaurants as most other suburbs in the region. But it also has a historic downtown filled with locally owned restaurants, shops and a surprisingly rich arts scene. From downtown St Paul it takes about 20 minutes to…
Law enforcement agencies were investigating several shootings in the metro area this weekend.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reopened its three Minneapolis locks to recreational boats.
North Mpls. coalition ramping up cradle-to-career efforts
A year and a half into its five-year federal grant, the Northside Achievement Zone has 300 families participating with their 800 children. By the end of next year, the goal is to have 1,200 families and 5,000 children enrolled.
Mpls. safety campaign aimed at cyclists and motorists
The city of Minneapolis has launched a bicycle safety campaign designed to educate people who ride bikes and drive cars on city streets.
The number of suburban Twin Cities residents living in poverty has more than doubled over the last decade, according to a new report. Data analyzed by the Brookings Institution show there are 115,000 more poor people living in the Twin Cities suburbs than there were 10 years ago.