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Water main breaks in downtown Minneapolis

Water main breaks in downtown Minneapolis

A water main break at one of the busiest intersections in downtown Minneapolis is causing low water pressure for some downtown residents and businesses.
by Brandt Williams

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Orchestras, musicians meet to restart contract talks

Orchestras, musicians meet to restart contract talks

It may be the case that little news is good news in the contract negotiations at both of the Twin Cities major orchestras.
by Euan Kerr

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Suspect charged in Mpls. stabbing death

Hennepin County authorities have charged a 34-year-old man for a fatal stabbing in south Minneapolis over the weekend.
by Jon Collins

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Woman found dead in burning home

Firefighters found the body of a Shoreview woman in her burning home Monday morning.
by Julie Siple

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Best Buy, Supervalu end rocky year; what's in store for 2013?

Best Buy, Supervalu end rocky year; what's in store for 2013?

It has been a very bad year for Best Buy and Supervalu, two of Minnesota's biggest public companies. Both stumbled badly in 2012, and questions persist about what will be left of each company a year from now.
by Martin Moylan

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Glistening snowfall great for recreation

Snow during the past 24 to 36 hours accumulated in the Twin Cities, with amounts of 4 inches extending from Sioux Falls, S.D., to La Crosse, Wis., and on east to the Wisconsin Dells.

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Unattended candles started Mpls. condo fire

The Minneapolis Fire Marshal says unattended candles caused a fire that destroyed a condominium building Friday morning in the city's Uptown neighborhood.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Congressional gridlock threatens benefits for 12,000 jobless in Minn.

Congressional gridlock threatens benefits for 12,000 jobless in Minn.

It looks all but certain that some 12,000 jobless Minnesotans will lose their extended unemployment insurance after this week. They're all slated to come to a halt tomorrow, barring a last-minute agreement from a deeply divided Congress.
by Annie Baxter

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Public input sought on fishing rules change

Public input is sought on proposed angling changes around the state that would improve opportunities for trout and sturgeon fishing, as well protect flathead catfish during the winter.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Candidates line up in wake of Rybak's announcement

Candidates line up in wake of Rybak's announcement

Minneapolis voters will elect the city's first new mayor in more than a decade next year. Mayor R.T. Rybak's announcement that he will not seek a fourth term will unleash a flood of pent up political ambition. Within hours of the announcement, candidates were already lining up to take Rybak's place.
by Curtis Gilbert

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