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28K people taking part in marathon events

28K people taking part in marathon events

Nearly 28,000 people are participating in running and walking events this weekend as part of the Twin Cities Marathon.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Accent Signage workers' 911 calls failed to connect

Accent Signage workers' 911 calls failed to connect

Two employees tried to call 911 in the middle of the deadly shooting at Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis last week, but the calls did not reach anyone, according to a police report released Friday.
by Madeleine Baran and Rupa Shenoy

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Police: Workplace gunman started shooting at dismissal meeting

Police: Workplace gunman started shooting at dismissal meeting

After being told he was losing his job at a Minneapolis sign company, Andrew Engeldinger responded by saying "oh really," taking out a gun and opening fire on his two managers. Then he fired again as the company owner tried to help his wounded employees.

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Witness at al-Shabab trial describes escape from Somalia

Witness at al-Shabab trial describes escape from Somalia

If it weren't for a skin rash, two Twin Cities men who traveled to Somalia to join radical insurgents might still be there today. Instead, the young men are cooperating witnesses for the federal government in the trial of a 46-year-old former janitor from Minneapolis.
by Laura Yuen

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Outpouring of grief for UPS driver killed at Accent Signage

Outpouring of grief for UPS driver killed at Accent Signage

A memorial service was held Thursday afternoon for UPS driver Keith Basinski, one of the five victims killed by a former employee of Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis last week.
by Madeleine Baran

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Friends, family attend service for shooting victim

Friends, family attend service for shooting victim

Friends and family on Wednesday gathered at the funeral for Jacob Beneke, the youngest of the six people who died last week in the workplace shooting in Minneapolis.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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White House expedites SW light rail project

White House expedites SW light rail project

The Obama administration Monday announced plans to expedite the Southwest light rail project, which would run from downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie.
by Jessica Mador

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Family, friends mourn victims of workplace shooting

Family, friends mourn victims of workplace shooting

As two victims remained hospitalized at Hennepin County Medical Center on Sunday, friends and family on mourned five others killed by Andrew Engeldinger with a gun last week at a Minneapolis business.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Minn. trial could expose al-Shabab recruiting

Minn. trial could expose al-Shabab recruiting

Mahamud Said Omar, a former janitor at a Minneapolis mosque, is charged with facilitating a second wave of young Twin Cities men who traveled to Somalia in 2008 to join the extremist group.
by Laura Yuen

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Accent Signage 'devastated' by shootings

Accent Signage 'devastated' by shootings

The company where a Minneapolis man fatally shot five people last week said Sunday they are "devastated," but will carry on in memory of their colleagues.

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