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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Minneapolis shooting victims, suspect, identified
Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan told a Friday afternoon news conference that the gunman in Thursday's attack was 36-year-old Andrew J. Engeldinger of Minneapolis.
Minneapolis shooting: Remembering the victims
Reuven Rahamim was among the six people who died in Thursday's shooting rampage on the western edge of Minneapols. A UPS driver making a delivery to Rahamin's business, where the shooting took place, was also one of the victims.
Five dead in Minneapolis shooting rampage
Five people are confirmed dead in what Minneapolis police are calling one of the worst shooting scenes in the city's history. Reuven Rahamim, the owner of Accent Signage Systems Inc., where the shooting took place, was among the victims. UPS driver Keith Basinski also died.
A Minneapolis City Council committee has voted to allow the demolition of a 54-year-old elementary school on the city's north side.
Mpls. City Council revamps police misconduct review system
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday morning approved a controversial overhaul of the city's civilian police oversight system.