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April 11, 2012 2:30 PM

Rybak: To grow Mpls, focus on the north side

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak focused on the challenges facing north Minneapolis in his 11th State of the City address Wednesday.

by Curtis Gilbert

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April 9, 2012 2:05 PM

Police: Woman found 3 adults dead in Minn. day care

A mother who takes her toddler to a home day care in Brooklyn Park discovered three adults shot to death inside the home early Monday morning, according to police.

by Tim Post and Curtis Gilbert

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March 20, 2012 6:37 AM

Report: Twin Cities rental market tightest in a decade

The Minnesota Housing Partnership also found almost 20 percent of the state's homeowners were underwater in the last three months of last year, meaning they owed more on their homes than they were worth.

by Jessica Mador

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March 16, 2012 2:27 PM

Bittersweet homecoming for N. Mpls resident displaced by tornado

After nearly 10 months, Brett Buckner is finally moving back into his recently repaired house -- but without his elderly mother who recently passed away.

by Brandt Williams

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March 1, 2012 5:49 PM

A closer look at the numbers in the Vikings stadium plan

At first blush, the new proposal to build a football stadium for the Minnesota Vikings in downtown Minneapolis would cost just under $1 billion. But a closer look shows the cost might be higher than that, and that some of the money stadium supporters are counting on may not materialize.

by Catharine Richert

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March 1, 2012 3:03 PM

Vikings stadium meets skeptical Minneapolis City Council

The new Minnesota Vikings stadium deal unveiled Thursday faces a hurdle at the Minneapolis City Council, where a majority of council members have opposed similar stadium plans in the past.

by Curtis Gilbert and Jon Collins

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February 27, 2012 4:00 AM

Southeast Asian shops along University Ave. hope 'Little Mekong' will attract visitors

Hoping to mimic the success of other destination neighborhoods, Southeast Asian businesses along the eastern end of University Avenue in St. Paul kicked off a re-branding campaign this weekend.

by Rupa Shenoy

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February 24, 2012 10:05 AM

Anoka-Hennepin superintendent 'sincerely' apologizes for voice mail

Referring to a controversial voice mail from two years ago, Dennis Carlson, superintendent of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, says in a letter: "If my December 2010 statement was perceived as dismissive or insensitive to victims of bullying or suicide, I deeply andsincerely apologize. I absolutely meant no disrespect."

by Curtis Gilbert

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February 21, 2012 7:47 AM

Sabo bike, pedestrian bridge repairs mean commuter headaches

Crews worked Tuesday morning to repair damage to the Martin Olav Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis, but city officials said it's too soon to say when Hiawatha Avenue, the bridge, and a nearby light rail stop will reopen.

by Madeleine Baran