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New 35W bridge memorial vandalized
The memorial's architect, Tom Oslund, says he noticed the apparent vandalism Tuesday morning when he visited the site.
Toddler dies after fall from ninth-floor window in St. Paul
An 11-month old girl has died after falling from a ninth-floor window of an apartment building in the 1200 block of St. Anthony Avenue in St. Paul.
Hundreds turn out to dedication of 35W bridge memorial
Hundreds of people turned out in downtown Minneapolis Monday for the dedication of a remembrance garden, in memorial of the 35W bridge victims and survivors.
Slideshow: Dedication of 35W Bridge Remembrance Garden
Hundreds of people turned out in downtown Minneapolis Monday for the dedication of a remembrance garden, in memorial of the 35W bridge victims and survivors.
A 2-year-old boy was found safe after his family mistakenly left him behind at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis.
On bridge collapse anniversary, memorial to be dedicated
Minneapolis will mark the fourth anniversary of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse today by dedicating a memorial honoring the lives lost and the survivors of the disaster.
Police say 20-year-old Stefon Banks was crossing the bridge with friends and hopped over a railing he thought had a landing on the other side. Instead Banks fell to Raspberry Island below.
The Twin Cities metro apartment market had a 2.4 percent vacancy rate in the middle of 2011, down from more than 3 percent the year before.
Synthetic drugs emerge as Twin Cities drug trend
The report from a state agency says substances sold online and in head shops may be marketed as incense, bath salts or research chemicals, but are actually designed to mimic the effects of illegal party drugs.