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Officials today arrested the interim CEO of a Hennepin County air ambulance nonprofit organization for failure to pay taxes.
Judge Gearin: No ruling this week on shutdown case
State officials and special interest groups appeared in court Thursday to describe which services should be deemed essential and what kind of court intervention is appropriate if the government shuts down on July 1.
The sweeping extent of fraud in the mortgage and foreclosure crisis has the public clamoring for the government to punish those involved in the meltdown, most recently, two Twin Cities men who were found guilty of racketeering.
Dr. Paul Youngdahl, 73, pastor at Mount Olivet dies
Mount Olivet, one of the nation's largest Lutheran congregations, confirmed the pastor's death this evening. Youngdahl died Monday afternoon after suffering a ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm.
FBI and Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman say the investigation on the Metro Gang Strike Force has concluded with no criminal charges. In 2010, police reached a $3 million civil settlement.
Metrodome roof replacement about 80 percent done
About 80 percent of the new roof being installed on the Metrodome in Minneapolis is in place. The new roof was needed after the old one collapsed under the weight of snow during a blizzard last December. MPR's Jim Bickal went inside the stadium earlier this week and got an update on the project.
Minneapolis police say they're investigating a shooting Monday night that left one man dead and another injured.
St. Paul announces plan for riverfront makeover
The city of St. Paul has unveiled a sweeping plan for redeveloping the city's Mississippi riverfront. The renovation plan calls for a dramatic makeover that would make the area more natural, more urban and more connected. Don Ganje, the city's projects manager, talked with MPR's Tom Crann about the plan.
An 8-year-old girl has been found safe after she was reported missing in the western Twin Cities Tuesday afternoon.