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Minneapolis Public Schools, teachers reach tentative agreement overnight
The agreement comes as Minneapolis teachers were set to begin a vote to authorize a strike over the next two days. Despite the deal with teachers, the union says the district’s support staff will move ahead with a strike authorization vote.
Report: Twin Cities air quality improving, but climate change complicates cleanup
The American Lung Association released its 25th annual State of the Air report Wednesday and it shows air quality in the Twin Cities metro area improved slightly between 2020 and 2022.
Second suspect in Nudieland mass shooting in custody
A second suspect in the mass shooting at a Minneapolis punk show last summer is in juvenile detention and was in court Wednesday afternoon.
Sammy McDowell remembered as ‘pillar’ of his north Minneapolis community
Hundreds of people celebrated the life of Sammy McDowell on Tuesday night in north Minneapolis. They remembered McDowell as a community champion who made a point to look out for others.
‘Ady’ no more: Erroneous highway sign in St. Paul gets temporary fix
The brief reign of “Ady Mill Road” in St. Paul has come to an end. As of early Tuesday, MnDOT crews had slapped a patch over the erroneous highway sign that had been installed along Interstate 35E last week, correcting the spelling of Ayd Mill Road.