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Need for food help spikes after tornado

The neighborhood's NorthPoint Community Food shelf has seen a twofold increase in people coming for help since the tornado. The Salvation Army reports it's given out more than 40,000 pounds of food to people in the area.
by Julie Siple

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Franken tours north Minneapolis

Franken tours north Minneapolis

Minneapolis city officials are encouraging people to sign up for a large single-day volunteer effort scheduled for June 4.

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Minn.-Wis. senators push for new St. Croix bridge

Minn.-Wis. senators push for new St. Croix bridge

The four U.S. senators from Minnesota and Wisconsin have introduced legislation to move forward on a new bridge over the St. Croix River designed to ease the frequent traffic jams at the Stillwater crossing.

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Tornado shows how a few seconds can save a life

Tornado shows how a few seconds can save a life

In the case of the tornado that hit north Minneapolis on Sunday, residents had at most eight minutes to find shelter after officials activated the first tornado sirens.
by Lorna Benson

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Three years after its tornado, Hugo has recovered and rebuilt

Three years after its tornado, Hugo has recovered and rebuilt

Hugo City Administrator Mike Ericson talked to MPR's Tom Crann about how his city reacted to the twister that killed one and destroyed 50 homes.
by Tom Crann

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Tornado may signal a rebirth for north Minneapolis

Tornado may signal a rebirth for north Minneapolis

Minneapolis may use same strategy it used to turn around abandoned homes during the foreclosure crisis to buy and rebuild some of the houses that were battered in the storm. Residents and housing advocates are hoping for a rebirth on some of the north side's most blighted blocks.
by Laura Yuen

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Fairview eliminating 240 jobs

Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services is cutting its workforce by 240 positions, due in part to operating losses in the first quarter.
by Jessica Mador

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FEMA lands in Minneapolis for a whirlwind tour

FEMA lands in Minneapolis for a whirlwind tour

The quicker the inspections go, the faster a federal disaster area can be declared and financial assistance will be available.
by Brandt Williams

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Assessing tornado damage to homes a painstaking task

Assessing tornado damage to homes a painstaking task

City inspectors have completed preliminary inspections on roughly 7,000 properties hit by the tornado. They say as many as 100 are considered unsafe for habitation. But officials expect that number to rise as the recovery continues.
by Jessica Mador

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Stingless wasps latest tool in fight against emerald ash borer

Stingless wasps latest tool in fight against emerald ash borer

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will soon introduce tiny, stingless wasps in the Twin Cities as a biological control agent for the emerald ash borer.
by Rupa Shenoy

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