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January 25, 2011 11:24 AM

At the Ordway in St. Paul, moving a 70-ton wall is a breeze

Even when the house is empty, the inside of St. Paul's Ordway Theater is a sight to behold. From the stage, plush seats fill your line of sight row after row and extend to a third balcony.

by Marc Sanchez

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January 24, 2011 7:05 PM

Two injured in shooting outside Mpls. community center

Two people were injured Monday evening after an apparent drive-by shooting outside the Brian Coyle Community Center in the Cedar-Riverside neighorhood of Minneapolis.

by Laura Yuen and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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January 24, 2011 1:02 PM

Mpls. teachers approve new contract, until summer

Minneapolis teachers have approved a new contract with the district. Leaders for the teachers union said 87 percent of teachers who voted approved of the new deal.

by Tom Weber

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January 21, 2011 4:39 PM

Minn. high court to hear age-verificaton case of homicide suspect

The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in the age-verification case of triple-homicide suspect Mahdi Hassan Ali.

by Brandt Williams

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January 19, 2011 4:30 PM

Silva says she's open to tweaking St. Paul schools plan

St. Paul superintendent Valeria Silva says she's open to tweaking her plans for the district's French Immersion school.

by Tom Weber

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January 19, 2011 3:19 PM

Hubbard Broadcasting buys 17 radio stations

Hubbard Broadcasting Corp., based in Minneapolis, is purchasing 17 radio stations from Bonneville International, which is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.