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Twin Cities News

Stay informed about Twin Cities news with local stories, breaking news, and more from MPR News, your hub for the latest updates in Twin Cities Minnesota.

Family, friends remember young family killed in car crash

A 29-year-old Edina man is due in court Tuesday in connection with the fatal car crash that killed a young mother and both of her children early Sunday morning. Friends say Amanda Thomas was making a good life for herself and her boys, after a rough time growing up.
by Tim Nelson

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Three dead after pursued driver crashes into vehicle

A vehicle being chased by a Minnesota state trooper in north Minneapolis early Sunday morning hit another, killing the three people inside.
by Rupa Shenoy

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St. Paul school board member steps down

A member of the St. Paul School Board is stepping down to run a new nonprofit education organization.
by Tom Weber

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Hearing needed to determine age of Powderhorn assault suspect

A court hearing will be held to determine the age of one of the four teenage boys charged in last week's sexual assault and robbery in a Minneapolis Park, according to the Hennepin County attorney's office.
by Brandt Williams

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Flood closes Burnsville junior high for the day

Classes were canceled Monday at Nicollet Junior High because a broken water pipe flooded the school over the weekend.

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Mpls attack victim calls for neighborhood rally

A woman attacked as she was cross-country skiing with her children in Minneapolis last week is calling for neighbors to rally together at Powderhorn Park, where the attack occurred.
by Tim Nelson

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Mpls. riverfront designers visit city this week

The four teams of architects competing to redesign the north Minneapolis riverfront are in town this week.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis businessman buried in Somalia

A Minneapolis-based Somali lawyer was buried Thursday, a day after he was shot in the Somali capital, his relatives said.

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Gas line incident closes University Ave. store temporarily

A University Avenue business had to close for a couple of hours Friday, after construction workers with the Central Corridor light-rail transit project accidentally hit a gas line.
by Laura Yuen

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Rybak: City looking for more cuts to ease property taxes

Rybak: City looking for more cuts to ease property taxes

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said city officials are looking to make more budget cuts that could help bring down property taxes. Many city property owners are upset that their property taxes are going up by 6.5 percent or more.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Rupa Shenoy

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