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Bedbugs are expensive to exterminate; some can't afford it

Bedbugs are expensive to exterminate; some can't afford it

"Goodnight. Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite." The old nursery rhyme is gaining new relevance as the blood-sucking insects are crawling into households and businesses, and straining the finances of many families.
by Madeleine Baran

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University Avenue property owners fight condemnation efforts

University Avenue property owners fight condemnation efforts

The Minnesota Department of Transportation heads to court Thursday to begin condemnation proceedings for more than a dozen slivers of land needed for the Central Corridor project. The light-rail line will connect St. Paul to Minneapolis.
by Laura Yuen

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Met Council, U of M reach a deal on Central Corridor

Met Council, U of M reach a deal on Central Corridor

The Metropolitan Council and the University of Minnesota have finally struck a deal on how to weave a light-rail train through the university's sensitive research corridor.
by Dan Olson

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Judge to decide age of murder suspect after hearing wraps up

Judge to decide age of murder suspect after hearing wraps up

A hearing to determine the actual age of triple-homicide suspect Mahdi Hassan Ali wrapped up Thursday in Hennepin County District Court. The judge will decide within a few weeks whether Ali could stand trial as a juvenile.
by Brandt Williams

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Children's Hospitals to cut up to 250 jobs

Children's Hospitals to cut up to 250 jobs

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota said Wednesday the down economy is forcing more children to rely on Medicaid. But it says cuts in Medicaid have taken a serious toll.

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More bids awarded for Central Corridor light rail

More bids awarded for Central Corridor light rail

The Metropolitan Council awarded two large bids Wednesday for the Central Corridor light rail project between St. Paul and Minneapolis -- and construction gets underway in earnest this fall. MPR's Dan Olson talked with All Things Considered host Tom Crann about the status of the project.
by Dan Olson

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Pawlenty's pitch to keep Ford plant open goes nowhere

A last-ditch effort by Gov. Tim Pawlenty and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman to save the St. Paul Ford plant apparently wasn't enough to persuade company officials. The assembly plant is still scheduled to close in the fall of 2011.
by Laura Yuen

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Gang Strike Force victims reach $3M settlement

Gang Strike Force victims reach $3M settlement

The agencies behind the disbanded Metro Gang Strike Force will pay $3 million to people who claim they were victims of the unit's misconduct. The settlement announced Wednesday comes a year after the state investigated the unit and later shut it down.
by Tim Nelson

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Minn. officials to meet with Ford execs, hope to keep St. Paul plant open

Gov. Tim Pawlenty, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and others will present a variety of tax breaks that they hope will convince Ford executives to keep the St. Paul plant open beyond next year.
by Tom Scheck

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Man safe after threatening to jump at HennCo gov't center

A man who threatened to jump from the 23rd floor of the Hennepin County Government Center is safe and has been taken to a local hospital for psychiatric treatment.
by Madeleine Baran

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