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The Minnesota Department of Health says contamination in the drinking water of east metro residents only partly explains the levels of PFCs in their blood.
String of assaults raises safety concerns at U of M
A recent string of crimes on and near the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus has raised some concerns about public safety, but police say 'major crimes' are down in the past year.
Central Corridor and the U: Clash of the Titans
Of all the controversies facing the future Central Corridor light-rail line, a dispute with the University of Minnesota has received the most attention -- with good reason. Both the university and the Metropolitan Council are powerful public institutions, and their struggles to see eye to eye have complicated the state's largest ever public works project.
Central Corridor: A slow train coming
After some 30 years of debate, a nearly $1 billion proposal to link St. Paul and Minneapolis is as close as it's ever been to becoming a reality. But the Central Corridor light rail project still faces significant opposition.
Voters in the Mahtomedi school district in the north metro head to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to raise their property taxes to fund $45 million in construction.
Adult male gorilla dies unexpectedly at Como Zoo
The Como Zoo says Gordy, one of its three adult male western lowland gorillas, died unexpectedly Monday.
Police presence increased for U of M's weekend Spring Jam
Police will be out in full-force around the Minneapolis campus of the U of M starting Friday night as this weekend marks Spring Jam, an on-campus celebration at the university that many students see as a chance to throw huge off-campus parties.
The University of Minnesota and the Metropolitan Council have finalized a tentative deal reached last Friday in a dispute over light rail.
Current Arlington HS juniors will get to stay, but not sophomores
The vote Wednesday night caps a week in which the board voted to close Arlington and five other schools as a way to balance a nearly $30 million budget gap.
Funeral held for 5 family members killed in Mpls. fire
One funeral remains for the victims of a fatal fire earlier this month in Minneapolis at in the apartments above McMahon's Pub on Lake Street.