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Arlington HS backers say bad rap led to budget ax

Arlington HS backers say bad rap led to budget ax

St. Paul School District officials proposed closing Arlington High School as a way to fill a nearly $30 million budget deficit. Supporters say Arlington's flaw isn't bad students or teachers -- it's a bad reputation that's never gone away.
by Tom Weber

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Central Corridor: Sons of Rondo on opposite sides

Central Corridor: Sons of Rondo on opposite sides

Not everyone whose families lost their Rondo neighborhood houses to the I-94 freeway project in the 1950s and '60s is fighting light rail. Here are three men who have emerged in the Central Corridor debate, and whose own lives have been touched by Rondo.
by Laura Yuen

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Mpls fire investigation raises questions about inspections

Mpls fire investigation raises questions about inspections

A fundraiser is scheduled Friday night for some of the surviving family members of a Minneapolis fire two weeks ago, which killed six people. Funerals and more fundraisers are scheduled in the days and weeks ahead, even as many questions remain about how the fire could have happened.
by Brandt Williams

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Mpls. police officer hit by drunk driver

A Minneapolis police sergeant is recovering after being struck by a drunk driver outside the department's Fifth Precinct headquarters on Thursday morning.
by Madeleine Baran

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Joe Mauer statues to be installed in downtown Minneapolis

Twins catcher Joe Mauer will be "on parade" in downtown Minneapolis this baseball season -- in the form of more than a dozen decorated statues which will be installed starting Friday.

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St. Paul school closures only one part of budget-cutting plan

St. Paul school closures only one part of budget-cutting plan

The St. Paul School Board could vote as early as next week to approve a reorganization plan that would close six school buildings. The district is taking the steps to help close a $30 million budget deficit.
by Tom Weber and Tim Nelson

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Roseville school locked down after shots fired nearby

Roseville school locked down after shots fired nearby

A school in Roseville was locked down briefly on Wednesday after the owner of a liquor store across the street fired shots at some robbery suspects. Although two groups of students were outside at the time, nobody was hurt.
by Tim Post and Elizabeth Dunbar

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U of M cuts energy use by 5 percent, saves $2 million

The University of Minnesota has cut energy use at its Twin Cities campus by 5 percent over the past year. That's expected to save the school more than $2 million in energy costs annually.
by Tim Post

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