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Suspect in cop killing could face charges Monday

Suspect in cop killing could face charges Monday

Charges could come as early as Monday for a suspect arrested in connection with the killing of a Maplewood police officer over the weekend. Police are still investigating what led to the shooting.
by Jessica Mador

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Mobile food vendors set to take to Minneapolis streets

Mobile food vendors set to take to Minneapolis streets

People who want to sell food from mobile carts in downtown Minneapolis will start applying for licenses this weekend, but it's going to be a struggle for some would-be mobile vendors to get up and running that quickly.
by Brandt Williams

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Emerald ash borer found in Houston County, Minn.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says the destructive beetle was found in three trees in the Upper Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Area.

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Minneapolis to city residents: Don't prune ash trees

City officials in Minneapolis are asking residents to refrain from pruning ash trees in their yards in order to slow the spread of the emerald ash borer.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Bus rapid transit aims to extend commuter options

Bus rapid transit aims to extend commuter options

Workers at 35W and 46th Street are putting up a bus rapid transit, or BRT, station. When it's complete it becomes the first station on a bus rapid transit line stretching from the suburb of Lakeville to downtown Minneapolis.
by Dan Olson

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Coleman announces pick for new St. Paul police chief

Coleman announces pick for new St. Paul police chief

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman announced his pick to serve as the city's new police chief Thursday morning.
by Tim Nelson

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Road workers discover dead body along freeway

Workers with the state Department of Transportation found the body, which has not been identified, off the freeway between Penn Avenue and Dunwoody Boulevard.
by Madeleine Baran

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Study examines link between PFCs in water supply and people

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.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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String of assaults raises safety concerns at U of M

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.
by Tim Post

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Central Corridor and the U: Clash of the Titans

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.
by Laura Yuen

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