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Central Corridor in a nutshell

Central Corridor in a nutshell

A brief summary of the Central Corridor light rail line project.
by Laura Yuen

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Slideshow: Springtime at the Minnesota Zoo

Slideshow: Springtime at the Minnesota Zoo

Spring is here and the animals at the Minnesota Zoo are taking time to enjoy the warm weather.
by Steve Mullis

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Flights from MSP to Europe on schedule, for now

Flights from MSP to Europe on schedule, for now

Delta Air Lines said it hopes its flights from the U.S. to Europe will run as scheduled this afternoon and evening, including flights to Amsterdam, London and Paris leaving from the Twin Cities.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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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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