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March 22, 2010 5:43 PM

Toyota in fatal St. Paul crash to be inspected in April

A Toyota Camry that was involved in a 2006 crash that resulted in three deaths will be inspected next month to determine if its accelerator was defective.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 22, 2010 2:24 PM

St. Paul's public works chief resigns under fire

Mayor Chris Coleman says Bruce Beese has quit in response to "allegations of misbehavior" by street maintenance crews that will be broadcast Monday evening on KSTP-TV.

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March 21, 2010 4:46 PM

Mauer, Twins agree to 8-year, $184 million extension

Joe Mauer is staying home in Minnesota. The AL MVP has agreed to an expensive and long-term deal that will keep him with the Minnesota Twins until 2018.

by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press

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March 19, 2010 6:23 PM

St. Paul closes ballfields after lead discovered in soils

St. Paul city officials are posting "no entry" signs and erecting fences around some popular ball fields at the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center.

by Perry Finelli

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March 19, 2010 4:46 PM

Indictment in alleged 'black money' scheme

Prosecutors say the defendants, including two Minnesota men, told a potential victim that they had paper covered in a black substance that could be converted into actual currency.

by Madeleine Baran

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March 19, 2010 4:37 PM

Ex-Mpls cop pleads guilty to bank robbery charge

Twenty-eight-year-old Timothy Edward Carson pleaded guilty Friday to one count of armed bank robbery and one firearms count in the Jan. 6 robbery of the Wells Fargo bank.

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March 19, 2010 2:48 PM

Mpls. police head to trial for alleged excessive force in 2004

In federal district court Friday morning, attorneys argued their cases in a pretrial hearing over an excessive force lawsuit against Minneapolis police officers.

by Brandt Williams