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One of St. Paul's best-known Catholic high schools is closing. Officials with St. Bernard's parish on the City's North End said this year will be the school's last.
A federal judge has ordered the City of Minneapolis to pay $50,000 in attorneys fees in a case alleging police brutality.
A House crime panel is looking at domestic abuse proposals on Friday, including a plan to use electronic tracking devices to keep suspected abusers away from their victims.
Minnesota veterans who fought at Iwo Jima will share their stories at a screening of the Clint Eastwood film "Flag of Our Fathers" at a south Minneapolis theater this weekend.
Fire consumes retail center in south Mpls.
Minneapolis fire department officials say an accidental grease fire that started in a restaurant kitchen caused a two-alarm blaze that heavily damaged several nearby shops.
State transportation officials said Thursday that congestion on Twin Cities roadways ticked up slightly in 2009, after falling noticeably in 2008.
GOP's Seifert chooses running mate
Republican Marty Seifert has chosen Anoka County Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah as his running mate in his campaign for Minnesota governor.
Police say a serial peeping Tom has been arrested again after he was caught peering into a building near the University of Minnesota.
The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, named for the 11-year-old boy abducted from his central Minnesota town in 1989, has become part of a child protection training center based in Winona.