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U of M has big plans for UMore Park land

U of M has big plans for UMore Park land

The University of Minnesota has big plans for UMore Park, 5,000 acres it owns in Rosemount. The university hopes to build an environmentally friendly community on the land -- one that could be home to 30,000 people in a few decades.
by Tim Post

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U of M study says not enough room for more trees

U of M study says not enough room for more trees

A study out today from the University of Minnesota found that efforts to plant more trees is not likely to be enough to reduce carbon emissions in our region.
by Tom Crann

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Dems try for Mall of America, investor tax credits

Democrats in the Minnesota House are proposing a package of tax changes that they say will grow thousands of new jobs across the state.
by Tim Pugmire

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Friendship, love of music drives chamber group 'Accordo'

Friendship, love of music drives chamber group 'Accordo'

Chamber music is sometimes defined as the music of friends, written for small clusters of musicians and played in intimate settings and a new Twin Cities-based chamber group called "Accordo," epitomizes that spirit of friendship.
by Chris Roberts

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Mpls woman loses relatives in quake, then daughter in car crash

A Minneapolis woman who lost several members of her family in the Haiti earthquake suffered another tragedy when her 20-year old daughter was killed in a car accident Thursday night.
by Tim Nelson

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Student shot outside dorm released from hospital

Timothy Schumacher, 19, tells KSTP-TV he's doing much better following Monday night's shooting.

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Short-term housing assistance not always enough

More and more Twin Cities families are spending a lot of their income on housing, and that's forcing some of them out of their homes.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Housing experts question firm's foreclosure numbers

The national research firm RealtyTrac reports that the Twin Cities had a big spike in foreclosures last year, but local housing experts say the number of metro area foreclosures is actually on the decline.
by Annie Baxter

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