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Twin Cities News

Stay informed about Twin Cities news with local stories, breaking news, and more from MPR News, your hub for the latest updates in Twin Cities Minnesota.

St. Paul ice company agrees to pay $9M fine

A Minnesota-based packaged ice company has agreed to pay a $9 million criminal fine for allegedly conspiring with a competitor to divide up the ice market in the Detroit area and southeastern Michigan, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

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Officials ID victim in fatal weekend crash

The Hennepin County medical examiner's office has released the name of the 32-year-old Lakeville man who was killed over the weekend when his car hit a traffic light in Minneapolis.
by Madeleine Baran

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Man charged with lying in missing Somalis case

A 26-year-old Chanhassen man has been charged with lying to federal agents who are investigating ties between Minnesota and a Somali extremist group.
by Laura Yuen

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Minneapolis asst. police chief nominated for U.S. Marshal

President Barack Obama Tuesday nominated Sharon Lubinski, a 20-year veteran of the Minneapolis police department, to the post. Obama said Lubinski has dedicated her career to protecting her fellow citizens.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Cargill using soybeans to lower oil use in foam

Cargill using soybeans to lower oil use in foam

Cargill, the Minnetonka-based agricultural giant makes a soybean-based chemical used to produce furniture-grade foam, reducing the need for petroleum to make the foam we sit and sleep on.
by Martin Moylan

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Condoleezza Rice to speak in Twin Cities

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will speak at an event in the Twin Cities in November.
by Madeleine Baran

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Xcel finishing up Riverside plant emission-reduction conversion

Xcel finishing up Riverside plant emission-reduction conversion

Xcel Energy is celebrating the final stage of a $1 billion retrofit of its metro-area power plants. Tuesday afternoon, the company will dedicate the Riverside plant in northeast Minneapolis.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Weather hampers runway work, increasing delays at MSP

Reconstruction of a runway has caused some flight delays at the Twin Cities airport in the last couple of months, but bad weather can make having fewer runways even worse.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Dan Rather to speak at Minn. Planned Parenthood event

Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather comes to Minneapolis on Tuesday to headline a fundraising dinner for Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota.

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Children's Hospitals responds to surge in H1N1 cases

Children's Hospitals responds to surge in H1N1 cases

A surge in suspected cases of flu has forced a hospital in St. Paul to call in extra staff and open up some more treatment space for emergency room patients.
by Lorna Benson

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