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Police are asking for the public's help in finding the killer of a man gunned down in stairwell in Minneapolis last month.
St. Paul police say there's good news involving a pregnant woman who underwent emergency delivery after her vehicle was struck by an SUV.
The St. Paul Ford plant is set to close in two years, but city leaders are encouraging the big auto maker to make small fuel-efficient vans in the factory.
Bodies identified in Eden Prairie plane crash
The Hennepin County medical examiner's office has identified the two people who were killed in a plane crash in Eden Prairie yesterday.
Rybak's budget cuts city spending, raises property taxes
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has proposed a $1.3 billion budget for next year, which calls for spending cuts in every city department as well as a property tax increase and a special levy.
A light-rail train traveling about 50 mph has struck and killed a pedestrian in south Minneapolis.
The Anoka-Hennepin School District has agreed to pay $25,000 to the family of a high school student who was harassed for months by two teachers because of his perceived sexual orientation.
An infusion of federal money is available for the Central Corridor light rail project, but the chair of the Metropolitan Council recommends holding off using it to build an additional station favored by community residents.
2 killed in small plane crash near Eden Prairie airport
Two people have died in the crash of a small airplane shortly after takeoff from Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie.
Financially troubled Opus Corp., based in Minneapolis, is selling its national property management portfolio to NorthMarq Real Estate Services in Bloomington.