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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.

Major road closures in metro area this weekend

Drivers hitting the roads around the Twin Cities should expect to encounter detours and road congestion this weekend.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Minnesota companies working to reduce carbon footprint

Businesses are looking to reduce their energy use, both to boost the bottom line and to reduce their contribution to global warming, and some Minnesota companies are part of a federal program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions voluntarily.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Art Hounds: Improv, the MIA and Southside Aces

Art Hounds: Improv, the MIA and Southside Aces

The week's Art Hounds hype the instantaneous humor of "Improv A Go-Go," embrace the quietude of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on a late Wednesday afternoon, and throw down with Minneapolis' own Southside Aces.
by Chris Roberts

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Two dead after motorcycle strikes tractor

Two people died in rural southeastern Minnesota yesterday, when a motorcycle hit a tractor pulling a horse trailer.

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Behind the scenes with the gang strike force

Behind the scenes with the gang strike force

The now-defunct Metro Gang Strike Force was battling a growing threat from a Latino street gang over the past year, according to an internal report obtained by MPR News. The report documents what the unit was working on behind the scenes in its last full year of existence.
by Tim Nelson

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Editor of popular Somali news Web site attacked in Minneapolis

The editor of a popular news Web site for young Somalis around the world was attacked last night in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis.
by Laura Yuen

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St. Paul cops to focus on domestic violence cases

St. Paul cops to focus on domestic violence cases

The St. Paul Police Department plans to start using an innovative screening tool to help predict whether domestic violence victims are at high risk of being killed by their abusers.
by Madeleine Baran

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Brother of Minneapolis police chief faces drug charges

The Ramsey County attorney's office has charged Paul J. Dolan, 53, the brother of Minneapolis police chief Tim Dolan, with two felonies for possession and sale of drugs.
by Elizabeth Baier

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