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Heath out as Minnesota United FC coach
Despite having a talented MLS roster, the team is winless in its prior seven games and is on course to miss the playoffs. Adrian Heath has led the Loons since it became a top-tier professional franchise in 2017 and had one year remaining on his contract.
Minneapolis will fight MPD officer's workers' comp claim
Minneapolis will fight a workers' compensation claim from a police officer who severely beat a man during unrest following the killing of George Floyd in May 2020. 
Striking auto workers in Twin Cities area nearing two weeks on picket line
Some 25,000 United Auto Workers members across the country remain on strike against the Big Three automakers. That includes workers at parts distribution facilities in the Twin Cities area — and Friday will mark two weeks since they started picketing.
Twins set free Target Field watch parties for playoff games in Houston
The team will open Target Field Saturday and Sunday so fans can watch the American League Division Series games against the Astros on the ballpark’s big screen. The action shifts back to Minnesota with Game 3 set for Oct. 10.
1 teen dead, 2 others wounded in St. Paul shooting
St. Paul police say one teen died and two others were injured in a shooting Wednesday night on the city’s east side.
Resident of tiny home village welcomes safety, security, stability of Avivo
The city of Minneapolis wants to build a second facility made up of indoor tiny homes, called Avivo Village. The first-of-its kind location opened almost three years ago in the North Loop neighborhood near downtown Minneapolis inside a warehouse that now includes 100 tiny homes.
Students across Minnesota walk or roll to school
Around 200 schools in Minnesota participated in Walk or Bike to School Day Wednesday to raise awareness for pedestrian safety and encourage students to be active.
Frey asks council to approve 3rd Precinct close to abandoned precinct
In a letter sent on Wednesday, Frey urged council members to fund construction of a new precinct building at 2600 Minnehaha Avenue South, which city staff previously estimated would cost up to $26 million.