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Lunds & Byerlys reaches agreement with workers, averting strike
Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 663 accused the grocery chain Lunds & Byerlys of unfair labor practices amid contract negotiations.
Talking Volumes returns in 2023 for 24th season
The hit author series continues for a 24th season. Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune are bringing back Talking Volumes in 2023, hosted by award-winning journalist and MPR News host Kerri Miller. Come join us at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul this fall for conversations with four new blockbuster authors.
Child lead exposure is the highest it's been in four years. Who's solving the problem?
The state legislature passed a $240 million bill back in May focused on lead exposure in drinking water. But in older homes in Minneapolis, lead exposure doesn’t just come from the plumbing. It could be all over the home, from the walls to the window sills.
Photos: Sun shines on for Twin Cities Pride parade
The sun broke through the clouds earlier Sunday, just as the Twin Cities LGBTQ+ Pride March began its route. Thousands of colorfully-dressed people attended the parade, which started at South Third Street and Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis and proceeded to Loring Park.
Xcel Energy reports around 30,000 Twin Cities metro customers are without power Saturday afternoon due to strong winds. Crews are on site working to restore the outages, Xcel said.
Bail set at $1 million for suspect in Minneapolis crash that killed 5
Prosecutors allege Derrick John Thompson was driving 95 miles per hour when he exited Interstate 35W onto Lake Street, ran a red light and broadsided the car with the young women. He faces multiple counts of criminal vehicular homicide.
160 years of sanctuary at Pilgrim Baptist Church
St. Paul’s Pilgrim Baptist Church first formed in 1863 when a group of formerly enslaved people, led by a man named Robert Thomas Hickman, began worshiping together. The historic church is celebrating 160 years this weekend.