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I-94 closure among weekend road work in the Twin Cities
A stretch of Interstate 94 in the east metro will be closed this weekend, along with part of Fairview Avenue in Roseville, Minn. A major road closure will begin Monday in Stillwater, Minn.
Nature-based preschools encourage kids to connect with the world around them
Dodge Nature Preschool in West St. Paul was one of the first nature-based preschools in the country that helps kids learn and connect to nature year-round. The number of these schools has more than quadrupled since some of the first started in the early 2000s.
Minneapolis cafe, worker-run since 1974, reopens with new vision (and brunch)
Seward Cafe has been a prominent part of south Minneapolis history for nearly 50 years. After its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, collective members have focused on ushering in a new age of the cooperatively owned venue.
Nineties Black cinema returns to Minneapolis this summer
The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, with the guidance of poet and New York Times bestseller Hanif Abdurraqib, is set to host a public summer screening series of five influential films from the ‘90s by Black filmmakers.
Harvard study calls on Minneapolis to create new model for safety and wellness services
The Public Health and Safety Committee of the Minneapolis City Council is looking at a new report Wednesday afternoon. It’s a blueprint to help the city transform public safety.
Ex-Minneapolis cop gets 9 months for killing driver in high-speed crash
Then-officer Brian Cummings was chasing a stolen Kia along Lyndale Avenue North at speeds near 100 miles per hour in July 2021 when he crashed into Leneal Frazier's Jeep. Cummings had an “inordinate need for speed” one prosecutor said Wednesday.
Two firms want to bring high tech jobs to north Minneapolis
Two CEOs with strong ties to north Minneapolis have plans to expand their companies in a section of the city that has long been in need of well-paying jobs.  
Minneapolis unveils 'audacious' community safety plan
Minneapolis leaders unveiled a new community safety plan Tuesday afternoon that lays out a roadmap for public safety that goes beyond policing. But it doesn’t have a set budget.
Man gets 37 1/2 years for killing girl caught in Minneapolis gunfire
Trinity Ottoson-Smith, 9, was at a friend’s birthday party in May 2021 when prosecutors said Dpree Shareef Robinson fired a gun from the alley at three people on the house’s back porch, hitting and killing the girl. Robinson was sentenced Tuesday.