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Maya Rao

Reporter | Minneapolis

Phone: 612-673-4210

Maya Rao covers Minneapolis for the Star Tribune. She wrote for The Press of Atlantic City and The Philadelphia Inquirer before moving to Minnesota in January 2012.
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Reward swells to $60,000 in search for Terrell Mayes' killer

A significant reward is being offered for information that would solve who fatally shot 3-year-old Terrell Mayes Jr. in his...

Updated: May 15, 2013, - 12:04 AM

Alondra Cano wins DFL nod in Minneapolis council race

Alondra Cano gets the Ninth Ward endorsement, boosting her hopes to become the first Mexican-American on the City Council.

Updated: May 11, 2013, - 06:53 PM

Minneapolis to review off-duty cop's work at after-hours party

The Minneapolis police review raises questions about how the department monitors off-duty jobs.

Updated: May 05, 2013, - 06:45 AM

Minneapolis DFL drops city council veterans

Robert Lilligren abandoned his endorsement bid in the Sixth Ward, where challenger Abdi Warsame won the delegates’ support.

Updated: April 28, 2013, - 11:34 AM

Political hardball alleged in Minneapolis City Council race

As endorsing convention approaches, two campaigns have filed challenges against Abdi Warsame in the heavily Somali ward.

Updated: April 26, 2013, - 09:54 AM

Changing face of Minneapolis is evident in caucus attendance

East African immigrants were a strong presence at many DFL caucuses.

Updated: April 17, 2013, - 11:25 AM

Backlash grows against Minnesota Level Three sex offenders

Nearly 300 of Minnesota’s most dangerous sex offenders now live outside confinement, and more than half of them are residing in only a few neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St. Paul, a Star Tribune analysis shows.

Updated: April 15, 2013, - 10:26 AM