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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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North Mpls. club where two were shot, killed was operating illegally

Police said 50 to 100 people were at the after-hours establishment when shots were fired at 3 a.m. A community activist said the establishment was a biker bar.

Updated: March 09, 2013, - 12:03 AM

Want to run for Minneapolis mayor? It might cost $500 to file

The city is considering raising the fee to discourage frivolous candidates, but critics say it could dampen the spirit of...

Updated: March 05, 2013, - 10:54 PM

Minneapolis could see younger, more diverse City Council

Many eyes will be on the candidates vying to succeed outgoing Mayor R.T. Rybak, but all 13 council seats are also up for grabs this year in the city's first major test of ranked-choice voting.

Updated: March 03, 2013, - 02:45 PM

Minneapolis businesses face a patchwork of city regulations

The Minneapolis City Council gave itself new powers on Friday to impose new restrictions on bars or stores that repeatedly...

Updated: February 22, 2013, - 11:20 PM

Abducted Mpls. infant and mother reunited; suspect arrested

Carlos Orozco did not appear to be harmed but was being taken to the hospital to be checked out. A suspect, Isabel Diaz Castillo, was taken into custody.

Updated: February 21, 2013, - 08:38 AM

Jackie Cherryhomes enters race for Minneapolis mayor

Former City Council president cited her experiences since leaving City Hall.

Updated: February 17, 2013, - 01:10 PM

New plan for troublesome bars in Minneapolis

A proposal approved in committee would let Minneapolis impose conditions on uncooperative licensees. Businesses say it's too vague.

Updated: February 11, 2013, - 08:00 PM

Andrew latest to join Minneapolis mayoral race

Candidate said he will make the North Side a priority.

Updated: February 07, 2013, - 07:45 PM

Mayors, law enforcement meet for gun summit

"Slow motion mass murder" unfolds in America's cities

Updated: January 10, 2013, - 10:43 PM

Candles cause large fire that consumes 8 condos in Uptown

One person was taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation, and nearly two dozen were left homeless in a fire that destroyed a century-old building at Lake Street and Humboldt Avenue S.

Updated: December 29, 2012, - 12:28 AM