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• HCMC bleeding with deep cuts
  Of all hospitals in Minnesota facing economic woes, Hennepin County Medical Center is the hardest hit.
  
• Hennepin County Sheriff's Office seeks volunteer deputies
  The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is seeking a few good men and women to serve as special deputies.
  
• Minneapolis police deficit draws scrutiny
  Police chief apologizes to the City Council, which peppered him with questions about why earlier projections were so much lower.
  
• Park Board wants 35W bridge debris removed
  If pieces remain, board asks MnDOT to cover loss of revenue from riverfront Bohemian Flats Park.
  
• Indian housing project back on docket
  Plans for the affordable housing development have been scaled back, but officials believe the apartments could be occupied by 2012.
  
• Sandwiches from a savior
  A retired Minneapolis teacher who saw need in his classroom retired to volunteer full time handing out sandwiches to the hungry every night.
  
• I-35 bridge firm settles suits
  Paving contractor PCI reached a deal with the state and families of collapse survivors, but much litigation remains.
  
• Hydroelectric plant will make enough to power 7,500 homes
  Power from a new hydroelectric plant on the Mississippi River will produce enough electricity for about 7,500 homes by the end of next year, according to officials who provided an update on the project Thursday. The 10-megawatt plant is located just below the new Interstate 35W bridge at the Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam.
  
• Twin Cities incumbents, challengers face off on air
  The Minneapolis debate focused on taxes, audits and crime rate; St. Paul candidates discussed light rail and the city's rising budget.
  
• Pawlenty pitches transportation projects
  Corporations will help pay for highway interchange projects in what state leaders tout as a model for future road projects.
  
• The Granite City celebrates a rock-solid bridge
  The new Granite City Crossing Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Cloud will open to traffic Thursday.
  
• Minneapolis Ward 8 candidate responses
  David Regan
  
• Remnants of the 35W bridge come home
  The NTSB had taken some 35W bridge parts to the East Coast for study, but those remnants have been returned for storage in a 5,000-square-foot warehouse in Oakdale.
  
• Minnesota's emergency system: At what cost?
  Minnesota is spending at least $250 million for a state-of-the-art approach. Critics wonder if it's worth it - and point to Wisconsin's more affordable option.
  
• Stimulus funds help light up freeways
  The state decided to use some stimulus money for new freeway lights, but they aren't LED (light-emitting diode). That's because the feds haven't approved such lighting for freeways.
  
• 35W bridge pieces to be moved from riverfront
  The Minnesota Department of Transportation is planning to remove three dozen pieces of the old Interstate 35W bridge from the Minneapolis riverfront this morning.
  
• 35W bridge painting to aid grief service
  Cash-strapped nonprofit that helps families of victims will auction the artwork donated by the artist and the Uptown Association.
  
• I-35W bridge is finalist for national award
  The swift construction of the new I-35W bridge in downtown Minneapolis is winning national praise this week.
  
• California firm stays in 35W bridge suits
  A judge on Friday rejected a California design company's attempt to shield itself from lawsuits over the Interstate 35W bridge collapse.
  
• State's bridge consulting firm hits back
  In a response to Minnesota's suit, the firm said it wasn't hired to check for I-35W bridge design flaws and MnDOT ignored advice.
  
• Hennepin County ramps up for swine-flu outbreak
  As fall approaches, officials are taking a hard look at emergency plans to prepare in the event the virus strikes more aggressively.
  
• Decision to sue URS made recently
  The governor said the state made the call in the last month to file suit against URS in the 35W bridge collapse.
  
• Owner of school bus caught in I-35W bridge collapse sues
  First Student argues that the inspector and a repair company were negligent in work on 35W bridge.
  
• State pays millions to bridge firm it's suing
  Bridge consulting company URS was awarded a contract as recently as July 23.
  
• Two years after the bridge fell, let's resist urge to just 'move on'
  Alison Howland and Nancy Hovanes leaned forward on the railing of the Stone Arch Bridge at just past 6 p.m. Saturday and studied the new Interstate 35W bridge. They came, Howland said, "to honor the people who were affected by this major event in Minneapolis history."
  

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