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August 15, 2017
Mayoral candidate Jacob Frey, center left, introduced himself at the start of Wednesday night's mayoral forum. Next to Frey were fellow candidates Asw

23 candidates file to run for mayor in Minneapolis, St. Paul

12 meet the filing deadline in Minneapolis; 11 will run in St. Paul.
Minneapolis
August 15, 2017

Minnehaha Academy Unity Walk

Minnehaha Academy held a unity walk Tuesday in what officials billed as an opportunity to come together, to pause, to remember, to call on the Lord, and to look forward together." The walk comes almost two weeks to the day after the explosion at the school.
Minneapolis
August 15, 2017
Mohamed Hassan took a selfie with friends at an after school hang-out at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minn., on December 2, 2016.

Somali teen struggles to find his place after high school

Mohamed has felt many eyes on him on this journey. He knows the story line: An immigrant kid forges a path to the good life. But he also feels under a new scrutiny as a newcomer.
Minneapolis
August 15, 2017
Southwest Minneapolis residents at an August forum on policing point to a question that's come up repeatedly since Justine Ruszczyk Damond was killed

Search of Justine Damond's Minneapolis home draws scrutiny

Investigators say they were seeking clues for a more complete picture of what happened the night she was fatally shot by a police officer.
Minneapolis
August 15, 2017
Retracing the alley scene of Justine Damond shooting

Retracing the alley scene of Justine Damond shooting

A Star Tribune photographer and reporter used a timeline of events given in investigative documents and scanner audio to retraced the officers' route.
Minneapolis
August 14, 2017

Home slaying of 28-year-old man caps violent weekend

Relatives identified the victim as Anthony Prowell, 28, a house painter shot in his Mpls. home.
Eat & Drink
August 14, 2017
Darlene Rasmussen, left, a customer of over 35 years, and Donna Hatton, a customer of 20 years, blew bubbles during their friend Peggy's 69th birthday

Top restaurateurs in Twin Cities see gems in old dive bars

The trend of top-notch chefs embracing the bars comes as costs of outfitting a commercial kitchen rise, casual dining grows in popularity and a hunger for nostalgia builds.
Minneapolis
August 14, 2017
Police collected evidence after a homicide Sunday evening in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis' latest homicide victim was 28-year-old man

Police have not made an arrest in the killing Sunday evening.
Minneapolis
August 13, 2017
Ivie Flowers, right, chatted with Nicole Herrli, 22, a senior at St. Thomas University, and high school freshman Lunden Woodberry, 14, as she bought a

University of St. Thomas project offers new hope for 'food deserts'

At BrightSide Produce, college students and local teenagers team up to deliver fresh produce, at discount prices, to corner stores in low-income neighborhoods.
Stage & Arts
August 13, 2017
"Love Power" Jesus mural in Minneapolis' West Bank neighborhood Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Minneapolis, MN.

Minneapolis' landmark Jesus mural is crumbling — can it be saved?

One of Minneapolis' most prominent public paintings is falling apart. An anonymous donor recently gave the church $1,000 to "beautify" the mural.
Minneapolis
August 13, 2017
People gather for a candlelight vigil in solidarity with Charlottesville counter protesters at Gold Medal Park, on Saturday night.

Dozens hold vigil in Minneapolis for Charlottesville victims

The crowd came together in a show of unity after a day of violence in Charlottesville, Va.
Minneapolis
August 12, 2017
Minneapolis City Council Member Alondra Cano, here in 2014, co-sponsored a motion to have city staff explore ending relationships with banks that inve

After $15 wage, Mpls. activists, officials take on affordable housing

Proposals range from tweaking regulations and encouraging developers to build more units to deeply contentious ideas like giving tenants the right to buy a building before a landlord can sell to someone else.
Minneapolis
August 12, 2017
Hennepin County Commissioner Marion Greene speaks on the subject of deportations during a forum on immigration and incarceration on Saturday, Aug. 12

Sheriff Stanek's absence at Mpls. forum on incarceration, immigration upsets activists

The Hennepin County sheriff's absence drew strong words at the event, held at Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis
August 12, 2017

Overnight shooting in downtown Minneapolis injures 3 men

At least five people were shot in three separate incidents from Friday evening to Saturday morning.
Minneapolis
August 12, 2017
Acting police chief Medaria �Rondo� Arradondo laughed at the end of the public hearing.

Tevlin: Being the good guy won't be enough for Arradondo as potential chief

Praise for Arradondo at last week's hearing was one of the few genuinely hopeful moments in the recent history of relations between police and the public, but it's a tenuous one.
Minneapolis
August 12, 2017
Johanna Morrow was one of two musicians to play the didgeridoo during Justine Damond's memorial ceremony Friday night.

'Justine should not have died,' father tells crowd at memorial

Hundreds of people gathered at the Lake Harriet Band Shell to honor the woman fatally shot last month by a Minneapolis police officer.
August 12, 2017

Mohamed in the middle: Somali teen struggles to find place after high school

Mohamed has felt many eyes on him on this journey. He knows the story line: An immigrant kid forges a path to the good life. But he also feels under a new scrutiny as a newcomer.
West Metro
August 11, 2017
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Eden Prairie Town Center stop may be added back to Southwest LRT

The mall stop was deferred two years ago due to budget cuts.
Minneapolis
August 11, 2017
After nearly 5 years on the market, Mary Tyler Moore house has a buyer

After nearly 5 years on the market, Mary Tyler Moore house has a buyer

The deal hasn't closed, but the house was listed around $1.7 million.
Minneapolis
August 11, 2017
The BCA has wrapped up its investigation of the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond by a Minneapolis police officer and present the case to the

Event tonight will memorialize woman killed by Minneapolis police

Attendees at Aug. 11 gathering are invited to wear bright blue in Damond's honor.

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