Local
July 23, 2016

Celebrating Waseca's outsized outdoorsman and bamboozler

Local
July 23, 2016
Clouds loomed over Luxemburg, Minn., on July 11 — the calm before a storm that spawned tornadoes and caused flash flooding in central Minnesota.

Storm-tossed Minnesota weathers a wild summer

Floods, tornadoes and scorching heat have battered the state
Local
July 23, 2016

State briefs: Worthington puts $79 million high school on the ballot

Local
July 22, 2016

Allina, nurses union meet but fail to reach deal

After a flurry of counteroffers, talks stalled over who would pay for the rising costs of union health plans.
West Metro
July 22, 2016
Submitted photo from Hennepin County. Ashley Hillyer, a grant accountant with Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health, chipped and scraped wi

Hennepin County employee groups help workers love their jobs

It's the state's first public-sector entity to use employee resource groups.
South Metro
July 22, 2016
Seniors play 10 a.m. bingo at the Hastings Senior Center, which will be one of the frequent stops on the the new DARTS bus service.Tiimothy Nwachukwu

Hastings seniors to get bus service in September

The service will take seniors and others to popular destinations like the bank, grocery store or doctor.
North Metro
July 22, 2016
City of Blaine employee Dan Hauck donned his protective clothing before checking his hive. The pilot program is to see if they can open it up to resid

Blaine city worker sweet on bees sets up City Hall hive

Dan Hauck hopes the city will start a community apiary.
Minneapolis
July 22, 2016

U.S. education secretary promises hope and help in visit with Twin Cities youths

Federal and local officials met with people of color to hear their concerns.
Minneapolis
July 22, 2016
Eileen Kerr is organizing to attempt at something that hasn't been done for close to 40 years--closing a residential street to all but emergency traff

Longfellow residents push to make 45th Avenue car-free for one block

Some residents of the south Minneapolis neighborhood hope to recreate 45th Avenue as a community front yard.
Minneapolis
July 22, 2016
Vikings fans Larry Spooner, of Plymouth, left, and Syd Davy of Vancouver, British Columbia, pose for a photo in front of U.S. Bank Stadium. ] (Leila N

U.S. Bank Stadium formally opened for team 'on the rise'

Bud Grant said he tried to come up with a word for the building; he settled on "awesome."
East Metro
July 22, 2016

Lauderdale man charged with shooting at 5 Somali men heading to prayers

Anthony Sawina, of Lauderdale, was charged with five counts of second-degree assault and is being held in Hennepin County jail in lieu of $750,000 bail, authorities said.
Local
July 22, 2016
July 20, 1966 'Striking' St. Cloud Reformatory Inmates Milled Around The Recreation Yard Minnesota National Guardsmen in the background returned the p

Marking 50th anniversary of St. Cloud prison rebellion

186 prisoners rebelled for 25 hours, saying they were fed too much pork.
Minneapolis
July 22, 2016
U.S. Bank Stadium

Taxes to pay for now-open U.S. Bank Stadium rebound, thanks to gamblers

Recovering from stumble, pulltab revenue is soaring. And there is further optimism in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis
July 22, 2016
JIM GEHRZ ï jgehrz@startribune.comSt. Paul/February 9, 2011/12:00 PM Governor Mark Dayton delivered his State of the State address to a joint ses

Memorial service for Gov. Wendell Anderson set for Aug. 15

A public memorial will honor him at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
St. Paul
July 22, 2016
Kim Werst and Miah Ulysse, right, both of Urban Oasis led the tour of the container gardens on E. 7th St. Those on the tour included, from left, Paul

'Edible Streetscape' blooms on St. Paul's East Side

Planters along St. Paul's E. 7th Street put accent on different cultures' foods.
East Metro
July 22, 2016

Body of missing man, 26, recovered from St. Croix River

Andrew Remley's body was pulled from the churning water south of Rock Island on Friday afternoon.
West Metro
July 22, 2016

Big Minnehaha Creek cleanup coming up Sunday

East Metro
July 22, 2016

Lake Elmo threatens to sue 3M over unusable city well

The company denies it's at fault, and the city acknowledges polluted well was never put in use.
North Metro
July 22, 2016

Father, 61, fatally shoots 38-year-old son in Blaine

The man turned himself in to police, while his son died at the hospital.

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