Man hears on scanner of fatal crash; it was wife, a Mpls. 911 dispatcher
The highway's southbound lanes at Humboldt Avenue were closed for hours Saturday night.
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Souped-up bus lines are getting a green light in Twin Cities
In the coming years, 10 more rapid-bus lines will snake throughout the metro's busiest transit corridors — and last week, the network's build-out reached two milestones. Advocates say rapid-bus service offers passengers a light-rail-like experience but is far cheaper to build and maintain.
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Calls for national school walkout resonate in Bemidji
The planned protests are in response to gun violence in Fla., elsewhere.
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'It's become an epidemic': Minnesota reconsiders hands-free cellphone bill
Momentum has been picking up over the past year for the measure to make Minnesota the 15th state, plus Washington, D.C., to outlaw drivers' use of hand-held devices.
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Meet Minnesota's safest city: Elko New Market
In the tight-knit community of Elko New Market, just named the safest city in Minnesota, police officers are so popular that they're invited to children's birthday parties.
Video released of pricey sports cars topping 100 mph in pack on I-394
With case against drivers closed, authorities release audio and video records from 2016 escapade.
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Minnesota property-tax prepayers who gambled on deduction in limbo
Department of Revenue expects IRS to decide if those early payments are deductible.
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Ice, flurries and freezing rain headed toward Twin Cities
Along with some snow, we'll get rain, slop and ice.
Missing woman sought by Minneapolis police is found safe
A missing woman whose medical needs make her a vulnerable adult has been found and is safe, Minneapolis police say.
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New report to highlight broad failures in state response to elder abuse
Legislative probe uncovered widespread issues that require "immediate action."
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Edina's drunken-driving arrest rate shows focus on state highways
The suburb, with a dedicated enforcement officer, focuses on freeways that carry most traffic.
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Wife, husband die in apparent murder-suicide in Blue Earth County
Authorities say both died from gunshot wounds.
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In all-white Fergus Falls, early black settlers 'toed the mark'
A pipeline that included a train car of 18 black families, numbering about 85 people, relocated together from Campbellsville, Ky., on April 6, 1898.
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A dogged volunteer uncovers the mystery of the bell of St. Peter
It's a story that includes history, tragedy, family lore, town gossip, a thrilling discovery - and a second, enduring mystery.
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One dead, one hospitalized after Sauk Rapids shooting
Friday's homicide is the first in Sauk Rapids since 2011.
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Grants kick-start energy efficiency projects around Minnesota
A Department of Commerce program to kick-start energy efficiency around the state named 39 projects, from LED lighting in La Crescent to solar panel systems analysis for dairy farmers in west-central Minnesota, in its latest round of grant awards.
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Minnesota briefs: Moose population remains low but steady
A January aerial survey of moose in northeastern Minnesota shows the population is low but stable for the seventh year, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
Tracking Edina's DWI arrest rates
Edina Police Department has higher rates of DWI arrests than many other Minnesota law enforcement agencies.
Project digs into Flying Cloud Drive and 1,000 years of history
Archaeologists were given access before the construction rattles the land this spring.
Tarana Burke, founder of Me Too movement, speaks at U about 'power of empathy'
She described her 20-year journey in speech at sold-out event.
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