Midtown Greenway wants bike bridge over Mississippi River
The bike and pedestrian extension into St. Paul would refashion an existing railroad bridge at a likely cost of $7.4 million to $27.5 million.
Mpls. neighbors, council member fight Airbnb-style rentals
The move comes as Sherman Associates proposes using a large portion of a downtown building for short-term leases.
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Audit finds length of Minneapolis police hiring process is a hurdle in recruiting women, minorities
Issues present hurdle to recruiting women, minority police officers, review finds.
Minneapolis school board delays vote on district's new strategic plan
Minneapolis residents will get more time to weigh in on proposal, officials say.
Man fatally shot near Mpls. police station was trying to break up fight
The shooting happened behind the Gay 90's — and steps from police precinct.
Minneapolis can enforce law protecting Section 8 holders from discrimination, court rules
City can enforce ordinance protecting tenants from bias, appeals panel rules.
Natural gas line hit, shut off in construction area in Roseville
The Fire Department posted a tweet about 4 p.m. saying 'the incident on County Road C has been cleared.'
Local
Metro Transit Police narrows chief finalists to 2; public interview Thursday
The public is invited to watch the interview at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
Local
Star Tribune's Dave Hage named Minnesota's SPJ Journalist of the Year
Newspaper's "Denied Justice" package named 2018's best story.
Local
$1.9M bonus for Crow Wing CEO sparks backlash from members
Members were angered by a series of revelations, including that CEO Bruce Kraemer had gotten the bonus in connection with the 2006 sale of Hunt Technologies, a for-profit affiliate of the nonprofit electricity provider.
Curious Minnesota
Why won't anyone in Minnesota take the last piece of food?
Who hasn't seen the last doughnut at the office cut in half, then halved again and again, until only a sliver is sitting on the plate? Is it Minnesota Nice at play, basic courtesy or something else?
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Retired St. Paul cop Melvin Carter Jr. helps young black men rewrite their script
Sgt. Carter, father of St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, is the founder and executive director of Save Our Sons.
Mpls. police rethink pursuit policy after string of chases
The discussion comes after a string of high-speed police pursuits that ended in crashes involving injuries and even death.
Local
Bipartisan push to boost state's teachers of color sputtered
Legislation added less than bipartisan backers sought to increase ranks of color.
As some St. Paul schools get fresh face, rising costs delay others
Rising costs led to outside review, too.
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