Striking workers reach tentative agreement with Minneapolis Park Board
After a three-week strike, workers will return to their duties Monday. A union vote to ratify the agreement is planned for next week.
Under pressure to curb pollution, Minneapolis foundry announces it will shut down
Smith Foundry had been in the center of pollution complaints for years. It settled an EPA case last month and said it would keep operating some of its business, but now changed course.
A dozen years in the making, North Loop Green could be model for declining downtowns
With its combination of apartments, offices and retail, the project from Houston-based developer Hines connects a vibrant North Loop with the struggling Central Business District via the complicated Warehouse District.
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Teamsters, striking Minneapolis park workers to mark 90th anniversary of strike that led to the creation of the National Labor Relations Act
Event Saturday in Minnehaha Park will commemorate the 1934 Minneapolis truckers strike, a bloody, six-month clash that made the city a union town.
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Striking workers shut down Minneapolis Park Board meeting with three-hour protest
A majority of commissioners chose not to discuss a resolution to settle contract negotiations between the Park Board and Laborers Local 363.
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Minneapolis officials release options for redesign of George Floyd Square area
The city unveiled three street concepts and five ideas for the former gas station.
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Charges: Burnsville woman fatally shot 70-year-old, hid body at Minneapolis shed for 10 days
Josephine Ann Powers, 25, is charged with second-degree murder for shooting Michael Robert Riccio in the head.
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Judge dismisses ACLU-Minnesota's homeless encampment lawsuit
The four-year lawsuit represented formerly homeless people who had their belongings seized in 2020.
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HCMC wants a $1 billion patient tower, but first it needs a new parking ramp
County plans to demolish an older parking structure and build a new hospital tower.
Minneapolis
Man admits bombing Minneapolis hair salon, returning year later and vandalizing the shop
The Minneapolis man pleaded guilty and faces at least 5 years in prison.
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Plan to link north, northeast Mpls. with new pedestrian bridge draws excitement
Up to 100 people from across the city turned out Tuesday for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's latest open house for the project.
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Storm knocks out power in Twin Cities for more than 3,500 customers
The storm included wind gusts as high as 68 mph in Woodbury, according to the National Weather Service.
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Appeals court tosses restraining order against activist who threatened Minneapolis council member
Council Member Michael Rainville won the order from a judge against activist Mike Forcia last year, but an appellate court reversed the order.
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Some Minnesota cities propose bans on homeless camping in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Two Minnesota towns have proposed ordinances to ban homeless people from camping in public following the Supreme Court ruling.
Minneapolis
Officials ID man shot dead in north Minneapolis and found by police more than 5 hours later
No arrests have been announced, and the circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.
Stage & Arts
Review: Dancers move with buoyancy and fluidity in 'Wave' at Southern Theater
Choreographer Alexandra Eady's work weaves together abstraction and clarity at the same time.
Minneapolis
Suspect arrested in connection with dumpster fires along Lake Street stretching toward Uptown
One blaze spread into a building. No injuries were reported.
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Minneapolis principal's 'sandlot' works social muscles during summer break
Pickup baseball games "on the verge of extinction" combat the loneliness epidemic.
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Minneapolis police investigating stabbing off Hennepin Avenue in Uptown
The male victim, who wasn't identified, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
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Some Somali voters say economic, social issues are driving them to vote for Trump
Economic issues and LGBTQ issues in local schools are prompting more Somali voters to choose Republican candidates, according to some local Somalis.
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Some Minneapolis workers are getting big raises. Will they all?
Following double-digit raises for police and public works employees, more than a dozen other unions will soon be demanding their own pay hikes as the city faces a budget deficit.
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Striking workers reject latest contract offer from Minneapolis Park Board
Just under half of eligible voters turned out for the vote Friday at Minnehaha Falls.
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Uptown businesses organize against proposed medical respite homeless shelter
Lakeshore Care wants to bring a 24-bed center to the struggling Minneapolis business district for homeless people to stay temporarily as they recuperate after hospitalization.
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