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Minneapolis releases details of $15 minimum wage ordinance
City Council members released details of plans to raise the minimum wage for all.
Politics
Dayton signs Minnesota to pact that honors Paris accord
A dozen other governors have pledged to uphold their own version of the Paris accord.
Minneapolis
17-year-old victim identified from weekend fatal shooting in Minneapolis
The teen was standing near the corner of 24th Street and 10th Avenue S. when he was shot on Sunday afternoon.
Stage & Arts
With prayers, drums and chainsaws, dismantling of 'Scaffold' begins
Work is expected to take four days, although the concrete pad poured for the controversial Walker sculpture may remain longer.
Minneapolis
Police: Boy, 3, fatally hit was let out of child care van across street from Mpls. home
A child-care van let him off across the street from his home, police said.
Minneapolis
Woman killed in Mpls. hit-and-run was Minnesota Chorale singer
Krista Sandstrom was en route to a voice lesson; the other driver has a history of dangerous driving and did not have a valid license.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Park Board seeks donated swimwear for children in need
It's part of an overall goal to reduce the drowning rate.
Stage & Arts
Why Dakota elders want to burn controversial 'Scaffold' sculpture
The decision, reached in agreement with the Dakota, also provokes questions and concerns, with some Minnesotans citing other moments in history when art was destroyed.
Minneapolis
Child struck, killed by car in Minneapolis was 3
The driver in the case is cooperating with investigators.
Minneapolis
Woman shot waiting in line at Pizza Luce in downtown Mpls.
Police, who are still looking for a suspect, believe the victim, who was wounded, was not the shooter's target. The shooting happened early Saturday around the 3 a.m. bar closing time downtown.
Minneapolis
Frolicking with monarchs
A festival at Lake Nokomis on Friday evening celebrated the monarch butterfly - including a woman who is biking along with monarchs on their annual spring migration from Mexico to Canada; a kids' bike ride with her; kite-building for children; science booths; pollinator gardens, etc. Event was hosted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to highlight environmental threats to the monarch and a federal effort to restore butterfly habitat along a migration corridor from Texas to Minnesota.
Minneapolis
Hennepin County jail inmate dies in apparent suicide
The man had been in custody for three days.
Minneapolis
Boy struck by car, killed in south Minneapolis
The driver is cooperating with investigators, police said.
East Metro
Champlin man who ran bail bond firm pleads guilty to forgery in heroin dealer's case
Fake bond allowed release of drug dealer who would later be convicted of murder
Minneapolis
Weekend traffic: Light-rail shut down, street parties and road work
The first blast of summerlike warmth comes just in time for the first huge outdoor celebrations of the season and with them comes road closures, congestion and parking restrictions, so watch the signs carefully.
Minneapolis
Man kicked in face by ex-Minneapolis cop sues for $4 million
The suit was filed this week in Hennepin County District Court.
Minneapolis
Woman killed in crash on edge of downtown Minneapolis
Police found two men who were in the other vehicle nearby after they fled the scene.
Stage & Arts
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Three artists picked to work on new public works at Lake Calhoun
The project is part of an ongoing effort to recognize Dakota culture and history.
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