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Eat & Drink
June 12, 2018
Market Bar-B-Que reveals new northeast Minneapolis location

Market Bar-B-Que reveals new northeast Minneapolis location

The landmark Eat Street restaurant is leaving Nicollet Avenue in September and reopening on Lowry Avenue in November.
Minneapolis
June 11, 2018
Iesha Wiley

Jurors convict gunman who followed order, killed woman in Mpls. parking lot

A 32-year-old man has been convicted of fatally shooting a woman while she fought with her boyfriend outside a north Minneapolis strip mall last year.
Minneapolis
June 11, 2018
Minnesota State Patrol investigated the scene where a motorist being pursued by the State Patrol veered into a Minneapolis school playground and hit a

Life-threatening injuries suffered by 2 kids after SUV crash at Mpls. park

The driver was fleeing from the State Patrol when he crashed into a playground where a group of children was playing.
Minneapolis
June 11, 2018
Lane and downtown exit closures slowed down the early morning commute into Minneapolis from the 35th street area.

Sluggish but no gridlock on 35W northbound in Minneapolis

Monday was the first weekday on which key freeway exits into downtown Minneapolis were closed, but fears of an epic bottleneck didn't materialize, as commuters found alternate ways to get to work.
South Metro
June 11, 2018

Twin Cities man admits stealing nearly $900K to 'flip' homes

Prosecutors say he used the money for travel, gambling and debts.
Minneapolis
June 11, 2018
State Sen. Bobby Joe Champion was interviewed by journalists after he joined the race for the congressional seat Keith Ellison is leaving. He subseque

State Sen. Bobby Joe Champion suspends campaign for Ellison's congressional seat

Minneapolis
June 10, 2018
Leona Cronin 4, joined others who did a Blooma yoga morning yoga session on Lyndale Ave near Lake street during Open Streets Minneapolis on Lyndale Av

New public artworks unveiled at Open Streets Minneapolis

At Open Streets, city unveils five new works along 29th in Uptown.
Minneapolis
June 10, 2018
The intersection of I-494 and I-35W. This is looking northbound I-35W ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@startribune.com The Gov. Dayt

Years-long construction on I-35W will bring major changes to commute

Motorists on I-35W will be dealing with lane and ramp closures for the next four years.
Minneapolis
June 10, 2018

Minneapolis schools official heading west

Michael Thomas was interim superintendent, says he is hopeful about where Mpls. schools are headed.
Minneapolis
June 9, 2018
Council member Phillipe Cunningham, who started smoking his teens, said that he was voting to pass the smoking ordinance for his younger self. Friday

Minneapolis reconsiders its eviction-oriented approach to landlords

Council member vows to overhaul Mpls. ordinance encouraging practice.
Minneapolis
June 9, 2018
Council Member Linea Palmisano, shown in 2014,  was the lone dissenter on the council's Public Health & Safety Committee.

Council member wants Minneapolis to step up to the plate on public records practices

Linea Palmisano asks city staff to regroup after a critical 2015 audit failed to get a response.
Minneapolis
June 9, 2018

Three people shot in 'chaotic scene' in Uptown Minneapolis

Police have not arrested anyone in the shooting.
Minneapolis
June 9, 2018

Cop and convict both died in 1911 shootout

Minneapolis cop Joseph Ollinger had an eerie feeling when he headed to his beat on the night of July 15, 1911.
Stage & Arts
June 9, 2018
Sally Rousse, shown near the entrance of the Cowles Center, has created a new show celebrating the building. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Sally Rousse pose

1888 Masonic Temple's 'joyful' past influences Cowles choreographer

Choreographer Sally Rousse's new show is both tribute and bridge to the Cowles Center.
Minneapolis
June 8, 2018
In this December 2016 file photo, University of Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle spoke to the media about the suspensions of 10 Gophers football

Accused football players sue U over sexual misconduct case

The lawsuit against the University of Minnesota seeks unspecified damages for "being falsely cast as sex offenders."
Minneapolis
June 8, 2018

Some caught in Mpls. marijuana stings still face unknown fates

Charges are dropped against 31 of the 47, but prosecutors still must decide how to deal with 16 people who have already been convicted.
Minneapolis
June 8, 2018
Cydni Bickerstaff, VP of event operations with the Fan Jam truck. Staff members shot baskets on the side of the truck. from left, Cordell Smith, Jack

College hoops fans can jam and slam with the touring Final Four truck

Fan Jam truck to give Minnesotans a summertime taste of March Madness.
Minneapolis
June 8, 2018
This is a rendering of the proposed Gateway Tower from June 2018.

New downtown Mpls. tower may get more floors, but no hotel or condos

The uses envisioned for the Gateway may change, developer United Properties told city planners.
Minneapolis
June 8, 2018
Some of Barron's siblings, left to right: Connie Hoye, Candi Gardner-Hoyt, Lori Stangl, Dena Simon, and Shelia Jenkins.

Dad who fathered kids around country has offspring tracking 'Johnny Appleseed'

He traveled coast to coast and "didn't go very long before impregnating somebody," said one daughter.
Minneapolis
June 8, 2018

Judge strikes down Minneapolis Section 8 protection

The ordinance, which went into effect May 1, can no longer be enforced.

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