Minneapolis has nearly 30,000 on board for organics pickup
The deadline to sign up for the August debut of the service is July 10.
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June 30: Laws affecting bingo, Uber, tuition take effect
Thousands of students at Minnesota's two-year colleges will see tuition relief, doctors will find it easier to practice long-distance medicine and seniors will get to play more bingo under a raft of new laws that will take effect July 1.
Dawn Marie Rassett, serial thief in east metro, back in prison
Dawn Marie Rassett was convicted of stealing from churches, a bakery and even a mortuary. She now faces more charges in Washington County.
Beyond cost cuts, Southwest light rail faces new barriers
State funding for the light-rail line linking downtown Minneapolis and the southwest suburbs is still unclear.
County commissioner revealed abuse to 'give others a voice'
Ramsey County Board chairman Jim McDonough says he wants to hold the Boy Scouts accountable for abuse he suffered in the 1960s and '70s.
Metro Transit outlines big plans for Mpls. campus
Plan includes new police headquarters, $100 million bus garage
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Young boy starts up helicopter at Mankato air show; 2 hurt
Two were injured as blades knocked over a fabric-like sun shield on the tarmac.
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Jordan Brewery plans still buried a year after mudslide
$100,000 from state will pay for study of fallen hillside that has Jordan in limbo.
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Lightning strikes in N. Minn. leave man and 12-year-old boy critically hurt
Bystanders gave first aid to critically injured Iron Range man; his daughter was burned.
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Construction will close off Nicollet Mall to car and bus traffic Monday
Buses, taxis will be rerouted as two-year project begins.
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Minnesota State Fair lands country star Keith Urban
Tickets go on sale Thursday. All seats are reserved.
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Gallery: Symphony for the Cities
Newly appointed assistant conductor Roderick Cox conducts the Minnesota Orchestra during their Symphony for the Cities performance at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis on Monday. Every year the Minnesota Orchestra presents a series of free outdoor concerts called Symphony for the Cities. Other Symphony for the Cities performances: -Wednesday, July 1 at the Hilde Performance Center in Plymouth -Thursday, July 2 at the Winona Lake Park Bandshell -Monday, July 6 at Lakefront Park in Hudson, Wisconsin.
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Dayton asked to intervene in copper-nickel mine review
Environmental groups launch an ad campaign to press Gov. Mark Dayton to get involved in the regulatory review of a contentious copper-nickel mine that's been proposed for northeast Minnesota.
MPCA to fight order to remove N. Minneapolis air monitors
Scrap yard says it has been unfairly targeted; agency says it is doing job it's authorized to do.
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