East Metro
August 31, 2015
A jogger passes under the 7th Street bridge in Swede Hollow Park in St. Paul on Friday, August 28, 2015.

St. Paul neighbors mobilize to fight transit route through Swede Hollow park

St. Paul neighbors fear the Rush Line plan threatens reclaimed Swede Hollow Park.
Local
August 31, 2015

Gallery: Neighbors come together for Swede Hollow

St. Paul neighbors fear the Rush Line plan threatens reclaimed Swede Hollow Park.
Local
August 31, 2015
Alice Enoka, left, and Asege Weldgebriel, both custodial workers at the University of Minnesota, protest with the Teamsters Local 320 for a wage incre

U employees protest salary talks and administrative pay

Stage & Arts
August 31, 2015
Bedlam Lowertown

Bedlam Lowertown needs $400,000 by end of year to stay alive

St. Paul theater/club needs $400,000 by end of year to stay in business.
Local
August 31, 2015
Minnesota driver's license

Security lapse allows 2 snoops to peek at driver's license data of 18 Minnesotans

A weekslong Web security lapse allowed two people to access 18 others' data.
Local
August 31, 2015
Dante Sears

Beaten toddler dies; mom's boyfriend charged with murder

Three-year-old Dante Sears was taken off life support "and was able to be a hero to two other children through organ donation," said a friend of the Pine County family.
East Metro
August 31, 2015
JIM GEHRZ • jgehrz@startribune.com Bloomington/August 29, 2009/1:30 PM A female monarch butterfly clung to golden rod inside a cage at the Rich

'Pollinator Pledge' kicks off in St. Croix River watershed

Effort to restore habitat now has 71 groups volunteering to help.
Minneapolis
August 31, 2015
The enclosed metal shredder operated by Northern Metal Recycling in north Minneapolis.

Legal showdown delayed in scrap-yard battle

Meanwhile, four more potential air quality violations were recorded near Northern Metal in Minneapolis.
Local
August 31, 2015

Pedestrian hit and killed on I-94 in St. Paul

Local
August 31, 2015

Link to chant at Black Lives Matter rally

Video of chant was tweeted Saturday.
Local
August 31, 2015

Police investigate 'suspicious' shooting death

A man who was found shot over the weekend in the Jordan neighborhood of north Minneapolis has succumbed to his injuries, police officials and community activists said on Monday.
Local
August 31, 2015

Driver killed in crash near Willmar is ID'd; 8 others hurt

The crash involving a car and a minivan occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Hwy. 12 and County Road 7 in Mamre Township, about 10 miles west of Willmar.
South Metro
August 31, 2015

Lakeville motorcyclist dies after crashing into construction equipment

The cause of the crash is under investigation.
West Metro
August 31, 2015
In this undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Two Zimb

Zimbabwe's first lady: 'Dentist who killed the lion must be left alone'

Grace Mugabe holds no official post with the government, leaving it uncertain whether her view of Cecil's death would hold sway with her nation's legal authorities.
Minneapolis
August 31, 2015

Suspects in robbery of elderly Minneapolis woman arrested

Minneapolis police on Sunday arrested the second of two suspects in the robbery of a 90-year-old woman as she walked home from a grocery store in south Minneapolis earlier this month, officials said. The other suspect was arrested last week.
Local
August 31, 2015
Motorcycle deaths are mounting, surpass total for all of 2014

Motorcycle deaths are mounting, surpass total for all of 2014

Public safety officials are pleading with motorcyclists and motorists alike to exercise caution and make safety a priority after the state recorded its 47th motorcyclist death of the year, one more than in all of 2014.
Commutes on the run
August 31, 2015
Jeff Metzdorff, co-owner of Mill City Running in Northeast Minneapolis, made his way on E. River Road on a 9-mile trek to his business from his home,

Twin Cities 'run-commuters' leave the rat race in their dust

A nascent but fervent few workers are run-commuting in the Twin Cities and beyond. No car, transit pass or bicycle is necessary — just a well-hewn pair of running shoes and a plan for cleanup upon arrival on the job.
Local
August 31, 2015

Disability access at the State Fair makes some strides

You griped, and the Minnesota State Fair listened. Mostly.

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