West Metro
September 1, 2015
The site of the proposed MLS soccer stadium, on Royalston Avenue in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis soccer stadium land deal ends in silence

Deal expires on Mpls. site, but mayor and council president not giving up on landing team.
Local
September 1, 2015

2015 Minnesota State Fair attendance

Local
September 1, 2015
The innovative roof at U.S. Bank Stadium will be made of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, a self-cleaning, fluorine-based plastic.

Vikings stadium dispute revealed in letters to MSFA

In the months before Mortenson Construction sought mediation over payment for work at the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, at least two subcontractors reached out in distress to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA).
St. Paul
August 31, 2015

St. Paul firefighter collapses, dies

St. Paul
August 31, 2015
Rashad Turner, lead organizer for Black Lives Matter St. Paul, lead the group down Como Ave.

Black Lives Matter St. Paul to protest outside governor's mansion

East Metro
August 31, 2015
Police union official calls chant at Saturday march 'disgusting'

Police union official calls chant at Saturday march 'disgusting'

A video posted on Twitter that showed protesters who appear to be in the front of the march and can be heard shouting, "Pigs in a blanket, fry 'em like bacon!"
St. Paul
August 31, 2015
Protesters march back after peaceful standoff at fair gate

Protesters march back after peaceful standoff at fair gate

A Black Lives Matter march to the State Fair on Saturday briefly shut down at least one fair gate, but the protest, which drew 350, ended peacefully with no arrests.
St. Paul
August 31, 2015
Bob Rich was 24 when he won an $850,000 settlement from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, compensation for six years of sexual abuse at the

Payouts don't always bring healing, clergy abuse victim says

More than 400 have filed claims against archdiocese, but that's just a first step.
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.

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