Local
May 27, 2016
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Rochester kicks off its renovation of a beloved local theater

Local
May 27, 2016

ISIL defendant: Talk of joining terror group just bravado

Guled Omar denies using financial aid money to allegedly finance his travel overseas to fight
Local
May 27, 2016

Correction for May 28, 2016

Don't Miss
May 27, 2016
The Silver Dollar Bar and one of its habitues in 1950. In a previous time, Washington Avenue was all bars, pawnshops and flophouses.

Living in downtown Minneapolis was badge of shame in days of Skid Row

Through the early 1960s, the heart of Minneapolis was home to nearly 2,500 men who lived in some of the city's oldest and most decrepit buildings.
South Metro
May 27, 2016
Up, up and away: Prior Lake students launch balloons into near-space

Up, up and away: Prior Lake students launch balloons into near-space

Eighth graders at Hidden Oaks Middle School launched two high-altitude balloons into near-space to collect data and take photos.
West Metro
May 27, 2016

Robbinsdale teachers to hand out 40,000 books

The books are provided by First book, a nonprofit that gives books to low-income children.
St. Paul
May 27, 2016
St. Paul police and Minnesota BCA investigators gathered at the scene in the 2100 block of Minnehaha Avenue E. where a man was shot and killed in an o

Man in St. Paul house shoots at police, then is shot and killed

The man was in a bedroom and had fired at officers, St. Paul police said. It happened about 2:15 p.m. on the 2100 block of Minnehaha Avenue E.
Minneapolis
May 26, 2016
Haqhawo Qaasim holds onto a photo of Guled Ali Omar, who is scheduled to stand trial Monday, while standing in front of the United States Courthouse,

Defendant takes stand, responds to claims in ISIL trial

Guled Omar is likely the defense's only witness.
West Metro
May 26, 2016
Flowers left for a loved one at Fort Snelling.

At Fort Snelling National Cemetery, duty and honor are forever

Long before the Memorial Day visitors arrive, a 50-member crew is there carefully tending the grounds. "It's duty," Navy vet Mark Linafelter said of his work.
St. Paul
May 26, 2016
Archbishop Bernard Hebda speaks to the media about the archdiocese's bankruptcy plan Thursday, May 26 2016 in St. Paul, MN.

Archdiocese plan would create $65M fund for abuse victims

Archbishop Hebda calls it a "just and timely" resolution; victims' advocates cry foul.
Minneapolis
May 26, 2016

Minneapolis City Council gives tentative approval to sick-leave mandate

With final approval expected Friday, the ordinance would go into effect July 1, 2017.
Local
May 26, 2016
The DNR anounced deer population goals Tuesday for large portions of northeastern, north-central and east-central Minnesota.

DNR pursues better plan, better numbers on deer

The agency will take input from a wide range of people.
Local
May 26, 2016

Memorial Day schedule at Fort Snelling Cemetery

Minneapolis
May 26, 2016

Rape, kidnapping charges dropped against St. Paul man accused of chaining victim in basement

Wilbert Glover still faces weapons charges related to the case.
West Metro
May 26, 2016

Tree falls, fatally hits Minn. farmer herding cattle in from storm

He was on a 4-wheeler at the time he was struck, the Sheriff's Office said.
Local
May 26, 2016

Riverfront plans get first look from Rochester's Destination Medical Center board

Project includes a hotel/retail complex, restaurant and fountain on Zumbro.
Minneapolis
May 26, 2016
An intruder at the State Capitol pinned these threatening messages on handwritten signs to the clerk's podium using this large knife, according to cha

State Capitol intruder left behind knife, threats, charge says

A Minneapolis man is charged with burglary, accused of slipping through a closed construction zone to get into the House chambers.
Minneapolis
May 26, 2016
Minneapolis joins network of 'resilient' cities

Minneapolis joins network of 'resilient' cities

The city has been selected for the Rockefeller Foundations "100 Resilient Cities" program, will hire a new "chief resilience officer."
Variety
May 26, 2016
Volunteer John Reinan checked his watch at the start of the day as he waited inside the trolley storage and maintenance garage.

What's it like to drive a trolley around Minneapolis lakes?

To this trolley operator (and reporter), every ride on the Lake Harriet streetcar is a 15-minute journey into history.
Minneapolis
May 25, 2016
A groupf of men played basketball at dusk at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, Minn., during the hot weather on Tuesday, July 16, 2013.

Minneapolis again named top-ranked big-city park system

St. Paul slips from a tie in 2015 to a close second among 100 cities.

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