Minneapolis
May 28, 2016
Community members were led along West Broadway Avenue during a peace walk in north Minneapolis by community activist, Shantae Peace, Friday afternoon.

Grandmother shot, killed was a North Side force for kindness

Family struggled to make sense of the loss of Birdell Beeks, who was driving with her grandchild. "I lost my second mom," a nephew said.
Minneapolis
May 28, 2016
Workers lay down artificial turf at US Bank Stadium.

Want to tour U.S. Bank Stadium? There are options

Tickets for the $19 guided tours went on sale Thursday and moved briskly. Those tours begin Aug. 24 and run through Nov. 24.
Local
May 28, 2016

Photos: Bystander fatally shot in Minneapolis

"This appears to be an innocent victim — someone who was in the wrong place at the wrong time," a police spokesman said.
Local
May 28, 2016

How bad is the Twins' start? To begin, it's among worst in 3 decades of baseball

Not just for the franchise, not just for the year -- but compared to every bad team every season at this point going back to 1980, the Twins are ... not looking very good.
Local
May 28, 2016

Gallery: Minneapolis passes sick leave

The Minneapolis city council passed a sick leave ordinance Friday morning that had been under discussion for more than a year.
West Metro
May 27, 2016
International Baccalaureate Hebrew program junior Sam Orloff paints his hand print on the classroom wall as part of an annual rite of passage for juni

Hebrew program at St. Louis Park High honors city's heritage

Community passion fueled the course, one of six worldwide.
West Metro
May 27, 2016

West metro police blotter, May 29

South Metro
May 27, 2016

South metro police blotter, May 29

East Metro
May 27, 2016

North/east metro police blotter, May 29

Minneapolis
May 27, 2016
Minneapolis city Council member Jacob Frey spoke in support of the bill before voting.

Workers, labor groups cheer passage of Mpls. sick-leave ordinance

Starting July 1, 2017, workers at Minneapolis businesses with six or more employees will be able to earn up to 48 hours of paid sick leave per year, at a rate of one hour of leave per 30 hours worked.
North Metro
May 27, 2016

Trapped by abuse: Boyfriend's fatal stabbing was her only escape

The case of Arteisha Love, 31, highlights complexity of partner violence.
St. Paul
May 27, 2016
St. Paul police at the shooting scene, in the 2100 block of Minnehaha Avenue E., on Thursday afternoon.

St. Paul man shot, killed by police, officer who fired identified

Authorities said Eugene Francis Smith was fatally shot by officer Joshua Raichert, a 10-year veteran.
East Metro
May 27, 2016
Washington County officials toured the new North Shop public works complex. This is the new expanded office area. It will be completed in July.

Road to growth: Washington County soon will open new public works complex

Washington County's new public works complex reflects a suburban transformation over 50 years.
Minneapolis
May 27, 2016

Minneapolis adopts 'complete streets' policy

"Complete streets" idea to guide city's transportation projects.
May 27, 2016
The school bus that was on the I-35W bridge when it collapsed is removed from the south side of bridge in August 2007.

I-35W bridge collapse survivor linked to ISIL group in Syria

Mohamed Roble was weeks shy of his 11th birthday when the school bus he was on plummeted more than 30 feet as the bridge beneath gave way.
Local
May 27, 2016
DMC has two approved projects so far, the Chateau Theater and Broadway at Center. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, November 10, 2015 P

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.

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