Obituary: David Forster Jr.'s aspirations as an athlete, businessman cut short
A week after running alongside his fiancée in Grandma's Marathon, helping her finish her first 26.2-mile race, the 27-year-old elite runner collapsed on an evening run near his Minneapolis home and died.
In honoring Paul Bunyan Day, no one stands taller than Minnesota
Tuesday was an opportunity for Minnesotans to celebrate the legendary lumberjack's birthday and to reflect on how wrong the entire state of Maine is about where he was born.
Prospect Park group aims to preserve Glendale public housing
Historic designation could help preserve the Minneapolis neighborhood's low-income row houses.
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Jury finds younger Davis guilty in Community Action fraud case
A jury found Jordan Davis guilty of conspiring with his father to commit fraud.
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St. Paul sings 'Hello' to Minneapolis in Adele parody video
With Adele set to kick off her U.S. tour at the Xcel next week, St. Paul used the opportunity to tweak Minneapolis with a message from "the other side."
Woman fatally shot in back and found in N. Mpls. is identified
No arrests have been made in the killing of Coshaye Brown.
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Tevlin: Charter amendments give voice to the public, which is sometimes wrong
Such a referendum is direct democracy in action, in which sub groups of society push to change an inept or crooked status quo by end-running it. Or, it's tyranny of the masses, depending on your view of representative democracy and how well it works.
Charge: Resident repeatedly molested woman in wheelchair at west metro facility
The man also touched other women, according to the criminal complaint.
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For one month, Minneapolis pianos drew out our thirst for making music
An amateur pianist was determined to play all 25 of the downtown Pianos on Parade, and she was delighted by her encounters.
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Oakdale man had 'firearms easily accessible' when officers raided his home for a marijuana grow operation.
Mark Kuzel, 53, fired a weapon at officers who were serving a search warrant for a marijuan grow operation.
Man pleads guilty to prostituting Forest Lake girl
Damon DiMartino agreed to full sentence of 20 years in prison. His plea ended a jury trial about to begin.
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Breck Head of School to resign at the end of next school year
Edward Kim is resigning after the 2016-2017 school year, his 31st year in education.
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Albert Lea man pleads guilty to supplying methadone in overdose death
Dustin Charles Chenevert will be sentenced on July 8.
Robbinsdale's dilemma: Save Terrace Theatre or open new grocery store
While the city has longed for a grocery store, it could now mean tearing down a historic theater.
Spoon and Stable chef Gavin Kaysen to open Wayzata restaurant
Spoon and Stable owner plans a French brasserie in the former Blue Point space in early 2017.
Mpls. supporters of $15 minimum wage ready with 20K signatures
Supporters confident they have 20,000 valid petition signatures and the law in their favor.
Woman leaps from 3rd floor of burning Brooklyn Park complex
Five others were treated for smoke inhalation.
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