Metro Transit's Rail Control Center leans in to stadium learning curve
Metro Transit is out to prove it can handle capacity crowds at new Vikings stadium.
After strong response, gun buyback closes early in Mpls.
More than 150 guns were bought from residents Saturday in a buyback program that closed down hours early after sponsors ran out of the Visa gift cards they were exchanging for the weapons.
GOP state House candidate to suspend campaign against Ilhan Omar
Abdimalik Askar said he needs to attend to family issues. His name will remain on the ballot.
4 injured when squad car rear-ended during I-35W traffic stop in Mpls.
A driver rear-ended the squad car, which then hit the vehicle it stopped near 36th Street. The citizen's vehicle then swerved into traffic and struck again.
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Retired Minn. teacher's final assignment: Giving back his students' stories
Richard Roach retired from teaching 23 years ago, but he's still passing back "autobiographies" he assigned decades ago.
New biking trail to be fast track from Hopkins to south of Mall of America
The portion of the trail in east Edina is to be done by 2017. The west portion, out for bid shortly, should be finished by 2018.
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Corn mazes, hayrides and Oktoberfests kick state's fall tourism into high gear
Fall tourism season is about to swing into high gear.
Man charged in bizarre carjacking-for-hire plot in Minneapolis
A 23-year-old man was charged Friday with robbing a north Minneapolis man with his own gun, as the victim and his girlfriend returned home from a trip to the casino, authorities said.
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New Brighton elections called off after judge rules city acted improperly
Judge says city improperly switched to even-year elections, wrongly rejected a challenge.
Restless man is restoring forgotten cemetery near Hastings
Despite upcoming back surgery, Jim Tatro labors among the gravestones at Spring Lake Cemetery, owned by St. Luke's Episcopal Church, in Nininger Township.
New superintendent ready for a new chapter for Minneapolis schools
Ed Graff is focusing on the positive after the district's challenging year.
In canoe on Mississippi, interior secretary marks 100 years of Park Service
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell paddled a canoe Friday off St. Paul to highlight the Twin Cities' urban park, lauded as a national treasure.
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