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Park and rec land passes milestone, but growth has slowed
Regional parks are no longer acquiring land as aggressively, but the Twin Cities has now passed 200,000 acres of park and recreation land.
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Protesters shut down Duluth hearing on oil pipeline project
Protesters cut short a hearing in Duluth on Enbridge Energy's proposal to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
Speakers overwhelmingly favor giving Lake Calhoun new name
The Hennepin County Board hearing and its vote sometime before the end of the year are the next steps in the state-mandated process to change the name of a body of water.
Downtown Mpls. businesses make push to swing Council races
Fundraising e-mail says, "Don't be filled with regret on November 8."
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Minnesotans don't need new ID to board planes for a year
Federal officials said Wednesday that the state now has through October 2018 to comply with the federal Real ID law.
Teen critically wounded on Metro Transit bus among 4 Mpls. shootings
Minnehaha Avenue, downtown and north Minneapolis were the sites of gunfire.
Savage City Council candidates hold first public forum
Two veterans will face a longtime incumbent in quest for two open seats.
Falcon Heights moves toward new policing contract with Ramsey County
Earlier, Sheriff Jack Serier said that the county has signed an agreement to take over policing of Falcon Heights.
Two charged with attempted murder in shooting of boy, 13, at Minneapolis housing complex
The victim, shot at Little Earth American Indian community, remains hospitalized in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.
Mpls. chief open to revisiting deal to aid community relations
The 2003 agreement with the U.S. Justice Department wasn't fulfilled, community leaders say.
Farmington police hire cop fired by Mendota Heights
20-year veteran Bobby Lambert had been fired for conducting an improper search.
Edina rejects height change for residential towers project
Residents fear $250 million high-rises near Galleria would overshadow them.
Suit: Workers ran, didn't warn others before Minnehaha blast
Ruth Berg's daughter and mother blame CenterPoint Energy and contractors for her death. Their lawsuit alleges that the contractors "ran to save themselves."
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A 64-mile police pursuit ends with four flats, driver in jail
The chase, with speeds topping 100 mph, finally ended near Royalton, Minn.
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Authorities identify St. Cloud officer who shot and wounded Willmar man
The Willmar man was treated at the St. Cloud Hospital for noncritical injuries.
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