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Metro Transit light-rail vehicle No. 114 is first to 1 million miles
Metro Transit's light-rail vehicle No. 114 made its first run between downtown Minneapolis and the Mall of America on the Blue Line's opening day in June 2004.
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Passengers help deliver baby born on city bus in St. Paul
Frightened mother cried out for help, and passengers rushed to her aid.
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Help is on the way for homeless encampment in south Minneapolis
"Unprecedented" effort will offer assistance on housing, medical care, drug treatment.
Westbound I-694 in White Bear reopens following semi rollover crash
Good news for motorists in the northeast metro. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reopened westbound I-694 after a semitrailer truck flipped over at McKnight Road. The lanes had been closed for nearly five hours.
Attorneys for ex-Mpls. officer ask for charges to be dropped in Damond death
Mohamed Noor's attorneys say his attempts to revive victim with CPR vindicate him.
BCA: Man killed by St. Paul police aimed gun at roommate's head moments earlier
The latest court filing also revealed that William "Billy" Hughes was suicidal over a terminal illness, according to relatives.
Career criminal admits to making good on jailhouse vow, killing rival near Mpls. park
The guilty plea allowed the defendant to avoid a possible life sentence without parole.
Onetime Burnsville nursing home aide charged with sexually assaulting vulnerable resident
The staffer was caught on top of the woman, investigators said.
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Restaurateur Thom Pham charged with 38 counts of tax fraud
Investigators say he underreported sales at Thanh Do restaurant in St. Louis Park.
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Minnesota police board promises steps to improve sex assault investigations
POST Board will prepare officer training standards and a model policy for sex assault investigations.
'You ripped out a piece of our hearts:' St. Paul man sentenced to four years for killing beloved cook, bicyclist
The judge said it was unclear whether Dustin Hegner Royce was remorseful for his actions or for being caught.
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Human error led to 911 outage in Minnesota, two other states
No serious incidents were reported during the hourlong disruption.
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No wrongdoing in Swanson's release of ex-aide's criminal records, judge rules
D'Andre Norman's criminal records are public data, and Swanson had no duty to protect them, a judge said.
Two die in separate water incidents in Washington County
A scuba diver has been identified; a boater also died.
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Young meth cell ringleader linked to record Minnesota bust pleads guilty
Prosecutors described Macrina Perez, 25, as being "as connected to Mexican drug cartels" as anyone ever charged in the state.
Stillwater prison still in partial lockdown four weeks after corrections officer killed
Corrections officials dispute complaints about inhumane conditions.
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Brooks: Analyzing Tim Pawlenty's three-peat defeat
As far as the national political analysts were concerned, the campaign postmortem was complete: Trump Train.
Mitra Jalali Nelson wins St. Paul City Council seat
The 32-year-old is expected to take office in September.
Bat found on path near Lake Harriet tests positive for rabies
Health officials urge shots for anyone who might have come in contact with the animal.
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