'There should not be any traffic volume issues': Mpls. optimistic as project on 4th St. starts
Downtown Minneapolis is about to get a bit noisier and dustier, maybe even vibrate a little. Along 4th Street, bus and bike lanes will disappear and traffic lanes will be reconfigured.
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Duluth works to bridge teaching gap with new high school course
There are about 30 students in Denfeld High School's new class, promoted especially to students of color and designed to encourage students to think critically about the history of educational inequity and show them how they can become part of the solution through a career in teaching — preferably right back in the Duluth school district.
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Man killed by Albert Lea police is identified as 27-year-old
Authorities also released the names of the 3 officers involved.
Car rolls onto 35W ramp in New Brighton; driver is dead, passenger hurt
The State Patrol said the driver was speeding.
Deer hunter bags a million bucks for wife with Minnesota Lottery raffle purchase
The second $1 million payout in the annual drawing went to a man from Ely.
St. Paul triplex fire kills 1; man leaps to safety, then 'sorta caught' son
Firefighters rescued four others from the house a few blocks from Lake Phalen.
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Minnesota gets $4.7 million to assess early learning programs
Officials say federal planning grant will make early education programs easier for families to access.
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Driver, 87, in northern Wisconsin hit by train and dies
The crash occurred Saturday morning about 50 miles east of Eau Claire.
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Minnesota man arrested at Elizabeth Warren campaign event in Iowa
Randal J. Thom, 58, attempted to assault some in the crowd as Warren greeted people outside the venue in Storm Lake, Iowa, police said.
Pedestrian struck, killed by SUV identified as St. Paul woman
The other pedestrian hit, a 22-year-old woman, was taken to Regions Hospital and is expected to survive.
Hit-and-run driver kills Inver Grove Heights woman
A deadly weekend for pedestrians results in four fatalities over 48-hour stretch.
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Progress on greenhouse gas emissions, but not quite what Minnesota hoped
Report shows power plants made biggest cuts.
The Woodbury Community Foundation aims to grow with the city
Organization is looking for rising and unmet needs.
Actor and founding member of Penumbra Theatre dies at 74
Abdul Salaam El Razzac, 74, was in Penumbra Theatre's very first main stage show and has been a pillar of the storied acting company ever since.
Authorities identify man fatally stabbed in south Minneapolis
Police have arrested a suspect in the 33-year-old victim's death.
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Prairie Island buys land near Pine Island
Concern over nuclear waste, aging power plant spur $15.5M purchase.
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