Minneapolis residential property taxes could rise steeply in 2025
With federal COVID funds drying up and downtown commercial values falling, homeowners and renters will be asked to shoulder the burden, Mayor Jacob Frey cautions.
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Concerns about historic preservation delay wheelchair ramps at Como Park Conservatory
Work on the ramps now is expected to begin this summer at the popular St. Paul attraction.
Wolves vs. Nuggets series updates: Times for first four games set
The Western Conference semifinal opens in Denver on Saturday at 6 p.m. The first home game at Target Center has an 8:30 p.m. tip-off.
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Forest Lake High track athletes who were struck by car during a run expected to make full recovery
Samuel Farinella and Jase Blanchard were training with the team when they were hit.
Minnesota music teachers play alongside Minnesota Orchestra members in special concerts
Each of 54 educators sat beside an orchestra member playing the same instrument for a performance of Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" during season sampler concerts.
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Why did the Minneapolis Lakers basketball team move to Los Angeles?
The team became the NBA's first dynasty in Minnesota. But locals were generally sympathetic to the move west.
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Bank robbery suspect in Alexandria still on the run
The hold-up occurred about 4:25 p.m. at the Bremer Bank. The suspect allegedly had a gun.
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Medical examiner identifies pedestrian hit by vehicle and killed in Bloomington
The 58-year-old Minneapolis man was pronounced dead at HCMC less than an hour after the collision, police said.
Souhan: A sausage? A knee surgery? Minnesota sports has gone mad
In a week unlike any other in state history, the Twins and Timberwolves both got on a roll, unlike the Twins' smelly talisman.
Gophers are finding their golfers at Minnesota high schools
Three of the state's top boys players have committed to the U, and the top-ranked girls player will join her successful sister on the U roster.
SCSU president leaves abruptly; cuts expected in weeks ahead
Minnesota State Chancellor Scott Olson appointed St. Cloud State's vice president of finance as acting president effective May 5.
2nd man charged in midnight shootout on Lake Street that left one dead, one injured
The evidence was clear that Charles Dobbins and Deon McGraw "initiated the gunfire and that [the victim] returned fire," the charges read.
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Blaine will be home to metro area's second Asia Mall featuring dining, shopping and culture
Asia Village at Northtown Mall will open in 2025.
Historic $7.8M jury award in death of Minnesotan struck by driver who was high from huffing aerosol
An attorney for the manufacturer said her client intends to appeal.
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Protesters pack up pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Minnesota campus
Interim U President Jeff Ettinger announced the deal to end the encampment in an email to students and faculty Thursday morning.
Randolph calls reasons for losing STA hockey job 'lame excuses'
Mike Randolph was let go by St. Thomas Academy after finishing last season tied for most wins by a Minnesota high school hockey coach. He vows to be coaching somewhere else next season.
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Mankato area schedules new siren test Friday after malfunction
Blue Earth County officials say they think they've worked out the problem.
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University of Minnesota strengthens case to treat COVID with metformin, not ivermectin
The common anti-diabetes drug lowered viral loads and reduced risks of a second wave of COVID-19 illness in patients.
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Minneapolis school support staff reach tentative agreement on new contract
The education support professionals' tentative agreement came a day after they filed an intent to strike. That agreement, and another with the district's teachers, still need approval.
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Peter Hall, architect and preservationist, dies at 82
He helped kick-start renovation along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
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