Culture of retribution stoked Nizzel's death: Police charged two juveniles in connection with the shooting death of five-year-old Nizzel George, and said the shots were fired at the home last week as part of an ongoing dispute among neighborhood teens. (ABBY SIMONS)
Tuesday roundup: Shooting charges, light rail, jobless gap
Tuesday roundup
By mayarao
July 3, 2012 at 2:56PM
Met Council seeks LRT funds: The Met Council submitted an application for $14 million in state funding for the Southwest Light Rail project, saying that the line from downtown MInneapolis to Eden Prairie will increase economic activity and relieve congestion. (ASHA ANCHAN)
Twin Cities still worst in U.S. for black jobseekers: The gap between black and white unemployment in the Twin Cities remains the worst in the nation, according to a new report that analyzed 19 metro areas. (RANDY FURST)
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