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Two incidents disrupt light-rail service on the Green 2019-05-22 01:18:34

Minneapolis falls from top park system in country 2019-05-22 01:05:33Population growth is behind the drop, said Trust for Public Land, which ranked St. Paul No. 2.

Police pursuit ends with crash into Maplewood home, 2019-05-22 01:02:53No one was hurt, but several residents have been evacuated.

Boys Totem Town in St. Paul set to 2019-05-22 00:18:27The move reflects a shift away from confinement for juvenile offenders.

Standoff in Red Wing ends with arrest of 2019-05-21 23:02:19Several blocks around the home were blocked off as a precaution.

Hennepin County considers revamping $200 million budget cushion 2019-05-21 23:01:50Met Council says it's unlikely the money will be used.

St. John's University President Michael Hemesath to step 2019-05-21 22:59:23Michael Hemesath has served for seven years as the school's first lay president.

Ramsey County to hold special election to fill 2019-05-21 22:57:59The election will come at a critical time for TCAAP redevelopment, as the county sues Arden Hills to break off joint effort.

Amid rising facilities costs, St. Paul school district 2019-05-21 22:56:56With costs blowing past the district's early estimates, many residents elsewhere now must wait longer for improvements to buildings near them.

Jamar Clark mediation hits wall; wrongful-death lawsuit now 2019-05-21 22:46:58Day of closed-door discussions yields nothing in 2015 fatal shooting by Minneapolis police

Minnesota Legislature adjourns, with much of its work 2019-05-21 01:31:44With time running out, legislative leaders tentatively planned a special session Thursday to hammer out final budget agreements through a series of co

Empty storefronts fuel concern about future of St. 2019-05-21 01:03:47Task force to study whether vacancies reflect normal churn, or a new normal.

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New 'Sesame Street' Muppet is a foster kid 2019-05-22 01:13:56Duluth News TribuneThe latest Muppet in the "Sesame Street" family is a foster kid called Karli with "for-now" parents. While Karli won't be seen

'Game of Thrones' author teases 'real' ending 2019-05-22 01:12:45Duluth News TribuneAuthor George R.R. Martin was among the minority of fans who applauded "Game of Thrones" showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss

Creative crosswalks coming to Hillside 2019-05-22 00:04:53Duluth News TribuneA local artist with a background in large-scale public impermanent pieces will, in a partnership with Zeitgeist, paint four crosswa

Prep summaries 2019-05-21 23:49:44Duluth News TribuneBASEBALL Cloquet 7 Esko 5 At Cloquet. WP: Cade Anderson 6IP, 2ER, 4K, 2BB. LP: James LeGarde. E: Tyler Koskela 2x4, 2RBIs; Jaustin

Prep report: Marshall's Kirk commits to Brown 2019-05-21 23:48:06Duluth News TribuneWhatever Grace Kirk did while playing for her Twin Cities-based Minnesota Stars AAU team at a late-April tournament in Dallas, it w

White House, congressional leaders push for two-year budget 2019-05-21 23:25:35prairiebusinessmagazine.comWASHINGTON - Top White House officials and congressional leaders pushed Tuesday for a sweeping two-year budget deal that wo

College men's hockey: Bulldogs add Wilderness goalie; Perunovich, 2019-05-21 23:21:06Duluth News TribuneWith Grand Rapids native Zach Stejskal possibly heading back to juniors for one more season, Minnesota Duluth made a move this week

Trump officials brief a divided Congress on escalating 2019-05-21 23:18:32prairiebusinessmagazine.comWASHINGTON - Lawmakers were sharply divided Tuesday over whether Iran poses an imminent threat to U.S. interests or the Tru

Prep statistics 2019-05-21 22:57:02Duluth News TribuneThe News Tribune will publish final REGULAR-SEASON prep softball statistics along with baseball and boys and girls track and field

College women's track and field: UMD's Kohlwey seeks 2019-05-21 22:40:42Duluth News TribuneMinnesota Duluth hurdler Danielle Kohlwey's goal each season has always been to do better than the year before, but she knows ther

Ex-NFL star Kellen Winslow Jr. on trial for 2019-05-21 11:00:34prairiebusinessmagazine.comThe 54-year-old woman was thumbing a ride on a March afternoon in 2018 when, finally, a boxy black SUV pulled up. A muscula

Trump tries to downplay generations of family ties 2019-05-21 10:56:34prairiebusinessmagazine.comIn the 1950s, Scranton, Pennsylvania, was at the start of a long, slow decline. The coal mines that had fueled the city's

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Best of Neighborhoods News 05/08/2019: Bde Maka Ska 2019-05-08 06:00:07Bde Maka Ska is Lake Calhoun again, appeals court rulesOver one year ago, along with the support of the Hennepin County Board, Minnesota Department of

President Trump’s tweet puts sanctuary city spotlight back 2019-05-01 06:00:48In a tweet shared this April, President Trump said he is “giving strong considerations to placing Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only.&r

Best of Neighborhoods News 04/23/19: “Bipartisan support, disagreement 2019-04-23 06:00:14“Bipartisan support, disagreement on funding” in the push for more teachers of color Recent budget proposals have fallen short of the loft

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Twins score eight unanswered runs to beat Angels 2019-05-22 01:44:35It took just three pitches to unravel five solid innings of Trevor Cahill’s work. And two of them, Cahill didn’t even throw. Rather, the r

Wojciech Sadurski: I criticized Poland’s government. Now it’s 2019-05-22 01:12:58For many years now, I’ve asked the students in my course on the law of freedom of speech to read Floyd Abrams – a doyen of the First Amend

We’re No. 2!? St. Paul and Minneapolis fall 2019-05-22 01:01:14For six years, Minneapolis has reigned supreme as king of the parks and playgrounds and rec centers. But its green dynasty has come to an end, or at l

Armed man in stolen vehicle in standoff with 2019-05-21 23:50:33An armed man in a stolen vehicle is in a standoff with police in Maplewood on Tuesday night. Police are asking people to avoid the 1700 block of Sylva

Pointed or vulgar? Rochester teachers’ handmade signs at 2019-05-21 23:22:35ROCHESTER, Minn. — A group of Rochester Public Schools teachers traveled to St. Paul on Saturday to lobby state lawmakers for more K-12 public e

After Legislature adjourns with a ‘whimper,’ details of 2019-05-21 22:58:13“I think it would be great if we have a special session on Thursday,” was as committal as Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman would g

Lakeland City Council meeting ends in shouts and 2019-05-21 22:51:57The Lakeland City Council managed to get through the call to order and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at Tuesday night’s council mee

Superintendent calls for external review after Pioneer Press 2019-05-21 22:20:18St. Paul Public Schools will hire outside experts to review what’s gone wrong with its Facilities Master Plan, whose cost estimates have grown b

Gophers football adds four-star cornerback graduate transfer from 2019-05-21 22:06:15The Gophers football program received a graduate transfer commitment from Michigan cornerback Benjamin St-Juste, he announced Tuesday on Twitter. The

Twins report: Injured Mitch Garver feeling “pretty good” 2019-05-21 21:58:40ANAHEIM, Calif. — These days, there’s data for everything. Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey was recently perusing some injured li

Miguel Sano’s two-run blast leads Twins to victory 2019-05-21 01:47:08Sano’s opposite-field home run, his second of his young season, came immediately after the Angels (22-25) had tied it up in the prior inning.

Eli Lake: John Bolton is exactly what Trump’s 2019-05-21 01:08:57If there’s one thing Democrats and ayatollahs agree on these days, it’s that John Bolton is trying to start a war with Iran. President Don