Water main repairs
Work is "coming down the home stretch" on water main that broke last Thursday, leading to a 14-million-gallon spill. Updated 10:48 AM
Talks are slated to resume this week between the Timberwolves and city officials over the joint funding of Target Center renovations, a deal that has taken longer than expected to ink.
Payouts to victims of police misconduct in Minneapolis dropped to $814,093 last year, well below the $4.2 million paid out in 2011, city records show.
Updated Jan. 7, 2013
In response to last month's mass shooting at a school in Newtown, Conn., the St. Paul City Council is asking the Legislature for tighter gun restrictions and a review of the state's gun laws in the session that begins Tuesday.
In many cities across metro area, work is becoming too complex for volunteer chiefs.
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An apartment fire that killed six people in Minneapolis revealed serious flaws in the city's inspection practices and prompted major changes in the system. The apartments, which had multiple fire-code violations, were not inspected for at least 16 years.
Two days of threatening skies turned furious over the Twin Cities on May 22, unleashing at least three tornado touchdowns in the metro area, killing one person in Minneapolis, injuring at least 30 others, knocking out power to thousands and leading to a curfew and school closings in north Minneapolis.
In 2009, the Metro Gang Strike Force was shut down amid state and federal investigations. It was Minnesota's worst law enforcement meltdown in decades. The Star Tribune broke the first stories about the unit's troubles and the newspaper's dogged reporting ultimately showed what led to its demise.
Federal agents and Somali leaders in the Twin Cities struggle to find answers to whether up to 20 young men may have returned to Somalia to fight or receive terrorist training.
Charles Nelson, who participated in the civil rights marches of the 1960s, is recounting his experiences at a forum about King's significance on Jan. 20 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis.
Updated Jan. 4, 2013
The Star Tribune has identified the drivers and occupants of 78 of 84 cars, trucks and other non-construction vehicles that remained on the bridge or sank in the river, as well as six of the road construction workers.
Talks are slated to resume this week between the Timberwolves and city officials over the joint funding of Target Center renovations, a deal that has taken longer than expected to ink.
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