Female priests push Catholic boundaries

Minnesota is home to a small movement of women celebrating mass despite Vatican prohibition.

Minneapolis City Council weighs another term for fire chief

Alex Jackson is under the microscope over finances.

Sculpture Garden requires an $8.5 million rehabilitation

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Minneapolis schools cut back tax levy increase

Whistleblower: Is that $700 snowblower a lemon?

The machine keeps breaking, but manufacturer won't honor warranty because owner failed to remove ...

Money transfers to Somalia get temporary reprieve from bank

•Franklin Bank agreed to delaying suspending accounts that facilitate wire transfers to Soma...

Franken working to keep the heat on

Botched raid costs Minneapolis $1 million

City Council approved the payout nearly two years after police used a stun grenade that left a wo...

Construction crew's river rescue of dog leads to happy reunion

Beezer, a Labradoodle, was rescued Wednesday afternoon near the Lowry Avenue Bridge, which is und...

Rybak's stadium plan draws City Council opposition

Mayor formally pitches his financing proposal but finds public support from only one. .

Campus Connect: U Med School ranks third-highest in cost

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FBI investigates two more bank robberies

One suspect may be thief nicknamed the Man in Black.

Trader Joe's may be eyeing Lyn-Lake

A Minneapolis City Council member has seen an early plan for a store.

Minneapolis, resident knock heads over wall

A Minneapolis woman has been in a 3-year battle over who should repair a retaining wall next to h...

Second defendant is convicted in Mpls. robbery-turned-slaying

Ex-Minneapolis fire chief Bleskachek named investigator

Despite troubled past in department, Bonnie Bleskachek was awarded the position after scoring hig...

Mpls. stadium plan called inadequate

A key state representative is critical of a city funding plan to build a new Vikings stadium at t...

South Minneapolis dog park site approved after lengthy debate

The off-leash romping area will be at a Park Board facility in south Minneapolis.

After a few changes, Mpls. budget awaits vote by full council

Panel restored a few jobs but mostly nibbled at the edges of a budget supported by Rybak's no-inc...

Rep. Morrie Lanning: Minneapolis stadium plan 'quite inadequate'

A day after a plan to build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium in Minneapolis seemed to gain some mo...

Newly trained Minneapolis cops finally get a call

The department budget will now accommodate putting eight 2009 police academy graduates on the str...

Agency, nurse are faulted in Minneapolis man's death

State cited Best Care Home Health and one of its employees in the March death of a Minneapolis man.

Minneapolis will use billboards to publicize its snow emergencies

Minn. Orchestra deficit: $2.9M

The Minnesota Orchestra had a $2.9 million shortfall this year on a budget of $30 million.

Minneapolis favors Metrodome site for Vikings stadium

Rybak tells senators that building there would cost $215 million less than in Arden Hills.