ID of Wirth drowning victim released; beach was marked 'closed'

Park Board says clear signs indicate site had been closed since May tornado.

Metrodome needs new turf

A study found the one-year-old artificial surface was under water for too long. The low bid is fo...

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Suspected Minneapolis gang leader denied lower bail

Police report alleges he wanted a co-defendant killed.

Minneapolis teen drowns in Wirth Lake

He had been swimming at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis with friends when he started to struggle.

Northstar resumes service

The commuter line suspended service when a freight train derailed. It was back Tuesday afternoon.

Buses to stand in for Northstar during Tuesday morning's commute

Errant bite ends Minneapolis police dog's career

Benny, who joined the force in 2003, had made mistakes before last fall's incident when he bit an...

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Violent crime rate hits new low in Minneapolis

At mid-year, crime in Minneapolis is lower in almost every category.

Minneapolis man pleads guilty to recruiting for Al-Shabab

On the day before his trial ,Omer Mohamed admitted he helped send recruits to fight for the terro...

MSP to deliver food, drinks

MAC vote means Delta and a concession partner will overhaul Concourse G in return for lower rent.

Severe weather among threats to Minnesota's urban forest

Foresters say there's tree trouble ahead, from road salt to climate change.

Displaced Peace House finds another 'place to belong'

Final phase of a huge affordable-housing project forced the drop-in center for the homeless to move.

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Milk cartons but no Vulcans: It's Aquatennial time

More Mpls. eateries with code woes

In downtown, new kids on the block

They pose a challenge for Minneapolis and its schools.

Minneapolis' 'trash lady' gets put out for recycling

Susan Young was no ordinary bureaucrat. She won the respect of her crews, their unions and her cu...

Singing in the Aquatennial rain

Tim Mahoney performed first at the annual Aquatennial Block Party on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis...

Population shifts from historically black South Side

Blacks and Latinos essentially swapped places in the area in just 10 years as the former increasi...

County wheelage tax might pay for a new bridge in Minneapolis

Hennepin County will consider reviving a wheelage tax it hasn't used since 1975 to pay down debt ...

Prosecutors: Secret meetings, commitment tests part of recruiting US Somalis to fight at home

Gang member who shot girl is sentenced

Mother of shooting victim pleads with Marlon A. Lozano-Montano and gang members: "Stop hurtin...