City news roundup for Tuesday, Sept. 13

City news roundup for Tuesday, Sept. 13

Police approval of pension merger boosts Rybak budget

Firefighters have OK'd the deal. Savings will be in the millions.

State veterans home leader steps down

Special election primaries Tuesday

Winners will progress to Oct. 18 state Senate elections.

Soccer strategy on a sunny day

Man on trial in triple slaying: 'They knew'

Mahdi Ali, 18, allegedly wanted no witnesses left at Seward Market.

Rybak aims to hold tax line

The Minneapolis mayor's 2012 budget proposal would slash 90 jobs and borrow money to upgrade streets

Fire guts 100-year-old Minneapolis church

Investigators say that it was arson and that the fire had several points of ignition.

Letters restored on wall honoring I-35W victims

Damage from vandals was repaired Monday, even as the search for suspects went on.

Two stabbed, 1 fatally, in parking ramp

Tastes and rhythms of Greece in Minneapolis

The 23rd annual Taste of Greece festival was held Sunday at St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church in M...

Renovated soccer field opens Monday in Cedar-Riverside area

Currie Park in Minneapolis will also receive other improvements as part of a $315,000 project.

Senate primary has top dog, but not over yet

Candidates make a last push for Tuesday's election.

Judge dismisses Minneapolis tax assessment challenge

Attorneys for property owners in foreclosure-battered neighborhoods will take case to the state S...

Minneapolis fire pensioners vote for state merger

Merger still depends on whether police retirees approve a similar merger with a statewide pension...

Melee breaks out after teen dance party

Minneapolis police call the scene a "mini-riot."

Melee breaks out after downtown party

Lawyers get hit-and-runs off fast track

Amy Senser case's pace is in line with others with attorneys involved early.

Do boys and girls learn better separately?

A small but growing number of public schools are venturing into single-sex education, despite som...

An advocate for the forests, the land and the lakes

North Minneapolis faces winter with wrecked roofs

Despite much work on north Minneapolis homes hit by a tornado, many aren't yet repaired. The blue...

Four men stabbed in Minneapolis

After a confrontation at a bar, four men were stabbed. They sustained non-life threatening injuries.

String of 17 break-ins has south on high alert

Lake Harriet earns money for miles from 5K

The annual People for Parks 5K to benefit Lake Harriet is back Sunday, with hopes of raising more...

State law might curtail tax testimony in Minneapolis

And a delay means the public will have only a day to review Rybak's budget before tax board meeting.