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August 12, 2024 5:40 AM

Fans and dignitaries celebrate Olympian Suni Lee’s return home to Twin Cities

A throng of more than 70 people gathered Sunday at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport to cheer the return of Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee, who is from St. Paul.

by Nicole Ki

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August 8, 2024 6:44 PM

City of Minneapolis celebrates $57 million stormwater tunnel

The tunnel runs approximately 70 feet below the street surface on Washington Avenue South and was constructed parallel to an already existing tunnel.

by Chandra Colvin

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August 6, 2024 7:28 AM

Omar has familiar challenger in Minnesota's 5th but the race isn't playing out in same way

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar faces a Democratic primary challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, the opponent who nearly beat her two years ago.

by Clay Masters

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August 5, 2024 8:20 AM

Baristas at Café Ceres in Minneapolis vote in favor of unionizing

Baristas at a group of four Minneapolis cafes have voted in favor of joining a union. Café Ceres workers voted 88 percent in support of unionization.

by Anika Besst

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August 3, 2024 3:04 PM

Sanders urges DFLers to support Omar in upcoming primary

Sen. Bernie Sanders told DFL enthusiasts that Rep. Omar “is not only somebody who has and will take on enormously powerful special interests, but she is one of the toughest people that I know.”

by Clay Masters

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August 2, 2024 8:30 AM

Minneapolis park workers approve new contract

Minneapolis park workers have approved a new contract with the Park and Recreation Board after a three-week strike. The union says workers secured pay increases and other protections.

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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July 31, 2024 5:52 PM

Minneapolis collaborates with state, federal agencies to target violent crime

The weeklong effort focuses on people police say are responsible for disproportionate amounts of violence in the city, where two people were injured in shootings over the weekend and one was killed. They’re also prioritizing the seizure of illegal guns.

by Cari Spencer

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July 31, 2024 3:19 PM

The Aliveness Project to get nearly $2 million fund transfer from Rainbow Health to close HIV care gap

The Aliveness Project, a Minneapolis-based HIV support provider, will expand its services after the abrupt closure of Rainbow Health.

by Cathy Wurzer, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Anna Haecherl and Alanna Elder

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July 31, 2024 1:46 PM

New book chronicles life of Cornbread Harris, one of Minneapolis‘ most influential musicians

“Deeper Blues: The Life, Songs and Salvation of Cornbread Harris” goes inside the 97 year old’s legacy on the Minneapolis sound and music scene.

by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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July 31, 2024 4:00 AM

Two new grocery stores opening in Minneapolis, one of them in former Aldi storefront

The south Minneapolis store will open in September in the Hi-Lake Shopping Center. The northside market will open in December in the space left behind by Aldi, on North Penn and North Lowry avenues.

by Regina Medina

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