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April 13, 2011 5:44 AM

Photos: Spring arrives at Minnehaha Falls

Spring arrives at Minnehaha Falls.

by Jennifer Ehrlich

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April 13, 2011 4:46 AM

One gender and color dominate Twin Cities construction crews

One of the biggest breakthroughs came last year with the Minnesota Department of Transportion and its highway and bridge contractors striking an agreement with community groups to aim higher on workforce diversity goals.

by Dan Olson

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April 12, 2011 7:00 AM

How bad is the Twin Cities housing market?

Are you out there buying or selling a house? The Twin Cities housing market must look very different depending on your perspective.

by Jennifer Ehrlich

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April 12, 2011 1:00 AM

Medicaid fraud in Minnesota (and in the Twin Cities) is lucrative

An estimated three to ten percent of the country's health care payments are fraudulent.

by Dan Olson

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April 11, 2011 10:15 AM

A police academy for Somali kids

The Minneapolis Police Department is graduating its first all-Somali class from a youth citizens academy this afternoon.

by Laura Yuen

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April 11, 2011 4:55 AM

The story of the farm animals and the cage fighter

Why was the dude with the Mohawk sparring in front of a barn mural?

by Laura Yuen

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April 8, 2011 12:00 PM

A few observations about Twins home opening day 2011

Twins fans gave probably the biggest round of applause during the pre-game introductions to Tsuyoshi Nishioka. Nishioka stood in uniform with his teammates along the 1st baseline with the help of crutches. The second basement took a hard slide from a Yankee base runner last night in New York. The slide broke Nishioka’s left fibula.…

by Brandt Williams

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April 8, 2011 10:03 AM

Flooding hasn’t stopped Twin Cities sewage treatment

The emergency back-up plan in case of a historic flood was to use helicopters to get employees to and from work at the sprawling plant.

by Dan Olson

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April 7, 2011 1:00 AM

Twin Cities road woes are more than potholes

A good share of our roads and bridges are at or near the end of their useful life.

by Dan Olson

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April 6, 2011 11:04 AM

St. Paul firm closely watching Epsilon security breach

The CEO of St. Paul-based GovDelivery has collected millions of email addresses through its service of providing digital connections between government agencies and citizens.

by Laura Yuen

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