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The Cities Blog

UPDATE: Victim says Vegas stowaway was driver of stolen truck

UPDATE: Victim says Vegas stowaway was driver of stolen truck

A 9-year-old boy believed to have stowed away on a flight to Las Vegas last week may have had some contact with authorities just days before — literally. He may have crashed a truck into an Edina squad car.
by Tim Nelson

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No wait, wait for Peter Sagal at the Twin Cities Marathon

No wait, wait for Peter Sagal at the Twin Cities Marathon

He was a couple of hours behind the winners, but Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” said he had a good Twin Cities marathon. “It was just beautiful,” said Sagal, after crossing the finish line in St. Paul. He finished with a time of 3:35:08. Sagal was a late entry to the Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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American man, woman tops at Twin Cities Marathon

Nick Arciniaga has won the Twin Cities Marathon with a time of 2:13:33.  The top woman is Annie Bersagel. PROS: Nick Arciniaga finishes at 2:13:33 for the win. — TwinCities In Motion (@tcmarathon) October 6, 2013 Nick is our first place American hero! #tcmarathon pic.twitter.com/aF0N4nUWSe — TwinCities In Motion (@tcmarathon) October 6, 2013 PROS: Annie Read more →
by Jon Gordon

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Minneapolis has paid more than $9 million to resolve cop lawsuits since 2009

The parents of Terrance Franklin, the 22-year-old man shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers on May 10, say they’re preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the police department.  Two officers were injured during the confrontation with Franklin in the dark cramped basement of an Uptown area home.  Police say the shooting was Read more →
by Brandt Williams

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Twin Cities chef debuts tonight on ‘Top Chef’

Sara Johannes is the executive chef at Shoyu at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Bravo announced in August that Johannes had been chosen as one of 18 contestants on the top-rated show.
by Jon Collins

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Now Betsy Hodges has PAC backing, too

The Committee for a Greater Minneapolis and the Coalition for a Better Minneapolis sound like they share a common and uncontroversial goal, but the newly minted political action committees are opponents in the financial arms race to elect the city’s next mayor. The coalition, which backs Mark Andrew, formed last week; the committee, which supports Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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New plan for Peavey Plaza: Add a wheelchair ramp

New plan for Peavey Plaza: Add a wheelchair ramp

Minneapolis hopes to repair Peavey Plaza, now that it has given up plans to demolish it. The city’s ambitions for the space have been scaled back, and they’re now limited to catching up on deferred maintenance and adding a wheelchair ramp. The City Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement with the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Water supplies in the east metro: by the numbers

Water supplies in the east metro: by the numbers

Numbers were everywhere as I reported my story  on how to get some of the east metro suburbs to use less groundwater. The U.S. Geological Survey has linked increased pumping of groundwater in those communities to dropping water levels in White Bear Lake. We don’t like to bombard listeners with a lot of numbers in our Read more →
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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