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The Cities Blog

Green Line using buses from Downtown East and Raymond

An electrical problem is causing delays on the Green Line this afternoon, Metro Transit officials said. The agency is replacing train service with buses between the Downtown East and Raymond Avenue light rail stops. The problem is a broken pantograph, which connects the train to the overhead power lines, according to Metro Transit spokesman Bruce…
by Matt Sepic

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Catch this vandal, never go hungry again

The folks at World Street Kitchen want you to track down the graffiti tagger BUMR. Badly. And they’re offering a once-in-a-lifetime reward. URGENT: Please help us identify this vandal. Reward, A LIFE TIME OF BURRITOS. (This is not a joke) pic.twitter.com/N956zGwk4J — World Street Kitchen (@eatwsk1) September 5, 2014 “We really want to get this…
by Tim Nelson

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The numbers: police lethal force in MN

The shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri nearly two weeks ago has sparked larger conversations about how often police use lethal force and when it is necessary.  A report published earlier this year by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shows how often law enforcement officers used their guns…
by Brandt Williams

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Mpls remembers another officer down

Mpls remembers another officer down

As the investigation into this week’s shooting death of Mendota Heights police officer Scott Patrick continues,  Minneapolis police officers are remembering the loss of one of their own killed in the line of duty 12 years ago today. Officer Melissa Schmidt was fatally wounded by a suspect in the bathroom of a public housing high…
by Brandt Williams

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