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The Cities Blog

Minneapolis violent crime hits 28-year-low

By Brandt Williams, Minnesota Public Radio News Violent crime in the Minneapolis last year fell to a 28-year-low, city leaders said on Friday, but property crimes such as burglary and theft increased for the second year in a row. Minneapolis police chief Tim Dolan said property crimes are hard for police officers to prevent. But…
by MPRNews Staff

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Memorial service planned for former Star Tribune editor

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A memorial service is planned for Jan. 19 in Washington for Charles Waldo Bailey II, former editor of the Minneapolis Tribune and co-author of the Cold War thriller “Seven Days in May.” He died of complications from Parkinson’s disease, his daughter said Thursday. He was 82. Bailey died Tuesday at the Lillian…
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Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Margaret Lovejoy’s Family Place

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Margaret Lovejoy’s Family Place

By Dan Olson, Minnesota Public Radio News The Family Place founder and executive director Margaret Lovejoy said her service provides community roots for families, both when they are there and after they leave. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) “I heard a child one cold January morning say to his mother, ‘How will I find you after school?'”…
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Mpls. violent crime down, but gunshots still common for some

Mpls. violent crime down, but gunshots still common for some

By Brandt Williams, MPR News It’s late in the evening and you’re checking your doors and windows before you go to bed. Then you hear a loud bang. Was it a gun shot? A car backfiring? Some kind of firecracker? A few seconds later, there’s more. The loud noises actually were gun shots recorded in…
by Jon Gordon

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How connected are you?

How connected are you?

Everywhere I go downtown people are glued to some kind of device. And very often they are walking and poking a screen at the same time. I don't recommend it.
by Brandt Williams

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