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March 17, 2014 12:10 PM

St. Paul deputy mayor returns to nonprofit world

The city of St. Paul’s second in command is stepping down to return to the nonprofit sector. Next month Deputy Mayor Paul Williams will take over as CEO of Project for Pride in Living, or PPL, a developer of affordable housing. Williams said the Twin Cities metro remains one of the toughest places in the Read more →

by Matt Sepic

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March 14, 2014 11:56 AM

Kenilworth defender apologizes for comment

Stuart Chazin is sorry for speaking out of school. He sent me an email yesterday apologizing for this quote that capped my last post about the Southwest light-rail project: “What we all want is the whole thing to die,” he said. At the time, the head of the Kenilworth Preservation Group said he was speaking Read more →

by Laura Yuen

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March 13, 2014 9:52 AM

Kenilworth condo owners to Minneapolis: We like the shallow tunnels

Finally in the long-running debate over Southwest light-rail, there’s something that St. Louis Park and at least some Minneapolis residents can agree on. The people who live in the narrowest pinch point of the Kenilworth Corridor are pleading with Minneapolis city officials to stop pushing for a rerouting of freight traffic. Associations representing townhouses and Read more →

by Laura Yuen

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March 12, 2014 12:33 PM

How did that place pass Section 8?

A friend on Facebook was alarmed when saw a picture of the house Barbara Mays rents from Paul Bertelson, who’s been under scrutiny since a fire at one of the other 38 buildings he manages killed five children. “I want to know how that property you had pictured in the story was cleared for Section Read more →

by Curtis Gilbert

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March 11, 2014 2:26 AM

Two bridges will be lit up blue tonight

The Minneapolis I-35W and Lowry Avenue bridges over the Mississippi River will glow blue Tuesday night for Colon Cancer awareness, according to the Colon Cancer Coalition. The bridges will join Enger Tower in Duluth in glowing blue from twilight to daybreak. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton declared March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, according to a Read more →

by Liala Helal

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March 10, 2014 9:44 AM

Man who threatened to shoot dog gets gun and permit back

More than a month after he was acquitted of a terrorist threats charge, Kevin Lavern Briggs, 56, says he finally got his gun and his permit back. Briggs was ordered to surrender his Kel-tec 9mm pistol and his permit to carry last year, after he was charged in connection with an incident which occurred on Read more →

by Brandt Williams

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March 10, 2014 4:14 AM

Update: One officer, two lawsuits = $410,653.33

Attorney’s fees awarded by a federal court judge last week have pushed the total Minneapolis payouts over Officer Michael Griffin’s two excessive force lawsuits to $410,653.33. Judge David Doty awarded $145,653.33 in attorney fees after a jury already awarded plaintiff Jeremy Axel $125,000 in compensatory and punitive damages late last year. Axel sued Griffin and Read more →

by Brandt Williams

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March 7, 2014 5:18 AM

Minneapolis City Attorney reappointed

The Minneapolis City Council voted 11-2 this morning to reappoint City Attorney Susan Segal. One of the two “no” votes came from Ward 2 council member Cam Gordon, who has expressed disagreement with some of Segal’s legal opinions, particularly her take on the Vikings stadium funding proposal. Segal has said the use of $150 million Read more →

by Brandt Williams

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March 6, 2014 12:41 PM

Mural on Kmart depicts fight to keep Nicollet open

The city is negotiating to try to reopen Nicollet Avenue. But large segments of the surrounding community were never in favor of closing the street, and they left a mural on the back of the Kmart store as a testament to their opposition.

by Jon Collins

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March 6, 2014 7:49 AM

Stanek seeks third term as Sheriff

Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek will make his re-election announcement from a restaurant in northeast Minneapolis tonight. He was first elected in 2006 and reelected in 2010. During his tenure as Sheriff, Stanek has been a part of conversations between law enforcement officials from across the country and President Obama over measures to combat gun Read more →

by Brandt Williams

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