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August 3, 2011 12:05 PM

General Mills pledges up to $100,000 for famine relief

The General Mills Foundation writes a check to help famine relief efforts in Somalia.

by Laura Yuen

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August 3, 2011 8:14 AM

Who doesn’t love an occasional ‘mill and overlay’?

Several major downtown Minneapolis streets are on the cold planer's menu this summer.

by Brandt Williams

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August 1, 2011 11:29 AM

Annual StandDown for veterans this week

An annual event designed to help homeless and at-risk military veterans happens this week at Fort Snelling.

by Jessica Mador

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August 1, 2011 6:46 AM

Who’s the energy efficiency champion?

Xcel Energy won the prize, "Champion of Energy Efficiency in Industry" from ACEEE.

by Dan Olson

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July 28, 2011 9:32 AM

Falcon Heights is 12th city with domestic partner registry

Falcon Heights becomes the latest suburb to establish a domestic partner registry for unmarried partners.

by Sasha Aslanian

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July 28, 2011 1:00 AM

Power to the…air conditioner?

On July 20, Xcel Energy supplied 9.537 megawatts of power during peak demand, a record.

by Dan Olson

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July 27, 2011 3:40 PM

Metro Transit says ridership up 3.2 percent

Customers boarded Metro Transit buses and trains 39.6 million times in the first six months of 2011, the group reported on Wednesday. That's a 3.2 percent increase over the same period last year.

by Madeleine Baran

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July 25, 2011 10:49 AM

$53K raised for Somali famine victims; Bono sounds alarm

Local Somalis and allies raise $53,000 to help famine victims in the Horn of Africa.

by Laura Yuen

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July 25, 2011 9:10 AM

6th Annual FLOW Northside Arts Crawl

The free event on Saturday will recognize the thousands of volunteers who've helped clean up north Minneapolis after the tornado.

by Jessica Mador

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July 22, 2011 8:51 AM

What is the role of Muslim Americans in fighting radicalization?

What should Muslim Americans do if they suspect someone of harboring extreme views, but have no evidence to prove they are dangerous?

by Laura Yuen

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