Twin Cities

October 6, 2019 6:08 PM

Simone Biles has 2 more signature moves under her name after world championships

The 22-year-old star gymnast landed a double-double dismount from the balance beam that will now be known as the "Biles," and a triple-double that is being dubbed the "Biles II." St. Paul’s Sunisa Lee also turned in a strong showing during qualifying at world championships.

by Wynne Davis

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October 6, 2019 5:54 PM

Loons fall to Sounders, will host Galaxy in playoffs

Minnesota, which started the day tied for second with Seattle, slipped to fourth and will host the Los Angeles Galaxy in the first round of the new single-elimination playoffs.

by The Associated Press

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October 6, 2019 1:52 PM

Ondoro, Kohnen win titles at Twin Cities Marathon

Dominic Ondoro and Julia Kohnen won the men's and women's titles under sunny skies Sunday at the 2019 Twin Cities Marathon. It's the fourth title for Ondoro.

by Martin Moylan and MPR News Staff

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October 5, 2019 6:15 PM

Gathering marks first observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota

State leaders and relatives of veterans who died by suicide were among those who gathered Saturday in North St. Paul for the inaugural observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota.

by Matt Sepic

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October 5, 2019 5:35 AM

Forecast storms force cancellation of Saturday's TC 10K, 5K and Family races

Saturday's TC 10K, 5K and TC Family running events in St. Paul have been canceled because of lightning in the forecast, race organizers announced.

by Andrew Krueger

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October 4, 2019 4:45 PM

Pickle juice, rising stars and other Twin Cities Marathon spectator tips

More than 20,000 runners are registered for the Twin Cities Marathon and 10-mile races this weekend. Here’s your spectator guide.

by Elizabeth Dunbar and Jon Collins

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October 4, 2019 11:44 AM

St. Thomas invited to join NCAA Division I Summit League

St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced in a letter Friday that the university applied and now has been invited to join the Summit League, an NCAA Division I conference. The Tommies currently are a Division III school.

by MPR News Staff and Andrew Krueger

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October 4, 2019 11:05 AM

Open roads: No major freeway closures in Twin Cities this weekend

Some good news for Twin Cities drivers this weekend: For a change, there are no major freeway closures planned in the metro area.

by Andrew Krueger

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October 4, 2019 4:00 AM

Twin Cities mosque on edge after opponents start pointing the cameras at children

Worshipers, mosque officials and Bloomington residents say recent videos about Dar Al Farooq are creating hysteria about Muslims.

by Riham Feshir

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October 3, 2019 6:58 PM

County attorneys, AG Ellison hold 'expungement fair' to seal low-level criminal records

Two Twin Cities metro county attorneys and the state's Attorney General are launching a new effort to help some people remove criminal records from view.

by Tim Nelson

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