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Twin Cities

St. Paul struggles to find money to fix crumbling streets

St. Paul struggles to find money to fix crumbling streets

A memo from St. Paul Public Works suggests reduced street sweeping again next year, plus cutting residential street rebuilding and bike safety programs in order to find money to fix the roads.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Twins clinch historic sweep at Target Field

Twins clinch historic sweep at Target Field

The Minnesota Twins closed a four-game sweep yesterday for the first time in the history of Target Field, which opened in 2010. MPR's Cathy Wurzer touched base with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor at the Star Tribune.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Mpls. to pay $38K overtime suit settlement

Seema Desai, who spent two years investigating employment discrimination cases on behalf of the city's Civil Rights Department, claimed the city violated her rights as an employee.
by Curtis Gilbert

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State cash brings counties new muscle in invasive species fight

State cash brings counties new muscle in invasive species fight

A scattershot approach has long been a weak link in the fight to stop the lake-to-lake movement of zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil and other species damaging Minnesota waterways. More help, though, is on the way.
by Dan Gunderson

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Shakopee women's prison to finally get a fence

Shakopee women's prison to finally get a fence

The Shakopee prison houses more than 600 women, including nearly a hundred serving sentences for homicide. State money is poised to give it something it's never had before: a fence.
by Curtis Gilbert

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