Twin Cities

Police say 20-year-old Stefon Banks was crossing the bridge with friends and hopped over a railing he thought had a landing on the other side. Instead Banks fell to Raspberry Island below.
Synthetic drugs emerge as Twin Cities drug trend
The report from a state agency says substances sold online and in head shops may be marketed as incense, bath salts or research chemicals, but are actually designed to mimic the effects of illegal party drugs.
Future links to past, as historic train depot is restored
Workers are laying track for the Central Corridor Light Rail line between downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul. The east end of the line will be the Union Depot in St. Paul, and the renovation of that historic building has begun in earnest.
The state of Minnesota isn't the only thing shut down these days. The deal to build the Minnesota Vikings a new stadium has also slipped into idle this summer as the budget standoff has deepened.