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Twin Cities

Hennepin County adopts lean budget

Hennepin County has cut its budget for the second year in a row. The county board approved its 2011 budget of $1.6 billion at its Tuesday meeting. That's about 5 percent less than the 2010 budget.
by Dan Olson

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2 dead in Mpls house fire

Two people are dead in a Minneapolis house fire after the first fire truck on its way to the scene got stuck in the snow.

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Metrodome roof collapses

The roof of the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis has apparently collapsed. Witnesses say the roof is no longer visible above the dome's concrete bowl.
by Tim Nelson

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Mpls. hears plan to reduce property tax increase

The plan would cut $6.1 million from Mayor R.T. Rybak's 2011 budget proposal, which would reduce the property tax levy increase from the 6.5 percent proposed by the mayor down to 4.7 percent.
by Brandt Williams

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Family, friends remember young family killed in car crash

A 29-year-old Edina man is due in court Tuesday in connection with the fatal car crash that killed a young mother and both of her children early Sunday morning. Friends say Amanda Thomas was making a good life for herself and her boys, after a rough time growing up.
by Tim Nelson

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