Twin Cities

President of Somalia making rare visit to Twin Cities
Minnesota's Somali community is rolling out the red carpet for newly-elected Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed (seen above speaking at the U.N.), who is visiting the Twin Cities as part of a stateside tour of cities with large Somali-American populations.
Local students represent U.S. in Paralympic Games
A group of local high school students will travel to Australia Thursday to represent the United States on the national youth wheelchair basketball team at the Australian Paralympic Youth Games in Melbourne.
Vaccination drill helps health workers prepare for H1N1 outbreak
Public-health officials across Minnesota prepare to hold vaccination clinics as a line of defense against the H1N1 flu, and one county had an unusual opportunity on yesterday to give it a dry run.
Minnesota banks rethinking overdraft fees
Leading banks in the the Twin Cities and nationwide are taking action to curtail overdraft charges due to political pressure from Congress and the threat of federal mandates on how much banks can charge.
Home prices rise 3.1 percent in Twin Cities
The closely-watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller National Home Price Index shows that home prices in the Twin Cities rose in July more than any other city the index tracks.