Stories from Metropolis, Minnesota’s Twin Cities metropolitan area of over 3 million people.
MINNEAPOLIS— The City of Minneapolis is planning to share an update with community members on new roadway and public space design concepts for the New Nicollet Redevelopment Project at an open house March 7 at the Abyssinia Cultural Center, 322 W. Lake St.
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EDEN PRAIRIE— To raise money for PROP food shelf, Eden Prairie Liquor stores hosted a Dollar Drive in November, inviting customers to contribute just $1 each time they visited.
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Three Minneapolis men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a series of violent carjackings and armed robberies targeting Uber and Lyft drivers, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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SAINT PAUL— Just after 10:30 p.m., Saint Paul police officers were called to an apartment complex on the 1300 block of Western Avenue North on a report of a person who had been stabbed.
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MINNEAPOLIS— The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF USA) has announced Minneapolis as the second city in the United States to receive the UNICEF Child Friendly Cities designation.
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SHAKOPEE— Valleyfair, the region’s largest amusement park, today said it plans to hire more than 1,600 seasonal associates as it prepares to open for the 2024 season in May.
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SAINT PAUL— The History Forum at the Minnesota History Center has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars for the past 20 years. This Saturday, historian Blake Scott Bell will teach attendees about the political history of some of Minnesota’s favorite comic strip characters.
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Rotary International today announced Minneapolis-St. Paul as the winner of the provisional bid to hold its annual international convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center, May 26-30, 2029.
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A Savage man has been sentenced to 80 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegal possession of a machine gun and attempted possession of hand grenades, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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MINNEAPOLIS— Riding a wave of increased convention activity and marquee events throughout the city in 2023, Meet Minneapolis announced that city hotels recorded their strongest year since 2019.
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