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If the Xcel Energy Center is going to your spot of choice to raise your voice to an arena full of republicans come

The Greenway has become the cost-conscious choice of thousands of Minneapolis commuters. That is why word of a wave of assaults has gotten priority attention from local law enforcement.

For the second time this week, a John McCain rumor balloon popped Friday when New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he hadn't yet

That response has been a guide for security officials preparing for the upcoming Republican National Convention. The event is expected to attract as many as 50,000 people to the Twin Cities, including anarchists threatening disruptions

The Minneapolis Fire Department received a generous gift Friday to help replace equipment lost during the 35W bridge collapse.Allianz Life has donated $40,000

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told Minnesota independents Friday that he hasn't made up his mind between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama -- and might not until Election Day. The billionaire businessman who considered running for president as an independent said both candidates have spurned special interests on a few issues but need to be pushed to do so even more. He wouldn't ...

While we hear stories about U.S. forces on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, we don't often hear about, much less have an

Triple-A's daily Fuel-Gauge report puts the national average price of a gallon of regular this morning at a fraction over $4. That's down

A fire official says no one was hurt when an empty vacation home exploded in western Wisconsin, damaging at least five other cabins.Almena

The state Board of Animal Health says 6,800 cattle will be slaughtered or removed from a region in northwest Minnesota

Authorities are investigating the death of a man in a hay baler in North Branch.North Branch Police say officers, and ambulance and fire

The Bloomington Planning Commission says no to SuperTarget.After more than three hours of debate Thursday night, the commission voted down a proposed SuperTarget

The House has overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges, nearly a year after the deadly

A stand-off between police and a man who barricaded himself inside a south Minneapolis home is over. Police say they were able to

Construction crews are filling the final gap of the new 35W BridgeThursday night's work completes the main span of the bridge over the

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Darrion Scott on Thursday received a two-year stayed sentence for putting a plastic bag over his 2-year-old

The next time someone calls fast food work a dead end job, tell them about the Minneapolis McDonald's employee who's riding a career

The Ford Motor Company announced they will keep St. Paul's Ranger pick-up truck plant open until 2011. The plant was scheduled to

The Guthrie Theater says it is extending the run of a new musical version of "Little House on the Prairie" by two weeks,