Mounted patrol quietly put out to pasture after Minneapolis City Council reined in funding
After more than three decades, the last horse patrol unit in Minnesota has stopped clopping through the streets.
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Lawyer questions Xcel Energy pole safety, requests review after deadly incident in Hopkins
A local lawyer is asking for a state commission to take action after an Xcel Energy utility pole fell onto a car in Hopkins, killing the driver, a 31-year-old father . Joshua A. Newville of Minneapolis-based Halunen Law has sent a letter to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commissi...
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Minnesota’s Weather Authority Alert today for heavy rain at times
Minnesota’s Weather Authority Alert Today for the Twin Cities for periods of Heavy Rainfall that will cause some ponding of water on area roads and Fog will limit visibility in spots this evening into Saturday morning. Temperatures this afternoon will hold steady in the low 60s w...
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Investigation: St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her was ‘offensive, inappropriate’ but did not sexually harass
A two-page summary of the investigation shows that the mayor’s behavior did not meet the city’s expectations.
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Pentagon releases sixth batch of declassified UFO files including video of swarm of objects over Utah in 1952
A sixth batch of declassified UFO files were released by the Pentagon Friday, the latest such release in the Trump administration's new wave of public disclosure of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)....
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Mayor Her investigation: Actions were 'offensive and inappropriate,' but not sexual harassment
The City of St. Paul has completed its investigation St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her's conduct, finding that the mayor did engage in some offensive and inappropriate behavior but found the allegations of sexual harassment unsubstantiated....
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‘Kennedy Center Demolished’ photo becomes new evidence in legal battle over landmark's future
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to give 30 days’ notice before moving ahead with any changes to the Kennedy Center, including potential demolition....
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New tiny wild cat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forests
Researchers have identified Leopardus tilcayo, a previously unknown species of tiny wild cat, in Bolivia’s cloud forests, marking the first formal description of a new living cat species in more than a century....