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• Leaves begin to change color in Minn.
  The Department of Natural Resources has started updating its fall color reports and maps at noon every Thursday.September 6, 2012
• Dangerous month for young black men in Minneapolis
  August is the deadliest month in Minneapolis when it comes to homicide statistics. But Tyron Jenkins is alive -- and lucky. The 21-year-old's skin is etched with markings that illustrate key moments in his life: Scars from bullet wounds that didn't kill him.August 31, 2012
• St. Paul mulls taxi fare increase
  St. Paul is considering a 55-cent-a-mile increase in taxi fares. Cab fares in the city are currently capped at $2.20 a mile.August 30, 2012
• Bridge anniversary marked by victims' families, survivors
  Dozens of survivors and the families of victims of the I-35W bridge collapse gathered at the Mill City Museum Wednesday night to mark the fifth anniversary of the disaster.August 1, 2012
• Cities debate art vs. advertising
  Minnesota's two largest cities are considering where to draw the line between art and advertising. Later this year, Minneapolis may relax the definition of "mural" to allow for pictures of products. And tonight, the St. Paul City Council will decide whether two cartoon cats count as signs or sculptures.August 1, 2012
• High-tech sensors track performance of 35W bridge
  The bridge is fitted with hundreds of sensors that track how the span reacts to things like weight on the bridge, vibration and temperature.August 1, 2012
• Bridge survivor on 5th anniversary: 'The day I got to live'
  Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse in downtown Minneapolis. On August 1, 2007, 13 people died and 145 others were injured when one of Minnesota's busiest bridges suddenly fell into the Mississippi River. MPR's Tom Crann checks in with one of the survivors of the collapse, Lindsey Petterson Walz. Even five years later, she says the events of that day still affect her in many ways.July 31, 2012
• Bedlam Theatre to open space in St. Paul
  A renegade theater company that grew into a multi-cultural destination in Minneapolis is coming to St. Paul. Bedlam Theatre will soon open what it calls a "theater nightclub" in the Lowertown neighborhood.July 24, 2012
• Businesses along Central Corridor complain of damage to their buildings
  Some St. Paul businesses and property owners along the path of a future light-rail line say no one is taking responsibility for damage to their buildings. They claim Central Corridor construction has led to cracks in their foundations and flooding in their basements.July 24, 2012
• Power back on in downtown Mpls
  Power has been restored in downtown Minneapolis after a cable failure led to a fire in an underground electric vault.July 24, 2012
• Neiman Marcus to close Mpls store
  Neiman Marcus announced Monday that its Nicollet Mall location in Minneapolis will be closed by next July. The 118,000-square-foot store in Gaviidae Common "did not meet our long-term operational goals," according to company officials.July 23, 2012
• New country, new sport for young Somalis in Minn.
  Soccer is the most popular sport among Somalis in their native country. Young Somali-Americans, on the other hand, are passionate about basketball. The Hoop for Hope Somali Basketball Tournament, held in Minneapolis recently, is proof of that. Last week, hundreds of young adults cheered on Somali athletes from across the U.S. and Canada as they competed in what has become an annual sporting event.July 5, 2012
• 2 juveniles charged in Minneapolis child's shooting death
  Two juveniles have been charged in a Minneapolis shooting that killed a 5-year-old boy who had been sleeping on his grandmother's couch.July 2, 2012
• Explosions set off fire in south Mpls
  One firefighter was injured after a string of explosions set off a towering fire Friday night in a south Minneapolis neighborhood.June 30, 2012
• Police arrest 2 in death of north Mpls. boy
  Minneapolis police have arrested two juveniles in connection with the shooting that killed 5-year-old Nizzel Anthony George on Tuesday.June 29, 2012

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