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• Robbery suspect killed by police identified
  St. Paul police have released the name of a man shot dead by police after he allegedly robbed a grocery store.December 18, 2012
• Met Council committee recommends two firms to develop SW light rail line
  The Met Council's Transportation Committee Monday voted to recommend two firms for work on the planned Southwest Light Rail line.December 17, 2012
• PCA pay disparity unconstitutional, rules Minn. Appeals Court
  Minnesota Appeals Court rules that the state's attempt to pay personal care attendants who care for relatives 20 percent less than other PCAs is unconstitutional.December 17, 2012
• Mpls. to hire first firefighters in years
  The Minneapolis Fire Department will start accepting applications next month for new firefighters.December 17, 2012
• Warmer, wetter weekend
  Is this the "new normal?" The Ides of December should be delivering snow to the Twin Cities. This year it looks like a rainy weekend mix.December 15, 2012
• Gun control advocates rally in south Minneapolis
  Advocates for gun control gathered at a rally in south Minneapolis Friday evening.December 14, 2012
• Emotions, economy collide for locked out Minnesota Orchestra musicians show
  The locked out musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra will perform two sold-out shows this weekend at the Ted Mann Concert Hall in Minneapolis.December 14, 2012
• Testing phase for teacher evaluation system
  A new proposed teacher evaluation system is headed to a testing phase in some Minnesota schools.December 14, 2012
• Xcel Energy plans January rate hike
  Xcel Energy customers will pay more on their electric bill starting in January. It's an interim rate increase pending a final decision next fall.December 14, 2012
• Lilydale Park fans clash over upcoming makeover
  The St. Paul Parks and Recreation Department is using Legacy Amendment money to prepare to build a new road and picnic shelter in Lilydale Park, and encountering a controversy as it does so.December 14, 2012
• Catholics say time to heal after divisive marriage amendment campaign
  More than a month after Minnesota became the first state to defeat a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, some Catholics say it's time to acknowledge the division it caused, so parishes can begin to heal. Catholic Bishops put significant financial and spiritual resources behind the amendment, alienating some parishioners. The biggest cost may be Catholics who walked away from the church and haven't returned.December 14, 2012
• U of M freshman retention rate at all-time high
  The percentage of Twin Cities undergraduate freshmen who stay for a second year is at an all-time high, said a University of Minnesota administrator.December 13, 2012
• Car rolls into icy Cedar Lake
  The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says there was no one in a car that witnesses saw sink in Cedar Lake Thursday.December 13, 2012
• Met Council approves grants for transit corridor projects
  The Metropolitan Council has approved more than $10 million in grants to projects along existing and future transit corridors.December 13, 2012
• Food stamp spending debate divides public health, hunger advocates
  Currently, it's legal to buy pop, chips, and cookies using food stamps, as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But increasingly, public health experts concerned about obesity are raising questions about that policy.December 13, 2012

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