Minneapolis News

In the minutes after a major freeway bridge collapsed last summer, police and emergency workers descended upon the chaos in and around the Mississippi River and soon transformed it into an orderly scene.

The House overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges, nearly a year after the deadly collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Minneapolis.

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 House overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges, nearly a year after the deadly collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Minneapolis.

Both public beaches at Lake Nokomis reopened at noon today after test results showed that the water is safe, said Dawn Sommers, a spokeswoman for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

Jul. 17--A veteran Minneapolis police lieutenant suspended in April pending a federal investigation was quietly reinstated this week, days after a fellow officer was indicted on corruption charges.

The House began debate Wednesday on legislation by Rep. Jim Oberstar aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges - nearly a year after the deadly Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

For the second time in just over a month, authorities are investigating a suspicious fire outside the Cardinal Bar in south Minneapolis.

The city of Minneapolis will celebrate its 150th birthday at tonight's Aquatennial Torchlight Parade.

Minneapolis leaders unveiled the designs for ten new public art sculptures that will also serve as water fountains throughout the city Tuesday.

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Minneapolis law enforcement officials say efforts to crack down on juvenile crime and violent offenders have resulted in a 14 percent dip in violent crime, compared to this time last year.

A 14-year-old girl delivered a petition on electric vehicles to Congress after completing a 32-day bike ride from Minneapolis to Washington.

Photo courtesy of Crown Medical Support Services On Sat., June 20, 2008, Kurtis Ballantine, Executive Director, Office of Development at Crown Medical Support Services, organized the Minneapolis Fire ...

Family and friends are asking for the public's help to find a missing St. Paul man.

Minneapolis police are investigating a freeway shooting that left two people seriously wounded early Saturday morning.

It's just about show time for the 15th annual Minnesota Fringe Festival. The Fringe bills itself as the largest performing arts festival in the Midwest.

Northbound and southbound Interstate 35W will close between Interstate 94 and Highway 62 from 10 p.m. on Friday until 5 a.m. on Monday.

Seventeen-year-old serial rapist Leonard Miles exchanged words with his victims at sentencing in Hennepin County District Court on Friday.

A Minneapolis woman accused of beating her cousin's four-year-old-child to death while she was babysitting him earlier this year was sentenced to 40 years in jail Friday morning in Hennepin County Court.