Apr 27, 2008 | Star Tribune
Editorial: Finding relevance in Minneapolis history
Someone who helps run Minneapolis -- say a mayor, or a council member, or a voter -- can find lessons in the city's 150-year history that are applicable today. via Star Tribune
Bree Woelber to compete in elite meet
Bree Woelber of Pipestone Area will compete Friday in the Hamline Elite Meet, a gathering of the cream of the crop of prep track athletes in Minnesota. via Pipestone County Star
Program focuses on promises, limits of New Deal
The Untold Stories series of labor history programs continues Tuesday with a program on "The Promise and Limits of the New Deal." Untold Stories celebrates its 10th anniversary with over a month of lectures, ... via Workday Minnesota
Man dies in vehicle rollover accident in Spring Lake Park
Anthony man died early Saturday morning in a rollover accident in Spring Lake Park, the Minnesota State Patrol has reported. via ABC Newspapers
Neal St. Anthony: Growing in Vietnam
“This project is the first in Vietnam to make use of rubbish”
One day last month, businesswoman Poldi Gerard, her project manager, engineers and bankers poked around a construction site about 25 miles northwest of town. via Star Tribune
Minnesota filmmakers at the festival
“It's lynching. It's Christ on the cross. All these images that play on people's subconscious. As soon as they see people in rope, they freak out.”
Mondo Bondo screens at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at St. Anthony Main Image by Craig Morey MONDO BONDO Tony Cane-Honeysett Tony Cane-Honeysett, a mug of Stella Artois in hand, reclines in his high-top ... via City Pages
Explore working life through the 'Untold Stories' labor history series
The Untold Stories series of labor history programs celebrates its 10th anniversary with over a month of lectures, tours, performances and more, including several events commemorating the 75th anniversary of ... via Workday Minnesota
Major road construction coming to Hennepin County
“We have some projects that are carryovers from last year.”
A reconstruction of County Road 101 in Plymouth is one of the major projects planned for Hennepin County this year. via Finance and Commerce
Clicking on the Web: Follow construction of new I-35W bridge at Mn/Dot Web site
We remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated; when Martin Luther King, Jr. via HometownSource
Federal Bureau of Investigation
“I have a pistol. Give me $10,000.”
United States Department of Justice United States Attorney's Office District of Minnesota News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Frank J. Magill, Acting United States Attorney David ... via Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suspected serial bank robber jailed as a teen for robbing banks
“Whether it's a replica firearm, arisoft pellet gun, BB gun what have you, it's a black colored handgun. There's no neon sign saying this isn't real. It's presented to you. You don't have time to ask questions. You simply react to the threat”
The suspected serial bank robber, shot and wounded by police after a high-speed chase on Friday, has a history of robbing banks. via KARE-TV Minneapolis
Crews begin concrete pours for I-35W bridge approach spans
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Crews took a significant step last week when they poured concrete in the first cast-in-place approach spans on the Interstate 35W St. via HometownSource
Editorial: A 'fresh start' for two Minneapolis schools
Sometimes it is best to start over. That's the understandable approach the Minneapolis school administration is taking with two high schools -- Edison in the northeast part of the city and Washburn in the ... via Star Tribune
Suspect arrested after 100 mph police chase
“I made a decision at the split to take I-694 [east] to 81, which was a good choice”
A man suspected of robbing a bank early Friday led law enforcement on a high-speed chase through the northwest suburbs -- weaving around rush-hour traffic at nearly 100 miles an hour -- before crashing his car ... via Star Tribune