LRT Line Flooded Out In Bloomington
Standing water in the south metro has forced the Hiawatha Light Rail line to shut down between the 28th Avenue and Mall of America stations.
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Standing water in the south metro has forced the Hiawatha Light Rail line to shut down between the 28th Avenue and Mall of America stations.
The spring, summer and fall months in Minnesota are made for living life out in the great outdoors (some die-hard snowbirds would argue winter is too). But with Midwest weather you never know what to expect. Sunny and 70 degrees one day ... rainy and humid the next. But that doesn't mean you have to stop the fun and stay cooped up in the house on a rainy day -- especially when there are kids involved. So if you are sick and tired of drizzles and downpours, look no further. We've put together what we think are 10 of the best activities in the Twin Cities that can keep your family dry (well, mostly) and entertained on a rain day.
A pastor from a Minneapolis ministry has been charged with one count of criminal sexual conduct after he allegedly rubbed his erection on a woman to whom he had been giving spiritual guidance.
The driver whose car burst into flames on Interstate 394 last week died as a result of severe burns Monday.
A 28-year-old Bloomington motorcyclist died after he rear-ended a fellow motorcyclist traveling south on Highway 77 in Richfield, Minn., Thursday evening, police said.
People lined up throughout the day at the Mall of America in Bloomington as Bristol Palin made an appearance for her new memoir, titled "Not Afraid of My Life. My Journey So Far." Fans needed to purchase the book to get it signed.
From Bloomington to brewmaster -- Zac Triemert has truly created quite a name for himself. The Minnesota native went from a pre-med program in college to a job as a chemist to opening up his very own brewery.
Sarah Palin will be stopping by for the start of her daughter's book tour.
In 2004, a legend in the Bloomington gymnastics community was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Paul Wright succumbed to that fight earlier this week after seven years.
Minnesotans are being offered the chance to help determine a vision for the state's transportation system for the next 50 years when the Minnesota Department of Transportation hosts a workshop Tuesday at the Mall of America in Bloomington.
Though residential construction is at its lowest level in decades, one development company has plans to build 208 new houses in the metro's inner-ring this year.
You've seen fans in stands propose during games but have you ever seen a player? On Sunday, the Bloomington over-35 baseball team played Eden Prairie, but one player upstaged the game with a pre-game question.
There is a classroom at Bloomington Kennedy High School where you won't find any books, or any pens or paper for that matter.
Two people were stabbed in a seemingly random attack at a Twin Cities library. After the incident Wednesday night at the Oxboro Library in Bloomington, 35-year-old Samira Abdalla Salim was arrested.
Looking to take a tasty retreat? Well, you don't have to pony up the big bucks at a restaurant -- just get outside and enjoy fine living outdoors. If you believe that the grass is always greener on the other side, you haven't seen all the best picnic spots in the Twin Cities. This list contains 10 great places for dining outdoors, but if you have a favorite spot, we'd like to hear about that place too. So, pack up the picnic basket and enjoy the scenery that makes the land of 10,000 lakes so great!
You can't miss the giant yellow big top near Mall of America inBloomingtonand the small city that surrounds it. Cirque Du Soleil is in town for nearly a month.
Some local students got a taste of what it might have been like to fight in the Civil War this week.
Approximately 400 blind and visually impaired bowlers from around the country will compete in a national bowling tournament in Bloomington, Minn.
One of the victims of 9/11 was Tom Burnett, Jr., a native of Bloomington, Minn., who died in the crash of United Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.
The Minneapolis FBI is asking the public's help in finding a person they believe robbed two banks and tried to rob a third on Tuesday.
It was a close call Thursday morning after an Illinois teen nearly drowned while visiting a Twin Cities hotel.
A Twin Cities man has moved out of a glass apartment that's been his home at the Mall of America for the past month.
Minnesota Republicans re-elected state GOP chairman Tony Sutton to a second term Saturday.
It's a conference with a title that organizers say sparks dialogue. The White Privilege Conference begins this week in Bloomington, Minn.
