Dayton Pens Scathing Letter To BNSF President Over Oil Trains In Twin Cities
Governor Mark Dayton says he's deeply concerned about an increase in the number of oil trains traveling through heavily populated areas of the Twin Cities.
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Governor Mark Dayton says he's deeply concerned about an increase in the number of oil trains traveling through heavily populated areas of the Twin Cities.
It was a celebration fit for champions. The Minnesota Lynx held their victory parade Friday after winning the WNBA title Wednesday night for the first time on their home court. Lynx fans lined Hennepin Avenue for a chance to celebrate with the champs.
A taxi driver protest made driving in downtown Minneapolis a bit messy Tuesday. The drivers disrupted traffic near the Hilton Hotel and in other parts of downtown. They said they're being treated unfairly by local hotels who direct service to limo drivers instead of cabs.
A million gallons of oil from North Dakota will soon be on more trains going through the Twin Cities via the western suburbs. The oil trains are being re-routed past Target Field and across the Mississippi River at Nicollet Island.
Thousands of runners are getting ready for the "most beautiful urban marathon in America." The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon starts Sunday morning. The course takes runners from the U.S. Bank Stadium site in downtown Minneapolis to the State Capitol in St. Paul.
Some 10,000 people took part in this year's Walk to End Alzheimer's at Target Field. Teams raised more than $1 million, the most of the 600 walks held across the country.
After a weekend of crime in the heart of the Minneapolis tourism district, the Hennepin County Attorney is speaking out. On Wednesday, Mike Freeman told the Minneapolis City Council's public safety committee gun violence is a very real thing in downtown.
From the second major GOP debate tonight to authorities addressing downtown Minneapolis violence, here are the four stories to know for Wednesday, Sept. 16.
City officials are searching for ways to stop the violence after six people were shot in downtown Minneapolis. The shooting happened during bar closing time early Saturday morning. Despite a heavy police presence, at least two gunman opened fire on 5th Street between First and Hennepin Avenues.
A few construction projects are expected to have an impact on traffic patterns in downtown Minneapolis. City officials said that the two projects beginning on Monday would lead to closures on Portland and Park Avenues.
Police say three people are in custody after as many as six people were shot in downtown Minneapolis early Saturday morning. Officers were called to the incident at about 2:30 a.m. on 5th Street between 1st and Hennepin Avenues.
Construction crews are a constant sight along the mall. Right now the focus is near 10th and Nicollet. The work has closed popular summer restaurant patios, and slowed business for others.
Artists in downtown Minneapolis continue their work on an impressive mural of Bob Dylan. We checked in Sunday night to get an updated look. It's a 60-foot tall, 150-foot wide work in progress at the corner of Fifth Street and Hennepin Avenue.
Iconic Twin Cities music venue First Avenue will reopen Friday night after a 30-by-30-foot portion of its ceiling collapsed during a concert, injuring five people. The venue has been closed since Aug. 12, and it has taken the work of hundreds to get the place back in order.
A man in distress was saved from a deadly fall Thursday night thanks to the heroic efforts of a few Minneapolis Police officers.
Metro Transit says there were no injuries after a train and car collided in downtown Minneapolis Thursday morning.
Workers have started repairs to the ceiling of the landmark Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue after part of it collapsed during a show. The club's main room will stay closed until the plaster ceiling is fixed following a partial collapse that sent three people to the hospital Wednesday night. No cause has yet to be announced.
It's still summer, but The Soap Factory in Minneapolis wants to get you ready for Halloween chills. Tickets already are on sale for the ninth annual Haunted Basement.
One person was hospitalized after a officer-involved shooting early Saturday morning in downtown Minneapolis. It happened at about 3 a.m. near the Pizza Luce on the 100th block 4th Street North. Minneapolis police received reports of an individual with a gun.
The mainlines of westbound Interstate 394 will reopen Friday between downtown Minneapolis and Golden Valley -- helping to ease traffic from Minneapolis' Aquatennial events and the Minnesota Twins' series against the New York Yankees. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the westbound mainline and HOV/Reversible lanes will open at 5 a.m. between on I-394 between I-94 and Highway 100.
They are called "The Best Days of Summer," and they start this Wednesday! Minneapolis's Aquatennial Celebration has a new format this year, but some of your favorites will be back.
U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis is just one year away from completion. And supporters of the $1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium made a lot of development promises to get it built. But did they deliver?
The city of Minneapolis is looking for ways to curb the violence in the downtown area after bar close. The Star Tribune reported a proposal at City Hall would let businesses get a special license so they could keep offering food and entertainment after 2 a.m.
More than 300 protesters took over a U.S. Bank branch in the skyway of the company's corporate headquarters in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday.
