Trisha Volpe
If you like crime shows, stories about mysteries and really interesting forensic science, this story is for you.
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MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities
Archives for August 2013
Tim Nelson
St. Paul’s embattled police lab is back up and running after a scandal closed the facility last summer.
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Curtis Gilbert
Some candidates get creative in their three-word descriptions. Read more →
Elizabeth DunbarThe St. Paul Foundation and Minnesota Idea Open have announced the three finalists that a panel of judges chose to vie for the competition’s top prize. Read more →
A panel of nine judges has been looking over 30 different ideas to make St. Paul a better place and will announce three finalists on Tuesday. Then, it’s the public’s turn to vote in the Forever St. Paul Challenge. The winner gets $1 million, which is the largest prize in the history of the Read more →
The Independence Party says if its first choice, Stephanie Woodruff, can’t muster enough support for Minneapolis mayor, it would settle for Don Samuels. And if Samuels fails to make the grade, Cam Winton would do. Woodruff announced her first-choice endorsement, yesterday. Today, the IP revealed its second and third choices in the race. Minneapolis uses Read more →
The Minneapolis Charter Commission and the City Attorney’s Office have settled their differences over a question that will appear on the ballot this November. They agreed this week to ask voters: Shall the Minneapolis City Charter be amended in the form of a complete revision which (i) modernizes the Charter; (ii) redrafts its provisions for Read more →
The Independence Party, the smallest of Minnesota’s three major parties, has endorsed Stephanie Woodruff for Minneapolis mayor. Woodruff, an executive at a St. Louis Park recruiting firm, serves on the Minneapolis Audit Committee, an appointed, volunteer position. She’s never run for office before. Woodruff says she’s a DFLer at heart, but shares the IP’s passion Read more →
When I started writing earlier this morning, 13 candidates had registered for mayor of Minneapolis. By the time I clicked publish, the list had grown to 15, and we’re only halfway through the two-week filing period. Many of the leading candidates — including Betsy Hodges, Don Samuels and Cam Winton — have yet to complete Read more →
Students at the University of Minnesota will soon have a new way to fend off late-night attacks from the munchies. A company called Insomnia Cookies has applied for a license to deliver baked goods until 3 a.m. from a location in Dinkytown. The Minneapolis City Council holds a hearing on the application today. The company, Read more →