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The Cities

MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities

By Laura McCallum

Laura McCallum
lmccallum@mpr.org • @MPRsLauraMc • 651-290-1478

Laura McCallum is managing editor for daily news at MPR News. She’s a former political reporter, and 24-year veteran of MPR News.

2014 in review: Top Twin Cities stories

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum December 30, 2014, 1:12 PM Dec 30, 2014
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What metro story mattered most to you in 2014? Read more →

Red door opens for Gilda’s Club Twin Cities

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum April 23, 2014, 8:00 AM Apr 23, 2014
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The signature red door officially opens in Minnetonka later today. Anyone who’s either battled cancer or watched a loved one fight the battle is probably familiar with Gilda’s Club, named in memory of comedian Gilda Radner, who died from ovarian cancer in 1989. The clubs are gathering places where people living with cancer can come Read more →

Man shot by ex-girlfriend’s dad acquitted

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum December 23, 2013, 4:27 PM Dec 23, 2013
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Life without power for many metro residents

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum June 24, 2013, 2:54 PM Jun 24, 2013
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My morning tweet got quite a few responses from frustrated Twin Cities residents still without power after several days. https://twitter.com/jthiegs/statuses/349143066285842432 I also heard from Nick Gasper of Crystal, who has a toddler and a baby. Here are the highlights of his adventure (note: the MPR endorsement was unprompted, and I didn’t even ask if he’s Read more →

Baby tiger cub at the Minnesota Zoo

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum June 21, 2012, 10:38 AM Jun 21, 2012

An endangered Amur tiger cub was born at the Minnesota Zoo.

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A Christmas reading tradition

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum December 23, 2011, 12:37 PM Dec 23, 2011

St. Paul author Roger Barr has compiled his holiday short stories in a book to benefit emergency food shelves.

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Keillor opens bookstore at Macalester

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum December 2, 2011, 4:00 PM Dec 2, 2011
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Keillor’s Common Good Books is relocating to Macalester College.

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Construction of Northstar’s Ramsey station begins

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum November 15, 2011, 3:00 PM Nov 15, 2011
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Construction is getting underway on a $13.2 million Northstar station in the suburb of Ramsey.

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I voted

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum November 8, 2011, 9:32 AM Nov 8, 2011

I cast my first ranked-choice ballot at my St. Paul polling place this morning, and I’m pleased to report that it wasn’t hard.

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Cured wild boar loin or Sardinian hare stew, anyone?

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum October 10, 2011, 12:15 PM Oct 10, 2011

Former PiPress reporter Hank Shaw is back in the Cities to talk about wild foods in the Midwest.

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