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Minnesota competitors gear up as U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials begin in Minneapolis
Suni Lee of St. Paul and Shane Wiskus of Spring Park are competing to be among the five men and five women who will go for gold at the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Hockey Hall of Fame 2024 inductees include Minnesotans Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell-Pohl
Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl were teammates at the University of Minnesota, as well as on U.S. teams that won silver at the 2002 Olympics and gold at the 2005 world championships.
St. Paul closes roads, parks near Mississippi River to prepare for flooding
Roads and park facilities around St. Paul are closed in anticipation of rising waters on the Mississippi River. The river is currently expected to crest late Friday or early Saturday.
St. Paul’s Kellogg Boulevard bridge construction begins later this summer
St. Paul will demolish and rebuild the Kellogg Boulevard and Third Street bridge. The three-year, $70 million construction project will accommodate more traffic, including transit, walking and biking.
Minneapolis, St. Paul school leaders approve budgets, say more cuts on the way
Two of Minnesota’s largest districts implemented widespread cuts and drew from their fund balances during their budgeting processes this year. Leaders in both districts say more cuts are on the horizon next year.