A merger announced last week will consolidate University of Minnesota-partnered Fairview Health Services and insurance provider UCare by mid-summer.
The move, made public April 5, marks...
Dinkytown business owner Jason McLean is facing his fourth sexual assault lawsuit, according to a civil complaint filed Monday in Hennepin County District Court.
The suit against...
Around 70 student groups at schools across the U.S. and Canada are demanding more diverse college campuses.
Many, including an activist group at the University of Minnesota, are seeking more...
Starbucks has submitted a request to the Minneapolis City Council to open earlier in locations across the city, writes the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
In Dinkytown and Stadium Village,...
Access to federal funding is making it possible for Minneapolis to install protected bikeways along streets near the University of Minnesota.
The U.S. Department of Transportation granted the Metropolitan...
Construction on a new 36,000-square-foot hotel and apartment building near the University of Minnesota campus will begin next spring if the Minneapolis Planning Commission approves the developers’...
Metro Transit is working on removing bus shelters citywide — including two near the University of Minnesota — due to low ridership at the stops.
Metro Transit began taking down about...
Minneapolis stores might have to find a new way to pack groceries if a proposal to ban plastic bags passes through City Council by the end of this year.
Though some University of Minnesota-area...
The University of Minnesota Accessibility Observatory announced Monday that they will be partnering with TomTom, a navigation device company, to create a dataset to document transportation accessibility...
A new cell phone app is making it easier for area residents to escape the heat this summer. The app, released last month, pinpoints designated buildings, like the Southeast Library in Dinkytown, for residents...
Minneapolis police are looking for more funding for police dogs after using up original allocations by paying for their medical expenses. The Minneapolis Police Department is asking for $10,000 for reimbursement...
University of Minnesota computer science professor Loren Terveen helped launch a program in 2008 that created a new way for bicyclists to find their way around.
Since then, Terveen said the online...
When University of Minnesota biology, sociology and environment junior Shashank Holalkere pulled his bike out for the first time this summer, he was not expecting to find the new Dinkytown bike lane clogged...
Repairs have begun for the West River Parkway after a mudslide closed it down last year, the Star Tribune reports.
The article states that the mudslide damaged the slope during June 2014 and that repairs...
Minneapolis is planning to hone their recycling and composting goals for city residents.
Following a City Council resolution, which passed earlier in June, Minneapolis’ recycling and waste...
When the SpaceX rocket exploded after launching on Sunday, Minnehaha Academy lost experiments that they had hoped would make it to the International Space Station, according to CBS Minnesota.
The article...
After a year of service, the Green Line light rail has made it easier for Minneapolis and St. Paul residents to commute to work, a new report shows.
According to a University...
Park-goers will soon be able to sound off on state parks and trails, which could give Minnesota lawmakers a better understanding of how the state’s parks and trails are utilized.
The...
Golden Valley based food manufacturer General Mills announced Monday that they will be removing artificial coloring and flavoring from its cereals, according to the Star Tribune.
The article states that...
In the midst of the avian flu outbreak, new testing methods could help researchers detect the disease more accurately in rural Minnesota birds.
Last week, the state Legislature allocated more than...
Flavored tobacco products may soon get the boot in Minneapolis convenience stores, which might cut into revenues but could potentially improve citizens’ health.
To make flavored tobacco...
Former Florida Gov. John Ellis Bush officially announced his presidential campaign for the 2016 presidential election Monday, according to an Associated Press report.
The story states that...
Karl Nordling brought his granddaughter to Van Cleve Park for the first time Monday, noting that the park has changed for the better since his kids were young and played there. The Minneapolis resident...
A trench outside a high school parking lot in northeast Minneapolis has become an environmentally friendly hotspot for University of Minnesota researchers and high school students.
University professors...
Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, is filing an ethics complaint with Rep. John Persell, DFL-Bemidji, against Rep. Dennis McNamara, R-Hastings, following an incident in McNamara’s office last...
It may soon get easier for Minneapolitans to order Bloody Marys or jugs of beer to complement early Sunday breakfast.
A Minneapolis City Council committee unanimously passed two proposed...
A recent report found Minneapolis police officers are rarely recording their reasons for stopping pedestrians or drivers.
Thoroughly describing each stop isn’t required by the Minneapolis...
The University of Minnesota announced Michael Kim as its new director of the School of Music on Monday following a months-long selection process and discussion on leadership restructuring.
The...
Patients who qualify registered to begin recieving medical marijuana legally in Minnesota today.
The first doses will be distributed on July 1st.
However, marijuana is still classified as a schedule 1...
The University of Minnesota School of Music selected Michael Kim, a Canadian piano professor, as its new director, the University announced in a release Monday.
Kim, who will assume his position on July...
The Green Line light rail could potentially disrupt University of Minnesota research along its route.
For the past year, Metro Transit and the Metropolitan Council have been working on reducing...
A Minneapolis law some say creates racial disparities is one step closer to being repealed.
Residents and activists expressed their concerns at a public hearing last week over the city’s lurking...
