Whether someone finishes school or not can have a huge impact on the rest of their life. In Minneapolis, thousands of midde and high school students have difficulty completing the school year and are no longer enrolled.

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The State of Minnesota promised the City of Minneapolis $87M of aid towards reparing city streets in 2011. In recent years, state money for local government aid has dropped drastically and the same happens next year, Mayor R. T. Rybak's plan is to cut street maintenance to balance the city's budget.

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The Minnesota State Fair is well underway, school is starting, and that means the summer is almost done. Hope yours has been a good one so far. Time to make sure you get everything done you wanted to while the warm weather lasts.

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Stumbling from bar to bar isn't so bad in the summer, but it's mighty chilly in the winter. Even with your beer jacket on. Minneapolis has many places with good bars clustered together, but St. Paul has its best bars spread over the city.

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Nice Ride MN, the force behind those natty green-and-blue bikes that are racked all over Minneapolis, just clocked up their 50,000th trip. The bike-loaning system has been running since June 10, and with an annual $60 subscription, users can take as many 30 minute rides on the Nice Ride bikes as they want.

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Pest extermination company Terminix released a list of the 15 US cities with the most bedbug infestations. New York tops the list, with Chicago and Los Angeles ranking highly, as you would expect of large metropolitan areas with large numbers of travellers.

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San Francisco based URS Corp. has agreed to pay out $52.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 100 survivors of the I-35W bridge collapse.

13 people were killed and about ...

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The North Shore of Lake Superior is a popular getaway from the Twin Cities for the beautiful scenery and plethora of ourdoor activities. One popular destination is Tettegouch State Park, about an hour's drive north of Duluth. Tettegouche is right on Lake Superior, with its shoreline of sheer cliffs, bays, and dramatic rock formations.

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High tech full body scanners are in use at several airports around the US, and one has just been installed at MSP. The advanced imaging technology scanner, better and more descriptivley known as a full body scanner, should be in use on passengers in a few weeks. More of the scanners will be operating at the airport by fall.

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A sizable number of blood donors are high school and college students, so blood donations are usually lower in the summer months. This year, summer donations are 5 to 10 percent lower than usual, and that's worrying the Red Cross.

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