When Tim Dolan steps down as police chief early next year, Minneapolis may have its first female chief heading the force.

A Minneapolis landmark is about to undergo a face lift. Renovations have begun on the Washburn Crosby Elevator Nov 1, part of the Washburn A Mill complex downtown that is a historic site and future tourist attraction. Fifteen soaring columns of grain bins make up the 128-foot tall structure which is over 100-years-old. Written across the top of the 5-story towers, located next to Mill City Museum, is Gold Medal Flour.

Minneapolis residents saw a 30 per cent reduction in home heating costs, thanks to the unusually warm winter in Minnesota and lower prices for natural gas due to new drilling. This trend continued into March, which was also unseasonably warm and one of the warmest on record. Its a phenomenon that has taken place across most of North America.

Willing recruits are needed to help in a cancer prevention study undertaken by The American Cancer Society. In a campaign encompassing the entire state of Minnesota, the Society hopes to convince a couple of thousand people to participate in a national study called Cancer Prevention Study-3.

Any gains made recently in the Minnesota economy are a cause for celebration by residents and businesses such as print companies. However, state legislators, who have been gobbling up financial reserves and borrowing a few dollars here and there to supplement weak budgets, must realize that it will take a long time for the financial health of Minnesota and the Minneapolis St. Paul area to recover.

When Rob Shields recently experienced a delay in a flight to Minneapolis, he was so frustrated that he posted his displeasure on Twitter.

What began as measure to calm traffic on a busy street has grown into a way to get Americans talking to their neighbors and building community.

A Minnesota suburban municipality has joined a host of other hopefuls eager to build a new stadium for the Vikings NFL franchise.