Along with many others in the Twin Cities, Vanessa Young heard the tragic news Friday about the killing, but it wasn’t until Monday that Young learned the victim was someone she knew.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2023/02/student-fatally-stabbed-at-st-pauls-harding-high-identified/

Black people in the Twin Cities live on average seven years less than their white counterparts, according to the Urban League Twin Cities’ “State of Black Minnesota” 2021 report.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/race-health-equity/2023/02/addressing-and-improving-life-expectancies-for-black-minnesotans/

Both Uber and Lyft objected furiously and threatened to pull out of Minnesota markets except the Twin Cities metro area if it passed.

Source: https://theweek.com/finance/1023973/a-terrible-time-management-idea

First, you'll see in the 8 campuses in the Twin Cities and in Illinois, specifically, we've tightened our entrance requirements, across all of our campuses we've improved our test banks.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4604081-american-public-education-inc-apei-q1-2023-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

For some context, keep in mind that the Twin Cities area (Blaine is located northwest of Minneapolis, btw) received another foot of snow during our latest winter storm on February 22nd and 23rd.

Source: https://krocnews.com/the-strange-reason-a-woman-just-threatened-a-snow-plow-in-minnesota/

In a recent email to customers, the company warned that fares could more than double in the Twin Cities, turning a $20 ride into one that's more than $50.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/uber-threatens-to-leave-parts-of-minnesota-over-legislation-that-would-raise-driver-pay/600275642/

In Minnesota, for example, fast chargers are sprinkled across the bustling Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/business/energy-environment/electric-vehicles-fast-chargers-automakers.html

It's believed she is likely confused and may not know how to get to her home in the Twin Cities.

Source: https://krocnews.com/missing-persons-alert-for-woman-possibly-traveling-in-se-mn/

It’s just one aspect of what many call a housing crisis in the Twin Cities.

Source: https://www.twincities.com/2023/09/24/minnesota-lawmakers-approved-up-to-1-billion-for-housing-where-is-it-going/

Leaders across the Twin Cities responded with urgent calls to increase security and protect students after the deadly encounter between two students.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/fatal-stabbing-between-students-inside-harding-high-school-roils-st-paul/600250955/

“Right here in Minnesota, when you’re driving across I-94 or taking I-35 through the Twin Cities, charging stations will be easy to find — as easy as it is to find a gas station today,” the president said in a speech at engine maker Cummins Inc.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/environment/2023/04/minnesota-plan-to-help-biden-expand-ev-charging-stations-is-a-work-in-progress/

Shi Minglei, the wife of imprisoned Chinese human rights activist Cheng Yuan, fled to the United States in 2021 and now lives in Minnesota’s Twin Cities.

Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/12/top-10-wisconsin-watch-stories-of-2023/

That it was a past winner of the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge is no surprise.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/the-5-best-things-our-food-writers-ate-in-the-twin-cities-area-this-week/600246971/

The crash landing was the second to occur in the northern Twin Cities Metro Saturday.

Source: https://krocnews.com/investigation-underway-after-plane-crashes-into-minnesota-pond/

The farmers, snowbirds and Twin Cities weekenders among Trade Lake’s population of 904 enjoy living in a place where wildlife otherwise sequestered to a zoo can be viewed for free: deer, pheasants, loons, turkey vultures, river otters.

Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/12/wisconsin-cafo-pig-farm-agriculture-town-hogtied-chairman/

The films offer a glimpse of what the Twin Cities looked like in the 1970s and ’80s.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2023/04/the-trylon-screens-three-cult-classic-made-in-minnesota-films/

The long-running series has travelled to different venues around the Twin Cities, including the Turf Club, Dead Media, and Ground Zero.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2023/02/weekend-picks-riot-act-reading-series-reconnecting-through-art-southern-california-style/

The National Weather Service office in the Twin Cities says 3-4 inches of snow could be possible across the central portion of the state, but does warn that high winds could create blizzard conditions.

Source: https://krocnews.com/powerful-storm-will-dump-more-than-a-foot-of-snow-on-parts-of-minnesota-this-week/

The NLX would run between the Twin Cities and the Twin Ports, with stops along the way in Coon Rapids, Cambridge and Hinckley.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2023/02/going-on-89-mahtomedi-mayor-known-for-thanking-council-attendees-steps-down/

The office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., also received complaints about poor service in the Twin Cities metro region, Duluth, and other areas of the state.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/dc-memo/2023/01/d-c-memo-emmer-faces-brutal-first-task-as-whip/