And walking also increased, 18 percent, over the same time. Bike Walk Twin Cities attributes the increases to new bike-friendly infrastructure, high gas prices and more awareness of the benefits of being on two wheels.
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The assault happened when she was taking an eligibility test at the Bemidji Armory.
An unbelievable way to lose for the Gopher women.
One way or another, this storm is going to hit hard in southern Minnesota.
Police came across the video two days after the dog was found dead.
The Minnesota company is ending its foray into the protein powder and drinks market.
Gonzalez can play all over the diamond and his a switch hitter.
It's located just north of Stillwater, and comes with its own sauna.
It would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license in Minnesota.
Rascal Flatts, Pitbull and REO Speedwagon have also been announced.
Four cancer diagnoses in a month and a recent death of a loved one.
He was certainly making the best of the conditions.
Gas prices are going down and in fact are lower now than they were last year. One expert says refineries are wrapping up maintenance and getting back to production.
Finance & Commerce reports the median sales price in the 13-county metro area hit $149,000 in March. The 6.4 percent increase is the largest year-over-year gain since April 2010, but the current median price is still nearly 35 percent lower than the peak in March 2006.
Realtors report the number of pending sales last month was up more than one-third compared to a year earlier. And while prices dropped another 1.4 percent, that's the smallest decline in more than a year.
The Star Tribune reports this was the second-highest annual rent price increase among the top 25 metro areas. Meanwhile, Zillow reports home values were down more than 8 percent in January.
Building permits are on the rise in the Twin Cities. According to data from the Keystone Report for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities, building permits issued in the Twin Cities this month were up 57 percent over last July, to 403, and the number of units permitted more than doubled, to 783. The data also revealed that 3,953 units have been permitted, up 75 percent over the same time last year.