Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak is scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte Tuesday night. His remarks are part of the build up to First Lady Michelle Obama's speech.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was the only Minnesotan to gain a prime-time spot at the podium during the Democratic National Convention. He used it to extoll the accomplishments of President Obama and exhort Americans to re-elect him.

KSTP says Minneapolis Mayor Mayor RT Rybak hasn't decided yet if he's running for another term. The Mayor however, says the station whiffed on the report.

Occupy Minnesota protesters will meet with Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak Tuesday to discuss the weekend arrests of a dozen demonstrators. The Occupy movement alleges police brutality. Forty members marched to Rybak's office to demand the meeting. Police Chief Tim Dolan has acknowledged cops may have gone too far in knocking a camera off the shoulder of a news photographer.

Only one of the four Democrats who represent Minnesota in the U.S. House will be at the party's national convention in Charlotte, N.C. Keith Ellison has a packed schedule as he makes the most of the networking opportunity. Collin Peterson, Betty McCollum, and Tim Walz are all skipping the event.

On the fifth anniversary of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak says the same sort of tragedy could happen again. Rybak says policymakers who promised to do everything possible to prevent another bridge collapse have not kept their word. He says the push for fixing bridges went away when the cameras went away.

It's been exactly 10 years since Raymond Thomas Rybak took over leadership of his hometown. The Star Tribune looks at the highs and lows of Rybak's tenure as he works toward one of his most controversial initiatives to date: using millions in city money to keep the Vikings in Minneapolis.

When Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak delivers his budget address Wednesday many will be focused on what he has to say about the fire department. The fire chief and union leader have called for hiring additional firefighters to improve safety and response times. But at least one city council member says the department is doing fine as is and rhetoric to the contrary is only frightening residents.