Rankings were based on unemployment rates and antidepressant usage. The saddest city in America? St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Jacari Foote fell at Interstate State Park on Friday.
Police are looking for a red Dodge and a black SUV.
It would give the Twin Cities its first direct route into China.
Two months ago Alvin Kamara said "bleep Minnesota."
The 25 year old had fled Chicago after removing his ankle bracelet.
A 23-year-old man from Maple Grove has been arrested.
It's a New Year's Eve show at Treasure Island.
It's one of a flurry of concerts announced for the Twin Cities on Monday.
The Barron County Sheriff's Office put out an appeal on Monday morning.
Shoppers will get their first look on Thursday.
The shed was filled with outdoor gear and equipment.
It's arguably the most important issue facing voters in November.
The metro area came in fourth in the nation. The magazine emphasized that women in the Twin Cities have 'very low' rates of heart disease and 'excellent' mental health.
A new study shows Minneapolis-St. Paul leading the nation in a category no one is celebrating: of 19 major metropolitan areas, the Twin Cities metro area has the widest gap in unemployment rate between blacks and whites. The jobless rate of black unemployed workers is 3 times higher than it is for whites.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul market ranked 48th out of 102 metropolitan areas on the Business Journal's On Numbers Economic Index. Private-sector job growth, unemployment earnings and home values are among the factors considered in the 18-part formula. Oklahoma City topped the list.
For the second year in a row, Minneapolis-St. Paul has retained its No. 1 ranking among 50 metro areas in the annual American Fitness Index ranking by the American College of Sports Medicine. The index considers many factors, from diabetes rates and farmers markets per capita to the percentage of people who have exercised in the last 30 days.
All three Twin Cities firms were named on Computerworld’s list of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT 2012." Golden Valley-based General Mills came in fourth, St. Paul-based Securian Financial Group ranked No. 10 on the list and Fridley-based Medtronic went from 23rd place last year to 99th this year.
The web site that ranks places to live by various criteria digs our sound. First Avenue, The Fine Line, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Basilica Block Party contributed to our number two ranking. Full disclosure: New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville were off the table for the rankings.
Seventeen of 46 Minnesota hospitals included in a recent national study received an “A” rating for hospital safety. That's according to a report by The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that examined publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections. Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont had the highest percentage of A-rated hospitals.
