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Here's how a city in Minnesota sent phishing scammers $1.2 million for a sewage project after being conned with lookalike company emails

A Minnesota city fell victim to a phishing scam while setting up a new sewage treatment contract. The city was scammed out of $1.5 million after a local company scored a $3.5 million contract. The ...

Birders flock to Minnesota city for rare 'accidental' sighting

Alex Burchard helped boost tourism near statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the past several days as enthusiastic birders flocked ...
CBS News

'Chalk On The Sidewalk, Technically That's Illegal': Minnesota City Passes Ordinance Regulating Displays On City Property

ANOKA, Minn. (WCCO) -- A Minnesota city is getting attention for a new ordinance that includes a ban on sidewalk hopscotch games. Anoka passed the measure regulating what kind of displays are allowed ...
MinnPostOpinion

An admiring observer’s top 10 list of Minnesota mayors

From Burnsville to Pine City, from St. Paul to St. Cloud, a look at Minnesota mayors who turned longevity into local legend.
People

Minn. City Asks Residents Not to Release Pets After Lake Survey Turns up Football-Sized Goldfish

Goldfish can grow to large sizes, reproduce quickly, decrease water quality and gobble up the resources native species need to survive when released into a body of water bigger than a fishbowl. The ...

Faced with a housing crisis, this southern Minnesota city is saying yes to experimental builds

Leaders in this southern Minnesota city, famous for its German heritage, have adopted a new philosophy to combat its housing crisis: saying “ja.” Over the past few months, the City Council in this ...
The Grio

Minnesota town is believed to be the first to elect a Somali American as mayor

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — A suburban Minnesota city became what is believed to be the first in the U.S. to elect a Somali American mayor when 27-year-old Nadia Mohamed was chosen to lead St. Louis ...
Forbes

The Richest Cities In Minnesota, Revealed By The Latest Census Data

Lakefront home with moored speedboat in Lake Minnetonka. Several of the richest cities in Minnesota are located along the shores of Lake Minnetonka. We analyzed over 900 cities in the state in order ...
ABC News

Small Minnesota city soon to be without police force after officers resign en masse

Goodhue's police chief had warned the salary for officers wasn't competitive. A small Minnesota city will soon be without its police force after the chief and several other officers all resigned, ...
Yahoo

This Minnesota city is one of the best places to retire in the U.S., WalletHub says

Minneapolis is one of the country's best places to retire, according to a new report from WalletHub. To decide the best places to retire, the personal finance website compared 182 cities using a range ...
Post-Bulletin

Faith in Minnesota looks to wield influence in city election. Some question whether that’s a good thing

ROCHESTER — Tony Eichenlaub of Rochester has knocked on hundreds of doors since he became a team leader for Faith in Minnesota, a progressive group that has endorsed three candidates for Rochester ...