We boast more than 140 cities in the “Twin Cities” metro area, plus a bunch of townships. That’s a lot. Arguably, too many.

Talk about property taxes — go-to fodder for over-the-fence chats between Minnesota neighbors — has taken on a sharper edge ...

The severe storms are moving out of the Twin Cities and are tracking to southern Minnesota. The National Weather Service (NWS) has started issuing severe thunderstorm warnings and watches.