am.mn logoThe Twin Cities are the least-dangerous for pedestrians among America’s 52 biggest urban areas, a report released Monday says. (Duluth is safest among all Minnesota cities studied.) So that means watch your step today. Remember last week, when Minnesota was named the most civically engaged state on Monday, then on Tuesday got smacked by some of the sorriest voter turnout in decades.

Elsewhere in Minnesota news this morning …

TWIN CITIES: Slow-motion raid wrests 1,200 undocumented janitors from jobs. Obama incrementalism means Bush-era workplace raids continue, only slower. [Minnesota Public Radio]

ST. PETER: R.T. Rybak attended his first gubernatorial candidate forum. As a gubernatorial candidate, that is. [Minnesota Daily]

ST. PAUL: A skyway too skinny. It’s four feet short of the minimum width so wheelchairs may pass, but never mind — the Galtier Plaza skyway is “classy,” says the city’s director of safety and inspections. [MinnPost]

AUSTIN: Swastika-wearers ignored. Last month anti-immigration demonstrators drew opponents riled enough to get arrested, but this time around the protest was comparatively quiet. [Austin Daily Herald]

MINNEAPOLIS: The eight best days of autumn. It’s a week later, but the first official results from the Nov. 3 election will come Wednesday, thanks to the hand-count of ranked-choice ballots. [Star Tribune]

ST. PAUL: A town with pity. A free concert recalls the late Gene Pitney, the man who sang “(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance.” [Associated Press]