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U student to legislators: 'We no longer feel safe walking outside'

A rash of brazen crimes in and near the University of Minnesota prompted a state Senate committee to holding a hearing Tuesday on campus security. Updated 31 minutes ago

The way we speak

U.S. has 24 distinct dialects -- so, where are you from?

Do you pahk the cah in Hahvahd yahd? Do you root for Da Bears? Is soda called “pop,” a jelly doughnut a “bismarck,” or a drinking fountain a “bubbler”? The way we speak — the phrases we use and the accents that inflect those phrases — reflects our upbringing. Updated 11:21 AM
- 'Selfie' beats 'twerk' and 'Bitcoin' for word of the year
- In your face, selfie! 'Science' also tops for 2013

Mandela memorial

Obama thrills crowd as he honors Mandela in South Africa

U.S. President Barack Obama exhorted the world Tuesday to embrace Nelson Mandela's universal message of peace and justice. Updated 3 minutes ago

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Case seeking clergy files from archdiocese, Winona may advance Updated 21 minutes ago
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High school league abruptly scraps meeting with disability advocates Updated 12:21 PM
Stillwater assailant gets six years in prison for deadly bar attack Updated 1:40 PM
College student critical after spending frigid night on Duluth porch Updated 8:09 AM
Lululemon founder stepping down as chairman Updated 1:05 PM
6 missing adults, children found alive in Nevada Updated 2 minutes ago
Teen admits to role in deadly robbery of grandmother in Willmar Updated 1:43 PM
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Love returns to action, talks about his grandmother

Kevin Love will return to action tonight when the Wolves play the Pistons here at the Palace tonight. But his mind is still back home. Full storyFull story Updated 20 minutes ago

Walker made progress Saturday, needs to continue improving

Pierzynski: Twins hard to turn down + video

Kill earns Regional Coach of the Year Award from AFCA + video

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Rooftop golf for Mpls. parking ramps inches forward

A 15-year-old proposal to build a golf-focused athletic facility atop a downtown Minneapolis parking ramp received an initial green light from the City Council Tuesday. Full storyFull story Updated 1:11 PM

Twin Cities high school coach accused of tattooing 15-year-old girl

Case seeking clergy files from archdiocese, Winona may advance

Teen admits to role in deadly robbery of grandmother in Willmar

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Dangerous, multicar pileup in Wisconsin

Multiple cars on a highway in Germantown, Wis. slid and crashed into each other. Updated 1:32 PM

Inequality is getting even worse

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GM names Mary Barra CEO, 1st woman to head car co.

General Motors picked Mary Barra, its product development chief and a 33-year company veteran, as its next CEO. She will become the first female head of a major U.S. car company. Full storyFull story Updated 11 minutes ago

Target's complicated relationship with PFresh

Medtronic's itty-bitty pacemaker is implanted directly inside the heart

Thomson Reuters Legal's top executive departs

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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Jay Cutler. How's that one sound, Vikings fans?Many...

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Love returns to action, talks about his grandmother

AUBURN HILLS, MI. -- Kevin Love will return to action tonight...

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Inside Business: Will Vikings' owners have to release their net worth?

A New Jersey appeals court has refused to hear arguments that the Wilf's net worth should be kept private. Full storyFull story Updated 11:53 AM

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Too many scrape by with 'peephole driving'

“Peephole driving” is the death-defying belief that peering through a Frisbee-sized porthole in your windshield enables you to see well enough to drive in winter. Full storyFull story Updated 8:29 AM

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Rock the Garden expanding to a two-day concert in 2014

The annual hipster rock fest outside the Walker will happen June 21-22 with two-day passes available starting in April. Full storyFull story Updated 11:31 AM

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Oz' opens at St. Paul's Ordway

Minn. Orchestra musicians raise $650K, vow to play on

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Obama thrills crowd as he honors Mandela in South Africa

U.S. President Barack Obama exhorted the world Tuesday to embrace Nelson Mandela's universal message of peace and justice. Full storyFull story Updated 3 minutes ago

Weapons watchdog receives Nobel Peace Prize

Portrait of Jane Austen fetches $270,000 on block

UN to deliver relief supplies to Syria via Iraq

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Girlfriend wants charges dropped against Zimmerman

Prosecutors are considering whether to move forward with domestic violence charges against George Zimmerman even though his girlfriend is asking them not to do so. Full storyFull story Updated 12:20 PM

Colorado 6 year old suspended for kissing a girl

6 missing adults, children found alive in Nevada

Teen cries while testifying at sister's murder trial

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Democrats use new power to tilt appeals court

Majority Democrats in the Senate won approval Tuesday for one of President Barack Obama's key judicial nominees, the first of his picks to win confirmation since they weakened the chamber's filibuster rules. Full storyFull story Updated 12:26 PM

U student to legislators: 'We no longer feel safe walking outside'

Heroin overdoses prompts push for sheriff's deputies to carry antidote

Bipartisan negotiators seek modest budget pact

3 Twin Cities acts named in A.V. Club's Year in Band Names rundown

Among the locals featured in the annual tally: one jam band, one art-popper and one all-time favorite. Full storyFull story Updated 5:49 PM

Live music returns to CC Club

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Dying at Home: The Hospice Miracle

I cared for my mom at home with the help of Hospice

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An Open Letter to My Son

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Markingson Case: Has the Gordian Knot puzzle been solved at the University of Minnesota?

The University of Minnesota Faculty Senate passed a resolution this week due to concerns...

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