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The Hennepin County Board approved a $240,000 settlement with former Sheriff Dave Hutchinson.
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Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

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Full jury of 12 people and 6 alternates is seated in Trump's hush money trial in New York

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A former South High School math teacher says she was fired for speaking up against administrators' inability — or unwillingness — to address or even document extremely disruptive student behavior.

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Jaxon Howard had offers from across the country when he committed to LSU on July 1, 2022 at Robbinsdale Cooper High School.



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Former Cooper football star Howard transfers from LSU to Gophers

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Work began this week on the sign above the former Treehouse Records space, soon to be reopened as Lucky Cat Records.
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Legendary record store site in Minneapolis will soon house a new shop for musicheads

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