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Anthony Brooks, a freshman at White Bear Lake high’s north campus, released a largemouth bass he caught in the lake.

Fight over groundwater pumping follows White Bear Lake ruling

Cities are contesting restrictions on groundwater permits.

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U.S. Bank Stadium bird study reaches midpoint, with results due next year

May 19

The glass walls of U.S. Bank Stadium are being studies for the effects on the bird population.

Vikings and state pay $300K to study danger posed by building's glass walls.

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Mayor Melvin Carter's 'State of Our City' urges St. Paulites to get involved

May 19

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s State of the City address was followed by breakout sessions with community members Saturday.

Flipping the traditional State of the City address, he hears from residents.

Local

May 19

Prekindergarten children sat down to a dinner of fruit cocktail, pizza and milk at First Choice Child Care Center in Minneapolis.

Somali child-care providers push back vs. fraud, terror allegations

Past misdeeds of day-care providers fed mistrust, legislative inquiry

East Metro

May 19

Shelter director Renee Quimby, with Myla, said “the bird has to like the owner” before it can be successfully adopted.

Forest Lake sanctuary is a lifeline for abandoned pet parrots

Sanctuary, which recently moved to Forest Lake, tries to pair stranded parrots with suitable new owners.

West Metro

May 19

Mark Haase beats Mike Freeman for DFL endorsement as Hennepin attorney

Freeman plans to be on the ballot in November regardless of the endorsement vote, his son said.

Stage & Arts

May 19

Bill Gossman is mayor of New London and a potter — a mix that gives him insight into how arts can build community.

Arts funding fuels Minnesota's main streets, communities

The impact is clearest, leaders and artists say, in outstate Minnesota, where grants have boosted artists' projects and rooted fledgling organizations.

Local

May 19

Melissa Hanson, left, shows Meghan Darley, a resource conservation technician with Scott Soil & Water Conservation District, the part of her lakeshore

Minnesota's big water ambitions yield benefits, no easy answers

For two environmental targets — land conservation and parks and trails — Minnesota appears to be on track to meet Legacy Amendment's goals. The outlook for water is still cloudy.

Local

May 19

The death of 7-year-old Keyaris Samuels, who accidentally shot himself with a loaded handgun discovered in the home, was what drew the only protester

Brooks: That one thing you like? Not happening at Minnesota Legislature

This end-of-session horse trading and arm twisting comes at a price.

Local

May 19

The joint legislature stood and applauded after selecting the latest member of the Board of Regents.

About-face on abortion fellowship leaves U with whiplash

Fierce reactions follow the decision to back out of a grant-funded fellowship to expand the practice and training of reproductive health and abortion services.

Minneapolis

May 19

Pastor, caregiver Ethel Johnson-Lee, who opened her home to those in need, dies at 92

In her late 50s, she graduated from the University of Minnesota despite never having attended high school.

Local

May 19

Millerville farmer Henry Schecher was involved in a shootout over property ownership that left a neighbor dead. Schecher was later exonerated, but not

Evidence was buried in 1888 murder in Millerville

By the time word of the buried gun finally surfaced, a young, hard-luck, one-armed farmer had been locked up in Stillwater prison for seven years.

Local

May 19

Someone set fire to the main building at the Sherburne County camp.

Volunteers to discuss future of Sherburne County camp

Arsonist set fire to the camp's main building, causing $200,000 in damage to the historic White Building that was kitchen, dorm and meeting space.

Special Report Senior homes residents abused and ignored across Minnesota

updated 2 hours 55 mins. ago

Each year, hundreds of Minnesotans are beaten, sexually assaulted or robbed in senior care homes. Their cases are seldom investigated, leaving families in the dark.

Local

May 19

Minnesota briefs: DNR adds restrictions on use of firewood in parks

Minnesota DNR adds restrictions on use of firewood in parks The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has new rules for using firewood in state parks…

Local

May 19