The Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise (CARE) facility, Minnesota’s only all-woman substance use disorder residential facility, is one of sever

Minnesota plan to close state addiction treatment facilities faces pushback

DHS wants to divert resources to address mental health crisis. Some fear Minnesota is "robbing Peter to pay Paul" and women with addiction will suffer.
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Ex-Minneapolis officer Thomas Lane finishes federal prison time in George Floyd killing

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Attorney Earl Gray filed two body-worn camera (BWC) videos in court about a week ago as evidence supporting his motion to dismiss the charges against
Thomas Lane, one of the four Minneapolis police officers who had George Floyd in custody leading up to his death, still has time behind bars to satisfy his state sentence.
Sports

Trail section at one of Minnesota's most iconic spots closing for rehab

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Day-7 - One of the most stunning vistas along the Superior Hiking Trail is the overlook at Bean Lake north of Silver Bay. Here, father and son hikers,
Superior Hiking Trail path high above Bean and Bear lakes is part of a rebuild beginning May 15.
Local

4 are now charged in inside job armed robbery of Hopkins grocery store that netted $45K

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Federal prosecutors say one of the co-conspirators provided information about the store's layout and how the money was handled.
Local

Longtime Uptown boutique closing in May

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The Minneapolis location of Proper, a sibling-run boutique, will close after 10 years in Uptown.
Sports

Will 'shotgun only' zone for deer in southern Minnesota be abolished?

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There's still a chance for a breakthrough affecting the annual whitetail harvest — Minnesota's most popular form of hunting — for the southern half of the state.
Local

Light rail runs into new obstacle in North Loop: Key utility lines

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Xcel Energy lines in the North Loop, which provide power to parts of downtown Minneapolis, will need to be moved.
Politics
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Isra Hirsi, 16, of Minneapolis, co-director and co-founder of U.S. Youth Climate Strike, spoke during the rally at the Capitol.

Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter arrested, suspended from college for pro-Palestinian protests

Rep. Omar had questioned Columbia University's president about campus protests a day earlier.
Local
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Hopkins parents charged in 9-year-old daughter's asthma death

Charges say the parents ignored their daughter's health concerns and the advice of family and friends to take her to the hospital.
Local
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Parkgoers walk past the newly renovated Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis on Thursday.

Back to blue: Lake Harriet Band Shell renovation almost finished

The Minneapolis monument is back to its familiar color after residents petitioned to restore its blue hue.
Local
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Tomatoes grow in raised beds.

What St. Paul gardeners need to know about the city's new boulevard garden rules

Raised boulevard planters have long been common in St. Paul — but not technically permitted until this year. As gardening season begins, a look at the new rules.
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Bobby Byrne, a senior, listens to Gloriana Ye, a senior, as she leads a small circle discussion as part of a Death Cafe meeting at St. Olaf College Bu

St. Olaf talks death in a cafe setting

College officials are embracing a student-led effort to ponder one of life's biggest mysteries.
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High Schools
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Tori Tschida of Lakeville South's girls team and Tanner Bachelor of Shakopee's boys team are players worth keeping an eye on.

Lacrosse lists: 21 top players and the school that's No. 1 for boys and girls

Five players on our list play for the same high school, so it's no surprise that school has the top ranked teams for boys and girls.
Don't Miss
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Andrew “Reeferman” Sumner smokes a cannagar during Hash Bash on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 1, 2023.

Want to celebrate 4/20? Here are 33 weed-themed events across Minnesota.

Wherever you are in the state, chances are there's one near you.
Politics
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Braemar Arena in Edina. The Legislature gave Edina permission to ask voters for a half-cent sales tax to fund nearly $40 million in improvements at Fr

After a bumper crop of new sales taxes approved in 2023, legislators eye limits

Legislators could rein in what kinds of projects can be paid for with sales taxes in the future.
Business
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Value Village, some donated clothing is baled and sold by the pound to used clothing giant Rags

Why you should donate clothing: It (probably) won't end up at the dump

Fast fashion is tough on the climate, but clothes can have second and third lives.
Business
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Arctic Cat line workers assemble Arctic Cat XF 8-00 snowmobiles at Arctic Cat's muanufacturing facility Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Thief River Falls,

Minnesota added thousands of jobs in March but worker shortage still an issue

The aging population is causing pressure on the job market, though wages on the upswing.
East Metro
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Private prison van driver, accused of raping St. Paul woman he was transporting, gets 30 years for similar attacks

The St. Paul woman alleged in a federal lawsuit that Marquet D. Johnson sexually assaulted her as he drove her from Texas to the Ramsey County jail. He was just sentenced to 30 years in prison for similar attacks on three other women.
East Metro
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The business district along 3rd Street in White Bear Lake, pictured in 2019.

Shop the curbs for free on Trash to Treasure Day in White Bear Lake

City and White Bear Lake Township residents are encouraged to put items they don't need on the curb on April 27 for others to take for free.
High Schools
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Clockwise from top: Gabby Mauder of Woodbury, Meghan Przybilla of St. Anthony and Trinity Wilson of Lakeville North are among Athena Award winners.

Meet the Athena Award winners: 103 female athletes honored by their schools

Our list includes their college plans. A banquet to fete those on the St. Paul side was held Wednesday, and the winners from the Minneapolis side will be honored in May.
Local
7:38am

One killed in head-on crash in Coon Rapids

Two others were injured in the crash Wednesday afternoon on Main Street.
West Metro
7:30am
Construction near the 50th and France intersection in Edina in 2018. The city is considering updating its zoning code for the first time since the 197

Edina could see its first zoning update in 50 years

The city is working with a consultant to review city zoning codes and better incorporate modern development, such as mixed-use apartment buildings.
Local
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Hwy. 169 in northwest metro is closing this weekend for bridge demolition

MnDOT will take down the 63rd Avenue bridge and replace it this summer.
North Metro
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Lisa Olson of Anoka gets a cup of chardonnay in September 2023 at Riverfront Memorial Park in Anoka.

Anoka expands downtown sip-and-stroll 'social district'

People can purchase alcohol and drink it as they walk through areas in the north metro city's historic downtown; the district opens May 1.
Local
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Pilot killed in Indiana plane crash was college student from Maple Grove

Alexander Foss, 20, was a Purdue University student.
Wolves
April 18
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch has to figure out the Suns in the teams' first-round NBA playoffs meeting, after Phoenix led by 20 or more points in al

Scoggins: Finch feeling heat of the Suns as playoff battle looms

Can coach Chris Finch figure this out? Phoenix has owned the Wolves this season, and now he has two more days to fix that before Game 1.

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