Waylon Kurts was a sophomore from Montpelier, Vt., and member of the track team.

Judge drops some charges against ex-Minnesota college student feared of plotting campus shooting

A judge has dismissed some of the most serious charges against a former Minnesota college student who police and prosecutors feared was plotting a campus shooting.
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Old newspaper boxes become life-savers as Twin Cities self-serve dispensaries

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Former Star Tribune paper boxes have been converted into Save a Life Stations with free naloxone kits, seen here at the East Side Neighborhood Service
Jim Barrett and Andrew Kamin-Lyndgaard of Minneapolis created Little Free Libraries for naloxone and fentanyl testing strips as part of a growing effort to expand access to the overdose-reversing medicine.
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Wanted man charged with posing as woman to lure men into sexually exploiting young children

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"His whereabouts since that time are unknown," a BCA statement read. "He may or may not still be in Minnesota."
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Taste of Minnesota to be enjoyed on the ground and in the air this year

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The festival in Minneapolis will have around 60 food vendors, more than double the previous year, and a zipline over Washington Avenue S.
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Mosquitoes are back and so are the workers trying to keep their numbers down

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The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District sent its seasonal technicians this week to collect samples and learn where to focus its early treatment efforts.
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Dave Kleis says he won't run for sixth term as St. Cloud mayor

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He's also proposing a charter change to move elections to odd years so they don't compete with national and state elections.
Curious Minnesota

Why do so many Minnesota homeowners get free roofs after a hailstorm?

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Stormy weather has been beating up local roofs lately. But insurance companies are also scaling back coverage, arguing that "something's got to change."
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In this Star Tribune file photo, two people pass a marijuana joint outside Wayzata High School in 1977, long before recreational cannabis was legalize

Marijuana's path to legality in Minnesota: A timeline

Various efforts to decriminalize or legalize the drug stalled until 2022, when Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature made it legal for recreational purposes.
Local
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Crude ore is fed into a grinder at U.S. Steel's Keetac plant in Keewatin, Minn., in 2022. The company sought an exemption from new water pollution rul

U.S. Steel won't get exception to pollution rules that protect wild rice, MPCA says

The company had asked the state to raise limits for sulfate in Hay Lake, downstream of its Keetac taconite plant.
Minneapolis
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Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson said the program fills gaps in police departments with social workers.

Ex-Hennepin sheriff paid for drunk-driving damages with workers' comp

The Hennepin County Board approved a $240,000 settlement with former Sheriff Dave Hutchinson.
Wolves
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June 2015: No. 1 pick Karl-Anthony Towns shares a laugh with the man who chose him: then-head coach Flip Saunders.

Souhan: This is KAT's chance to prove Flip Saunders was right

The series against Phoenix will give Karl-Anthony Towns an opportunity unlike any he's had before to prove the faith people have shown in him. Can KAT come through?
Local
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Officials ID teen who died after jumping into southwestern Minnesota lake to retrieve canoe paddle

He attempted to swim back to the canoe, but the wind pushed it farther from him, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Duluth
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Charges: Man fatally stabbed woman in neck outside downtown Duluth bar after closing time

Gunfire erupted immediately afterward, according to the charges.
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An American flag flies above a brutalist architecture-style building beneath a cloudy sky.

Fired Mpls. teacher accuses management of 'cancerous rot'

Becka Thompson was hired to teach students learning English as a second language.
Variety
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Jed and Jocelyn Gorlin worked to restore their New England-style home in Hopkins built in 1939 by the Gluek brewing and restaurant family.

Over 27 years, couple have renovated Hopkins 'three-chimney house' built by Gluek family in 1939

Colonial that once belonged to famed Minnesota brewing family has been updated but retains its old New England aesthetic.
Local
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FILE - First lady Jill Biden smiles as she is introduced before speaking during the American Federation of Teachers convention, July 15, 2022, in Bost

Jill Biden travels to Minnesota to campaign for Biden-Harris ticket

The First Lady will speak at Education Minnesota's annual conference in Bloomington.
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.
Music
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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.

Legendary record store site in Minneapolis will soon house a new shop for musicheads

The former home of Treehouse Records and Oar Folkjokeopus will reopen as Lucky Cat Records in July.
Local
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Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, left, told CNN he could beat both Donald Trump or Joe Biden in a head-to-head matchup for the White House.

Former Gov. Jesse Ventura boasts he could beat unpopular Trump or Biden if he ran for president

The pro wrestler-turned-politico defended Robert F. Kennedy's decision to run as third-party candidate.
Home & Garden
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Comedian and actress Retta is the host of HGTV's "Ugliest House in America."

St. Cloud house vies for Ugliest House in America

The Minnesota house will be featured in Season 5 of the HGTV series, which debuts on Monday.
Inspired
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Cheri Rohlfing is one of seven people — and the only woman — being inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame this year.

Female inductee in Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame is flying high

Cheri Rohlfing is determined to help others follow in her contrails.
High Schools
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John Rosholt coached girls basketball at Watertown Mayer for 26 seasons.

West metro girls basketball coach steps down after 26 years

John Rosholt coached Watertown-Mayer to 20 victories in a season 11 times, and his teams played at state twice.
Outdoors
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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,

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

The Superior Hiking Trail path high above Bean and Bear lakes is part of a rebuild that begins next month. Another popular section will close in September.
Outdoors
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The Hilback family settled in at its Jay Cooke State Park site in Carlton, Minn., in 2020.

State parks reservation system going through another round of changes

Electronic notifications and stronger enforcement of the no-show policy are in effect this year, with plans to close a loophole in the system on track for 2025.
Local
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3M dumped PFAS sludge in the Washington County landfill for years. It's one of two sites that seeded underground chemical pollution that state officia

A plume of PFAS chemicals under the east metro is moving. The state has a plan to stop it.

Preliminary plans would include a broad and complex system of wells to control the underground flow.
Politics
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Andover High School teacher Amna Kiran led the push to change Minnesota law so that driver’s permit tests will be written in clear, direct English.

Andover High School teacher leads effort for more understandable driver's tests

Amna Kiran took notice and pushed to change Minnesota law after a student failed multiple times in 2019.
Outdoors
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It's been shotguns and muzzleloaders only for deer hunters since 1942 south of a line from Moorhead to Taylors Falls.

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

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.

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