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I-94 and 394 closures plus half marathons to bring traffic challenges
Interstate 94 and 394 closures, sports events and theater equal traffic jams.
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Still more doctors than patients in Minnesota's medical marijuana program
More than 300 health care professionals have signed on with the Office of Medical Cannabis, ready to enroll patients. But only 250 patients have made it into the program in the first month.
Zimbabwe official: Extradition sought for Twin Cities man who killed lion
"Unfortunately it was too late to apprehend the foreign poacher as he had already absconded to his country of origin," Zimbabwe's wildlife minister said at a Friday news conference.
Canoes, kayaks and sailboats stage 'boat ballet'
The free hourlong performance on the Mississippi in north Minneapolis is part of the third annual Riverfront Fest, designed to help revitalize an underused portion of the Mississippi corridor.
Judge upholds Aug. 3 deadline for claims against Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
U.S. bankruptcy judge says clergy abuse victims have had extensive notice of Monday's deadline.
Oakdale man charged in 2013 shooting death of boy, 9, found incompetent to stand trial
Nhan Tran is charged with killing a boy in a 2013 shooting spree. He'll spend another six months in the St. Peter mental hospital.
Judge bans media, public from meeting on sex offender program
Ruling draws harsh criticism from lawmakers and open government advocates.
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Gallery: Officer Scott Patrick remembered a year after shooting death
Candlelight ceremony marked the one-year anniversary of the death of the Mendota Heights police officer, shot during a traffic stop in West St. Paul.
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Gallery: Walleye crisis on Lake Mille Lacs
The walleye crisis on Mille Lacs sparked a fresh round of fingerpointing, and fewer targets take more blame than the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and the other bands who net fish in the shallows.
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Gallery: Voting rights commemorated
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 belongs on any short list of consequential 20th-century federal legislation. It widened access to the polls for Americans of color by outlawing vote-suppressing tactics that had been used primarily in the states of the former Confederacy in the century after the Civil War. And it provided a legal avenue for court challenges of future voting restrictions, thereby remaining relevant to this day.
Eden Prairie woman charged in embezzlement case now being investigated in son's death
Eden Prairie mom asked about insurance soon after baby died.
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Gallery: The Mississippi River Boat Ballet
Minneapolis performing artist Patrick Scully brings the Mississippi River Boat Ballet to the festival. No art form requires more precision than ballet, so it's anyone's guess how Scully plans to keep nearly 50 boats; sailboats, kayaks, rowing shells, even a couple of bicycle-powered pontoons in balance, here are highlights from the rehearsal.
Brooklyn Park pays $2.8 million to settle police brutality lawsuit
A probationary officer illegally used deadly force on a 23-year-old man, then covered up aspects of his role in the shooting, the lawsuit alleged.
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July 30: Part of Quetico near BWCA closed in search for 'extreme survivalist'
A man described as an "extreme survivalist" is somewhere in a massive Canadian park bordering Minnesota and authorities have closed off several lakes to the public during the search for him, officials said Thursday.
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