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Photos: The life and trial of T. Eugene Thompson
Former Minnesota historian and archivist Lucile Kane once called Carol Thompson's killing the most important murder case in state history. The Coen brothers' movie "Fargo" was said to be partly based on the bungling nature of the brutal crime.
Three robberies hit cyclists on Midtown Greenway
Patrols on the Midtown Greenway are being beefed up and extra precautions are being urged.
After signs 'rename' Calhoun, Park Board opts for dual names
Same signs that got makeshift names will now bear Dakota and historical names.
'MEA break' returns after 17 years of never really going away
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Education Minnesota is bowing to popular usage and rebranding its annual fall teacher conference as the "Minnesota Educator Academy."
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Gallery: Nation's first-ever River Semester
A group of nearly 100 students, parents, high school students and members of the Augsburg College community launched the nation's first-ever River Semester on Sept. 1 at Kelley's Landing on Harriet Island in St. Paul by paddling a flotilla of 24-foot voyageur canoes from St. Paul to South St. Paul, Monday.
Lino Lakes DWI officer makes 535 traffic stops in 2 months
A Lino Lakes DWI enforcement officer has pulled over more drivers than his 24 colleagues combined.
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PolyMet mine water could flow northward, toward BWCA
A landscape changed by mining raises new questions about pollution decades in the future
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State trooper's attorney blasts prosecution's conduct in crash case
The lawyer for the trooper indicted on a count of manslaughter is accusing the Winona County attorney's office of using a confidential and coerced statement.
Obit: St. Paul attorney T. Eugene Thompson, convicted of hiring hit man to kill his wife
Carol Thompson's murder and her husband's trial captured national attention and the case was said to have been an inspiration for the move "Fargo."
Opening of Brooklyn Park hospital shows demand for pediatric mental health care
Opening of 50-bed facility in Brooklyn Park fills a need for mental health, crisis services.
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Judge to rule on pretrial motions by Twin Cities ISIL suspects
U.S. District Judge Michael Davis will weigh whether the government should be compelled to divulge the name of a confidential informant, a one-time member of the alleged conspiracy whose testimony is expected to be a major factor in the trial.
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Twins season-ticket prices inching up in 2016 for some seats
Many of the most expensive season-ticket packages are going up by a buck or two per game, while packages for nearly all of the middle- to lower-priced sections are staying the same.
Black Lives Matter protesters head to governor's residence
About 50 voiced anger over his remarks about march to State Fair.
Minneapolis park vote could be delayed
Minneapolis park advocates oppose the proposal to join park and street referendums in 2017.
Speeding driver guilty of dragging woman in Henn. Av. parking lot
The two had been arguing in a club; county attorney to seek 6-month sentence.
Worker who survived fall at Vikings stadium hit post on way down
A pole stopped one man's fall, but not the other's, the report says. The full state investigation could take months to be made public.
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