Vintage farm truck survives 76 years, then is totaled by drunken driver
Suspected drunken driver totals Mound man's vintage Chevy.
Bicyclist fatally hit in Mpls. was U researcher, avid runner, volunteer
She was on her way to a homeless shelter where she was a volunteer.
Minnesota company sells camera that police can put on gun
Maple Plain manufacturer makes a small device that records a gun's movements; several departments have offered to try them out.
Minnesotans moving heaven and earth to view solar eclipse
Minnesotans who stay home may still see a partial solar eclipse, with the moon covering about 80 percent of the sun, if the weather cooperates.
Armed man shot by south metro Verizon store clerk was on probation for theft
A second suspect remains on the run, police said. Another person was wounded during the late-morning gunfire.
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Race gap in Twin Cities homeownership rate has gotten worse
The gap is another reflection of disparities between white and nonwhite incomes in Minnesota.
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Nazi resurgence alarms Minn. WWII vets, Holocaust survivors
In the aftermath of last weekend's deadly violence in Virginia, no one may be feeling more anger and fear than those who battled the Nazis and those nearly killed by them.
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Aug. 20: Minnesota Zoo envisions itself as a gateway to state parks
Repurposing monorail to aerial treetop walk is one of many ideas to revitalize the Apple Valley zoo.
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How Minnesota law prevents many adoptees from learning about their roots
Despite a nationwide movement to open up access to adoption records, Minnesota's laws place the privacy of birth parents ahead of the desire of adoptees to know their origins.
Tevlin: North Side's Tooties is almost back from brink
The basement fire started by a burglar has closed the neighborhood joint for 40 days and counting.
St. Paul police discover pipe bomb inside suspects' vehicle
The two men inside the vehicle have been arrested, police say.
Twin Cities' Sierra Leone community seeks to help homeland hit by mudslide
Immigrants reach out to help mudslide victims.
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Mayo, U develop 'robocop' stem cells to fight cancer
The researchers say they're on the brink of a new era in cancer care.
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Mercury regulations put Grand Marais in awkward spot
Leaders in this scenic North Shore tourist town pride themselves on trying to run things green and clean, but town leaders find themselves fighting state and federal mercury regulations, a worthy goal to protect Lake Superior that leaders say is misguided and costly.
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Willmar might pull student privileges if parents, after multiple chances, still don't pay lunch debts
The policy would not apply to students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
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The flood of 2007: A rebuilt Rushford gathers to remember
Rushford gathers to give thanks and celebrate its resiliency
St. Paul questions partnership with Ramsey County to help job seekers
City ponders how Ramsey County alliance can better serve its citizens.
Dastardly Minneapolis murder-for-hire became legendary
A year and a week after Kitty Ging's body was found, Harry Hayward became one of the last convicted murderers publicly hanged in Minneapolis.
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