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Dayton, Swanson challenge 'immoral' border separations of families
Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday that he would not authorize Minnesota National Guard troops to help with immigration enforcement at the border, and Swanson joined with other attorneys general to push against the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy.
Blaine woman charged after crash in Mpls. alley kills 2
A woman charged with multiple felonies in a crash that killed two people and injured another in a Minneapolis alley this weekend remained under police guard in a hospital Monday.
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4-year term for repeat deportee who drove high, killed Monticello schools staffer
Victim's mother decries driver's history of entering the U.S. illegally.
Philando Castile exhibit at Minneapolis Institute of Art embraces beauty and trauma
Bringing Castile's story into the Minneapolis Institute of Art gives it weight, artists say about "Art and Healing: In the Moment," which opened this weekend.
Case of missing Brooklyn Park girl leads to child protection probe
The girl was found safe, but family's Brooklyn Park home was deemed unfit and authorities removed three other children from the home. Authorities also are investigating the death of an 8-year-old boy at the home last February.
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Big delays develop on west I-94 as lane in downtown Mpls. closes
The Minnesota Department of Transportation warned drivers using westbound I-94 that they would experience delays when one lane on the freeway between Chicago Avenue and Nicollet Avenue in downtown Minneapolis closed.
Macalester athletic director abruptly leaves post
No explanation given for Kim Chandler's departure.
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Heavy rain washes out roads across NE Minn., NW Wis.; 1 killed
1 death reported in Wisconsin. Carlton County reports $350,000 in road damage. Earthen dam break leads to flash flooding in rural Douglas County.
Drivers avoiding I-35W construction put pressure on south Mpls. streets
Displaced 35W drivers squeeze onto residential roads
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Minneapolis council members want review of 'appalling' ketamine use
Mpls. committee wants review of cases in which police called for sedative.
St. James man charged in double homicide after family quarrel
He's accused of killing wife, her daughter after family quarrel.
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Fairview, University of Minnesota plan eight-year partnership
The two sides agree to share and develop more medical resources in their new deal.
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AmeriCorps crew cleans up historic Minneapolis cemetery
Volunteers preserve and repair headstones at historic Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery
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Disease detectives get new tool to fight food-borne bugs
Minnesota Health Department lab can run a single test that will detect up to 22 different types of bacteria, viruses and parasites.
Brooklyn Park man charged with sex trafficking of 15-year-old
He is accused of forcing a teenage girl to have sex with 10-15 men at a hotel.
Bail set at $100K for Renaissance festival ex-manager accused of rape
The suspended manager has an Aug. 30 court date.
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