Nowthen landowners strike a deal with city over annexation fight
Landowners on the edge of Nowthen had petition to join city of Oak Grove.
Bald eagle swoops in to join firefighters' 9/11 tribute in Minnesota
Viral video shows the majestic American symbol atop a fire truck in Coon Rapids.
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Southern Minnesota police chief accused of posting racially charged cellphone video
Chief Daniel Bunde of Madison Lake ended the video by saying "Wake up, America."
Alleged rapist charged with murdering St. Paul woman in July
Final autopsy results showed that Shana Lynne Branch suffered hemorrhaging in her eyes and neck.
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Stillwater, city of many logos, looks at a rebrand
Team of Augsburg students worked over the summer to come up with a brand strategy.
Life in prison averted: Mpls. felon admits to murder after talk about stolen property
A plea deal is struck on the day his trial on a first-degree murder charge was to begin.
Video shows dump truck plowing into stopped traffic on Hwy. 13
Nobody was seriously hurt, but the video shows just how fast danger can strike.
Teen charged in marijuana deal turned homicide in St. Paul
Jayvon Malone allegedly shot at the purported dealer and then fled after his friend was killed.
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Nearly 300 Minnesota seniors named National Merit Semifinalists
Two-hundred-eighty-three seniors from Minnesota have been named National Merit Semifinalists for 2019. The seniors, who scored among the top 1 percent of students nationally on the PSAT, will compete for some 7,500 scholarships worth more than $31 million.
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Activists call for changes in light-rail rules after woman's arrest in August
Woman's August arrest prompts request for no transit police, no fares.
Coon Rapids hockey club says treasurer took $36K
Coon Rapids booster president said the team's season is not in jeopardy.
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Rochester man challenging ICE detention
Former elite military member has been jailed for 16 months, but no charges have been filed.
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Mpls. exhibit turns The Commons park into refugee experience
Doctors Without Borders exhibit aims to raise awareness of growing crisis.
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Ad campaign thrusts health care into governor's race
The GOP gubernatorial candidate fired back, calling the ads "blatant lies."
Charges: St. Paul man died in shootout between gang members in marijuana deal
Pot dealer allegedly opened fire after thinking he was going to be robbed.
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Red Cross sounding the alarm about dangers of house fires
Last year in Minnesota, 68 people died in home fires, the highest number of fatalities in 20 years, according to the State Fire Marshal's office. The Red Cross Home Fire campaign aims to reduce that number by 25 percent.
Mpls. grasps for answers after 10 shot, four killed over weekend
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Monday vowed to redouble efforts to curb shootings and other violent crimes, seeking to calm a city still reeling from an exceptionally bloody weekend.
Boyfriend charged with death of woman found in icy Burnsville pond
Elizabeth Perrault was found encased in ice by a fisherman in April.
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