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5 snowmobile crashes since Friday in Wisconsin kill 5 people
Closest to Minnesota occurred about 50 miles from border, where a snowmobiler lost control on a designated trail.
2 women found shot and killed in southeast Minneapolis apartment building
Minneapolis police detectives canvassed the neighborhood, near Central and University avenues, for witnesses well into the night.
Balloon ride over St. Paul fueled Count Zeppelin's dream
Considered the father of so-called rigid dirigibles, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin at age 25 made his first flight above downtown St. Paul.
Pedestrian struck by SUV, killed while trying to cross Farmington highway
A 38-year-old woman died on Hwy. 3 at 209th Street, the State Patrol said.
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Openness, optimism are hallmarks of Minnesota's new corrections chief
Paul Schnell aims to make the state's prisons safer and saner.
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Study-abroad programs face new pressure to focus on safety
Colleges work to better monitor international programs.
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Push puts Minnesota near goal of ending veteran homelessness
A goal that once seemed unattainable — securing safe and stable housing for every veteran known to be homeless — is now within reach.
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Preventing evictions becomes a focus in fight against homelessness in Minnesota
Foundation has started legal funds for renters.
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Brooks: Blackface left a stain in Minnesota yearbooks, too
We were so cruel. We had no idea how cruel, which is why this keeps happening.
Woodbury police use history exhibit in implicit bias training
Woodbury officers used visit to contemplate race relations and inequality.
Dozens sleep at Ramsey County Sheriff's Office to evade the cold
It may be open for the homeless again if subzero temperatures return, authorities said.
Blaine police ID husband and the wife he said he killed
The 46-year-old reported the death to police, the Anoka County Sheriff's Office said.
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Horse in basement of Inver Grove Heights home spurs police to action
Officers arrived to find a white or tan horse hoofing it through various rooms as police watched through windows from the outside.
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Minnesota tribe asks: Can wild rice have its own legal rights?
Maneuver to inject nature into modern law faces long odds.
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Two people killed in a crash on icy Hwy. 61 in Wabasha County have been ID'd
The head-on crash involved a pickup and a semitrailer truck, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
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Jon Noreen, Minnesota teacher and coach, dies at 67
Elected to the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2010, Noreen died unexpectedly on Feb. 1 at his home in Avon.
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Two found guilty in major Minnesota Medicaid fraud case
The women were part of a scheme to steal state money for phone personal care attendance cases, according to Attorney General Keith Ellison's office.
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Minnesota animal catcher shares his secrets to corralling llamas on the loose
Dan Ekre, Bagley's animal control officer, handles some surprising cases.
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