State high court rejects Richfield's effort to fire police officer
Police chiefs' association says state's highest court "missed an opportunity" to improve police professionalism.
Fox 9 anchor Jeff Passolt sues state for a slip and fall
Passolt broke his hip in the 2017 fall on an icy sidewalk near the State Capitol.
Celebrated Minnesota architect James Dayton dies unexpectedly at 53
Frank Gehry protégé designed the MacPhail Center for Music.
Felony charge: MCTC student purposely voted in same election twice
The MCTC student said she was directed to vote for Minneapolis Council Member Abdi Warsame.
Almost 50,000 people now live in downtown Minneapolis
Downtown's population has risen steadily for years now. Four new residential buildings contributed to an increase in 2017, and more units opened up last year.
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Minnesota raises the alarm for missing indigenous women
The Legislature is considering a task force after the Urban Indian Health Institute ranked Minnesota ninth in the nation for cases of missing and killed indigenous women.
'I got taken': Mpls. marijuana activist in fight with Oregon partners files for bankruptcy
Randy Quast is embroiled in a messy court battle in Oregon and listed a $5 million liability as a result.
Richest city in U.S. got even richer for third straight year, data show
Also, the west-metro suburb of Medina made its debut in the top 100 of the annual Bloomberg Richest Places index.
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LeRoy Miller, D-Day veteran and former Minnesota mayor, dies at 96
Miller had at least two close calls while working for the family plumbing and heating business, near-misses that he turned into stories and jokes.
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To make state's schools safer, Minnesota lawmakers focus on student mental health
Bills seek to add counselors, beef up suicide prevention training and grant programs.
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Minnesota legislators and student groups push for free college
Most recent bill would cover first two years at any state school. The costs of proposal are unknown at this point.
Mpls. father pleads guilty to sex assault in 'house of horrors' case
A Minneapolis father has pleaded guilty to sexually and physically assaulting his twin teenage daughters and endangering a third child who lived in the home.
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Brooks: Superintendents break into song to break the news of another snow day
School leaders make the best call they can. And if they can, they turn the call into performance art.
DNA identifies remains of U student last seen in 1970; authorities seek answers
Investigators are now trying to find out what led to her death and why her remains back then ended up in a burned-out Mille Lacs County home.
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Jayme Closs finds comfort in the letters and gifts from strangers
The Barron, Wis., teen and her family posted a note of thanks on Facebook.
Prosecutors get extra time to file charges in Minneapolis murder cases, one new and one from 1993
One is suspected of shooting a woman and her mother this past weekend; the other in connection with the stabbing of a woman in 1993.
DNA, online genealogy website help police nab suspect in 1993 slaying of Minneapolis woman
Suspect faces charges in the stabbing death of Jeanne Ann Childs of Minneapolis.
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Attorney who represented terror suspect in Mpls. ISIS trial is disbarred
The Supreme Court order cited misconduct involving failure to "diligently handle matters" for 11 clients.
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Search group, legislators seek help for Minnesota's missing American Indian women
The Legislature is considering a task force after the Urban Indian Health Institute ranked Minnesota ninth in the nation for cases of missing and killed indigenous women.
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