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Roark Capital, which is buying Buffalo Wild Wings, has money in some of America's best-known brands
Launched in 2001, the Atlanta-based investment firm now has a stake in 21 food and restaurant chains.
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Bloomington to negotiate new deal for proposed World Expo site
City was to pay $32M for farm but bid for 2023 event failed.
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Police seize 60 lbs. of pot, $70K at home of 2 UND students from Twin Cities
Two University of North Dakota students from the Twin Cities were arrested and charged after a search of their residence near campus turned up 60 pounds of marijuana, a rifle, numerous pills and nearly $70,000 in cash.
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Crash, loss of legs forced two friends to rebuild their lives — again
After fleeing a war-torn country, living in refugee camps and starting new lives in the United States, the two Bloomington men now face a new ordeal.
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100-day Hennepin plan to help homeless kids crushes expectations
The county's Office to End Homelessness set a goal of 150 people; "We blew our housing goals out of the water," said an official.
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Final defendant in exotic car speeding pack on I-394 pleads guilty; nearly half beat the rap
Seven of the 12 pleaded guilty to the spring afternoon cruise; five drivers won dismissals.
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Capture of pet Minn. emu on the lam for months has a sudden, sad ending
Dork had become a viral sensation after his escape from Sherburne County home.
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2 hurt when car plows into store in Excelsior
The Provisions shop's owner and manager suffered noncritical injuries. The driver was not hurt.
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Apartment complex opens in Hopkins exclusively for those with less
The Oxford Village is open to those who make less than 60 percent of the area income.
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Minn. Holocaust survivor's help leads to new criminal charges against Nazi guards
The St. Louis Park woman is helping German prosecutors in case against ex-guards.
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Cities across Minnesota begin to tackle tobacco regulations
Restricting sales has run into economic issues and stout lobbying pressure.
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Wet weather delays reopening of Braemar Golf Course in Edina until 2019
Seeding time missed due to wet summer and fall.
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Man bringing his gun in for service caused Eden Prairie Center lockdown
Police said he was bringing it to a sporting goods store for service.
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Feds require new study for Southwest light-rail crash wall
The Federal Transit Administration is requiring an additional environmental study of a crash-protection wall that is planned along the proposed Southwest light-rail line. It is unclear whether the study will further delay the embattled $1.9 billion transit project.
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Mentally ill Minneapolis man pleads guilty to killing his parents with screwdrivers
The defendant declined to take a plea deal, a move that could mean a longer sentence.
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Immigration advocates ask Hennepin County Board for legal aid for inmates facing deportation
Many are critical of the Sheriff's Office's relationship with ICE.
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