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Fired Mpls. teacher accuses management of 'cancerous rot'

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A former South High School math teacher says she was fired for speaking up against administrators' inability — or unwillingness — to address or even document extremely disruptive student behavior.

— Eder Campuzano, Star Tribune

Becka Thompson was hired to teach students learning English as a second language.

Ex-Hennepin sheriff paid for drunk-driving damages with workers' comp

The Hennepin County Board approved a $240,000 settlement with former Sheriff Dave Hutchinson.

U.S. Steel won't get exception to pollution rules that protect wild rice, MPCA says

The company had asked the state to raise limits for sulfate in Hay Lake, downstream of its Keetac taconite plant.

Opening statements set for Monday in Trump's hush money case after judge rejects latest bid to delay

A full jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, setting the stage for opening statements next week in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend.

Taste of Minnesota to be enjoyed on the ground and in the air this year

The festival in Minneapolis will have around 60 food vendors and a zipline over Washington Avenue S.

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Quarterback of the future? This Vikings mystery is about to end.

Part 6 of a series: Six quarterbacks are on the draft radar to fill both practical and philosophical needs for the Vikings.

Two major downtown Minneapolis towers face change as hybrid shuffle continues

Wells Fargo Center is now on the market, and Capella University cuts its space by more than half in the tower that bears its name.

Former Cooper football star Howard transfers from LSU to Gophers

Former Cooper star and LSU defensive end Jaxon Howard, the most highly touted high school football recruit in Minnesota last year, has committed to the Gophers

Legendary record store site in Minneapolis will soon house a new shop for musicheads

The former home of Treehouse Records and Oar Folkjokeopus will reopen as Lucky Cat Records in July.

Marijuana's path to legality in Minnesota: A timeline

Various efforts to decriminalize or legalize the drug stalled until 2022, when Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature made it legal for recreational purposes.

Old newspaper boxes become life-savers as Twin Cities self-serve dispensaries

Jim Barrett and Andrew Kamin-Lyndgaard of Minneapolis created Little Free Libraries for naloxone and fentanyl testing strips as part of a growing effort to expand access to the overdose-reversing medicine.

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Judge drops some charges against ex-Minnesota college student feared of plotting campus shooting

Minnesota to close state park on Iron Range, turn it back into a mine

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Quarterback of the future? This Vikings mystery is about to end.

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Former Cooper football star Howard transfers from LSU to Gophers

A playoff opener is always important. It's even bigger for the Wolves

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Thrivent has found a way for everyday folks to get a piece of the private equity market

When markets turn down, why robots beat humans at picking stocks

Ramstad: Misinterpreting data led me to the wrong conclusion about Minnesota retirees

Conservative lawmakers lead objections to Vista's deal to sell Federal ammunition to Czech firm

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The courage to follow the evidence on transgender care

Republicans wanted a crackdown on Israel's critics. Columbia obliged.

For this Minnesota legislator, action targeting child abuse is intensely personal

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Over 27 years, couple have renovated Hopkins 'three-chimney house' built by Gluek family in 1939

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