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Hwy. 12 campaign
The stretch of Hwy. 12 from Wayzata to the Hennepin County border that is the focus of a campaign to bring traffic fatalities to zero for 12 months.
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Hottest October ever
The planet's temperature departure from the long-term average of 1.04 Celsius in October was the greatest of any month ever recorded by NASA. It marked the first time a monthly temperature anomaly exceeded 1 degree Celsius in records dating back to 1880. The previous largest anomaly was 0.97 Celsius from January 2007.
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Graphic: High poverty rates at segregated schools
Poverty rates* are highest at metro area schools that have predominantly minority student populations, according to a Star Tribune analysis of Minnesota Department of Education data.
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Mass shootings in the U.S. 2013-2015
This map has all the mass shootings in the U.S. since 2013 according to Mass Shooting Tracker.
Mass shooting is defined as four or more people murdered or injured in one event. NOTE: locations are based on generalized location data and are not precise.
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Farm fatalities highest in Midwest
From 2003 to 2013, Iowa led the nation in farm deaths. Altogether, the Midwest accounted for 44 percent of the 4,863 people who died in work-related farming accidents in that period. The Midwest also generated some of the highest fatality rates. Washington, which is one of three states that enforces workplace safety rules on small farms, had the nation's lowest fatality rate.
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Think the Fair feels crowded? Compare attendance stats
State Fair officials publish attendance data each day. Compare the crowds now to the crowds in 2014 and 2013, and grimace at the thought of that record number.
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Beating the odds
Schools showing the highest percentage of students scoring at grade level or better.
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Building momentum
Nearly 7 miles of the Green Line's 11-mile route and most of the new track from where the line diverges from the Blue Line in Minneapolis are in St. Paul. Along the way are 64 projects underway, finished or planned.
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The Commons in Downtown East
The City of Minneapolis has its $18-million park design in hand and now needs the money to build The Commons in Downtown East.
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What military surplus gear does your police agency have?
City, county and state police agencies in Minnesota often get gear from the military. Look up by agency or item type.
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US agency approvals Shell's Arctic oil and gas drilling plan
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Monday approved the multi-year exploration plan in the Chukchi Sea for Shell after reviewing thousands of comments from the public, Alaska Native organizations and state and federal agencies.
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A future of water shortages?
A struggle has broken out over control of water in the Twin Cities metro area, pitting local officials against the Metropolitan Council and stirring debate about who is the best steward of the precious natural resource.
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Interactive: Young victims of gun violence in Minnesota
They died on the street. In cars. At parties. In school. At home. In all, 116 Minnesota youths died from shootings in the past 12 years. Sometimes it was an accident. Often it was murder. In some cases, the circumstances are a mystery. All were 18 years old or younger.
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St. Paul fatal police shootings since 2004
St. Paul police officers have used deadly force against 14 men since 2004. Here's a look at what happened in each of these incidents. Here's more about St. Paul officers' use of deadly force.
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These are the worst bridges in Minnesota
As the Minnesota legislature prepares to open its 2015 legislative session on Tuesday, lawmakers in both major parties agree that more needs to be done to repair the state's aging transportation infrastructure. About 1,200 of Minnesota's more than 20,000 bridges are classified as structurally deficient — they're safe, but need to be monitored, maintained and ultimately replaced. The map below shows the bridges with the lowest sufficiency rating. A lower rating indicates greater disrepair.
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