Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty speaks during a press conference at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, Ap

Hennepin County Attorney inks contract with D.C. law firm to prosecute trooper Londregan case

The agreement includes a $1 million budget cap for legal services, billed at a blended rate of $850 per hour.
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Minnesota Innocence Project seeks records in murder case that hinged on embattled medical examiner's testimony

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Michael McGee, the former chief medical examiner in Ramsey County, conducted Gabriela Romo’s autopsy and testified in the trial that led to the conv
The Great Northern Innocence Project cites "rising concerns" over testimony in other cases involving former Ramsey County Medical Examiner Michael McGee.
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Duluth 'plunger' vandal charged with defacing multiple sites in months-long spree

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A Duluth man who is suspected of scrawling "plunger" on dozens of surfaces around the city has been charged with felony-level damage to property.
Mason Kenneth Manseau was arrested in early April, released, and arrested again in May.
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St. Paul neighbors working to upend St. Thomas arena construction

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Opponents fear snarled traffic, air quality issues from thousands of cars.
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Minneapolis students want better playground accessibility for classmates with disabilities

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A group of elementary school students is lobbying the Minneapolis school board to help them play with their friends on the playground without any barriers.
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Concerns about historic preservation delay wheelchair ramps at Como Conservatory

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Work on the ramps now is expected to begin this summer at the popular St. Paul attraction.
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Old new burger alert: Edina's Convention Grill is back

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After a 4-year hiatus, the storied diner is once again serving burgers, malts and nostalgia. Add this to your weekend plans.
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The scene where Abdirahman H. Haji-Ahmed was found dead in his parked car. / DAVID JOLES

Minneapolis murder suspect arrested after decade-long escape

The man fled the country in 2013 after a fatal shooting downtown.
Politics
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Advocates for an equal rights amendment rally in the Capitol rotunda on the first day of the 2024 legislative session.

What to know about a possible Minnesota equal rights amendment on abortion rights

Democrats have been debating for months over language to put a wide-ranging amendment on the ballot.
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Students pass a statue of Goldy the gopher on the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus during a class change earlier this year.

University of Minnesota considers increasing tuition next school year

Tuition for Minnesota residents attending the Twin Cities campus would rise by 4.5% to $15,148 per year. The U's Board of Regents could make a decision next month.
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Myon Burrell at his home in Minneapolis, shortly after being released from prison in 2020.

Judge rules that traffic stop, search of Myon Burrell by police was valid

Judge Peter Cahill wrote there was probable cause supporting the traffic stop and search of the vehicle driven by Burrell, whose life sentence for murder was recently commuted.
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Austin man sentenced to 32 years for killing woman who played around with a stun gun

Me'darian L. Mcgruder received 386 months in prison during a sentencing hearing Friday.
Variety
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The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra artistic director Kyu-Young Kim helped lead a rehearsal in 2022. The chamber orchestra announced Friday that he would b

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's artistic director Kyu-Young Kim stepping down but staying on

The leader and violinist cited "shifts in priorities" in a statement explaining his decision.
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Tom Conroy of New Ulm, Minn., talked recently about his five-year evolution from gung-ho soldier to questioning dissenter of the Vietnam War — to fi

From Vietnam medic to peacenik, proud veteran

A southern Minnesota man looks back on his evolution from gung-ho soldier in 1967 to questioning dissenter by 1972 to proud Army veteran today.
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The University of Minnesota is considering changing the name of Nicholson Hall after faculty said their research raised concerns that Edward Nicholson

University of Minnesota president recommends renaming Nicholson Hall

The building was named after Dean Edward Nicholson in 1945. Faculty say their research raises concerns about his role stoking antisemitism and political repression.
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Mankato-area sirens working again; faulty phone line caused failed test

Mankato-area sirens working again; faulty phone line caused failed test

Blue Earth County is working on a backup system in case the sirens fail in the future.
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Minnesota Power agrees to smaller bill increase for customers in settlement

If utility regulators approve the deal with state officials, residential customers' electric rates would increase 4.9% instead of the originally posed 12%.
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Sharon Lubinski said one thing she learned as a Minneapolis cop is the idea of applying justice evenly.

Sharon Lubinski, first openly gay U.S. marshal and longtime MPD leader, dies at 71

Lubinski came out in 1993 and later became one of the highest serving women in law enforcement nationwide.
Stage & Arts
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Candrice Jones' "Flex" is a coming-of-age story about a girls basketball team that deals with poverty and sexuality. The play runs through May 19 at S

Review: 'Flex' brings hoops and dreams to life at Penumbra Theatre

At a time when Minnesotans are hoping for a championship basketball run, the St. Paul theater has a real winner.
Outdoors
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A scene from Crane Lake on Opening Day 2012. As it did this year, the ice went out early statewide in 2012, but cool weather followed, leading to a pr

Anderson: For opener, fishing will be fantastic — and catching will be great

You heard it here first: Fish will be caught at a fast and furious pace during next weekend's Minnesota walleye opener. The data backs that up.
Minneapolis
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Charlie Jones-Burge's son was fatally shot at a Minneapolis convenience store on Oct. 8, 2020 — her birthday. She was on the phone with him when she

As unsolved Minneapolis homicides stack up, families of victims wait for justice

A deadly three-year period at the height of the pandemic has left Minneapolis with the most open homicide cases in at least three decades.
Minneapolis
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Mayor Jacob Frey now sees it almost impossible to stick with his planned property tax levy increase of 6.1% or less.

Minneapolis residential property taxes could rise steeply in 2025

With federal COVID funds drying up and downtown commercial values falling, homeowners and renters will be asked to shoulder the burden, Mayor Jacob Frey cautions.
Colleges
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St. Thomas record-setter Anna Swanson is grateful for another track season, and much more. “I’m a living miracle," she said.

'I'm a living miracle.' Tommies athlete goes from broken bones to broken record

Anna Swanson was removed from a demolished car last year with a shattered pelvis and broken spine. Doctors thought her athletic career could be over. This year, she set a school record for the University of St. Thomas track team.
Variety
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These musicians climb trees to perform music

St. Paul's Arborators play in the treetops: 'We're the world's only tree-climbing brass band'

They play traditional polkas, waltzes and marches in unusual locations — like the tops of trees.
Local
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Forest Lake High track athletes who were struck by car during a run expected to make full recovery

Samuel Farinella and Jase Blanchard were training with the team when they were hit.
Inspired
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Nicholas Gaudette from Edina High School warms up backstage with other music educators before Saturday's concert.

Minnesota music teachers play alongside Minnesota Orchestra members in special concerts

Each of 54 educators sat beside an orchestra member playing the same instrument for a performance of Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" during season sampler concerts.
Curious Minnesota
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Minneapolis Lakers players Ed Fleming, Corky Devlin, George Brown, Art Spoelstra, Bob Burrow, Jim Krebs and Larry Foust in 1958.

Why did the Minneapolis Lakers basketball team move to Los Angeles?

The team became the NBA's first dynasty in Minnesota. But locals were generally sympathetic to the move west.

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