Brooks: No funding, no lab, no problem for dogged University of Minnesota student inventors
UMN undergrads spent six years building a new medical device from scratch.
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Mayor Frey nominates new Minneapolis civil rights director
Michelle Phillips currently serves as the inspector general for the city of Oakland, Calif.
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Phew and far between: Smelly corpse flower poised for rare bloom at Como's conservatory
The exotic plant is close to blooming for the first time since it arrived at the St. Paul conservatory in 2019. Get ready to plug your nose: The smell is described as similar to rotting flesh.
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Man convicted in Chisholm woman's 1986 cold case murder will get new trial
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that St. Louis County District Court erred in not allowing an alternate perpetrator defense for Michael Carbo Jr. in the murder of Nancy Daugherty.
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Minnesota developers create video game with a special mission: helping preserve the Ojibwe language
The group of mostly Native creators say they are making a game they hope will both teach and highlight the Ojibwe language, but also make for a fun experience.
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BCA says deputy stumbled and fell as man with knife charged in Chanhassen, prompting 2 deputies to shoot him
The BCA said Derek West remained hospitalized at HCMC and was in stable condition, an indication that he is expected to survive.
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Guthrie Theater front-facing staffers move to form a union
Their request is under consideration, the theater said.
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Minnesota lawmakers look to ban 'excited delirium' training for police
The mention of the term during the killing of George Floyd and other high-profile police encounters has accelerated the debate over its legitimacy.
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Apple Valley Police Department relaxes strict vehicle-pursuit policy
Police officers can now chase vehicles with links to more felony crimes like robbery, sexual assault and aggravated assault, along with homicide.
Scene Makers Q+A: Rochester store owners head up Winona's Mid West Music Fest this weekend
Maggie Panetta and Nate Nelson of Treedome discuss hosting 60-some bands and why Minnesota's smaller cities are so cool.
Souhan: South Carolina's Staley brings humor, wisdom to St. Kate's
Speaking at "Breaking Barriers," South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley teases one of her own NCAA title-winning players, St. Michael-Albertville's Tessa Johnson.
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Bemidji post office delayed 79,000 pieces of mail, audit finds
Poor management and mountains of Amazon packages are to blame.
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Feeding Our Future employee testifies he took kickbacks, didn't check meal sites
Hadith Ahmed was the first Feeding Our Future employee to testify in the trial, revealing how a massive fraud scheme unfolded and admitting he got kickbacks from defendants.
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2nd teen charged as adult with murder in shooting of 2 cousins on Halloween in Brooklyn Park
An argument over a gun preceded the gunfire, according to charges.
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Teen who gunned down Zaria McKeever during home invasion sentenced to 10 years in prison
The murder case of 15-year-old Foday Kamara became a flashpoint in how the criminal justice system should punish juveniles accused of violent crimes.
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St. Paul parents charged in baby's fentanyl overdose death
Court documents suggest the child ingested her mother's drugs.
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Albert Lea Pride drag show draws controversy after venue pulls out
Venue change comes amid planning for city's second-ever Pride celebration.
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Babbitt man pleads guilty to killing married couple in their 70s
He drove to Duluth and asked police to jail him for killing the couple, his roommates of a month.
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Supreme Court strikes down appeal for man convicted of 2020 road-rage murder in St. Paul
Anthony Trifiletti appealed his St. Paul murder conviction, arguing that he earned a new trial because his constitutional rights were violated.
Ethics panel says Sen. Gruenhagen should be instructed on how to send emails to colleagues
DFL Sen. Erin Maye Quade filed the complaint last year against the Glencoe Republican because of an email he sent linking to a graphic gender surgery video.
Here are 15 places to watch the Timberwolves playoff games in the Twin Cities
The team tips off against the Denver Nuggets at 8:30 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Sunday.
High school boys tennis teams bear down on the postseason
A new No. 1 player, Garrett Webb of Mounds Park Academy, leads the Class 1A individual rankings in the final week of the regular season.
Large fire erupts in Newport with billowing smoke seen miles away
No word yet on whether there are any injuries.
Thousands of turkeys killed in barn fire in central Minnesota
The blaze struck the barn on a farm in Sauk Centre Township.
Want Timberwolves playoff tickets? It will cost you . . . a lot.
How big is the demand for tickets for Games 3 and 4 of the Wolves-Nuggets series? And how much will it cost you to get a seat? Or a good seat?
Wrestling Hall of Fame reveals award-winners, new members
Alex Braun of Woodbury and Lanna Walter of Sauk Centre/Melrose were named wrestlers of the year, and Dan Engebretson and Marty Morgan from the Mounds View coaching staff were honored.
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Ex-Chief Hennepin County Public Defender Kassius Benson given probation for federal tax evasion
He admitted late last year that he failed to pay taxes withheld for employees of his criminal defense firm.
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