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Solutions elusive as number of Mpls. gunshot victims up 90% from last year

Amid struggles to develop a new approach to public safety, there is a depressingly familiar problem: how to curb surging violence as the weather warms.
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How will Third Precinct arsonists pay $12 million restitution? They probably won't

The musical group “Sounds of Blackness” performed during a gathering to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday at the State Capitol.
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On a sunny Juneteenth, hopes for change and peace prevail

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Minnesota events group aims to see Olympians swimming on top of Vikings turf

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Continuing GOP skepticism over Biden's win worries 'students of democracy'

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Sisters Natalie Redinger, center, and Heather Dewitt, right, participate in a traditional Swedish circle dance Thursday at the American Swedish Instit
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Sisters Natalie Redinger, center, and Heather Dewitt, right, participate in a traditional Swedish circle dance Thursday at the American Swedish Institute.

Minneapolis, St. Paul come back to life as pandemic wanes

Thanks to high vaccination rates, summer weather and the lifting of Minneapolis and St. Paul mask mandates, June has marked a reanimation of Minnesota's metropolitan core after more than a year of COVID-induced inactivity. The signs of revival are everywhere.
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Stunner at the U.S. trials: Regan Smith upset in 200-meter backstroke

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Nelson Cruz celebrates his two-run home run against the Rangers during the fourth inning
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Buxton returns, Cruz blasts a two-run home run to spark Twins over Texas 3-2

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Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Gov. Tim Walz elbow-bumped after their single-dose COVID shots in March.
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Minnesota's governors form a small club with little small talk

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