Hennepin County is set to approve $2.6 billion budget. Here's what it pays for.

The County Board plans 6.5% levy increase largely for worker pay and benefits.
Politics

Capitol campus makeover begins with State Office Building renovation

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Paul Maher of Cremation & Trade Services Inc., held out a metal knee replacement from a person who was cremated at his St. Paul facility. Maher collec
Anthony Soufflé, Star Tribune
Paul Maher of Cremation & Trade Services Inc., held out a metal knee replacement from a person who was cremated at his St. Paul facility. Maher collects all that doesn’t burn and uses a recycler.

Lakewood Cemetery alleged theft spotlights market for metal implants left after cremation

Prosecutors charged the former crematorium manager for selling artificial joints and other metal refuse. He says he sold what he considered trash.
Singer Jearlyn Steele, seen rehearsing with Minnesota Sinfonia, has quit her weekly WCCO Radio show after 27 years.
Variety

WCCO Radio's first host of color Jearlyn Steele resigns unexpectedly

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Every meal at Standish Cafe should begin with an order of æbleskivers for the table.

The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

The case for brunch dessert, a classic meatless burger, fried artichokes, the sweet side of a hummus house and a memorable chicken dish are among our best bites of the week.
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck has been busy recruiting since the regular season ended, with the Dec. 20 national signing day approaching.
Sports

Price of a good transfer in the portal? At least $1 million, Fleck says

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 Curious Minnesota
A still dug up from the woods near Holdingford — a hotspot of moonshining during Prohibition — is on display at the city’s history museum.

How Minnesota farmers kept booze flowing during Prohibition

Mobsters became famous for bootlegging, but smaller moonshine operations permeated the countryside.
Can you match the wall and floor art to the Twin Cities restaurant in this quiz?
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Can you match the wall and floor art to the Twin Cities restaurant in this quiz?

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