St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter cruises toward second term despite criticism about crime and policing
The 42-year-old first-term mayor of Minnesota's capital city has no high-profile opponents.
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Man, 20, held in sister's fatal shooting in Chanhassen
The victim was a 25-year-old woman, authorities said.
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Brooks: How the census heroes saved Minnesota a seat in Congress
The state that never takes the last bite of anything snagged the last available seat in the U.S. House.
California proposes to steer new homes from gas appliances
California's energy policy and planning agency wants to transition new homes away from gas-powered appliances.
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Minnesota gets creative in COVID-19 vaccine outreach
Dwindling demand forces new approaches to boost immunization numbers.
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Ellison reshapes Minn. attorney general's office with eye on criminal justice
His focus on criminal justice, police and hate crimes draws national attention.
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String of satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers
A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday had some people wondering if a fleet of UFOs was coming, but it had others— mostly amateur stargazers and professional astronomers— lamenting the industrialization of space.
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Scooter operator that lost Minneapolis contract takes aim at competitor's record on equity
Lime challenges Bird on inequitable deployment on Mpls.' North Side.
Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack
The operator of a major pipeline system that transports fuel across the East Coast said Saturday it had been victimized by a ransomware attack and had halted all pipeline operations to deal with the threat. The attack is unlikely to affect gasoline supply and prices unless it leads to a prolonged shutdown of the pipeline, experts said.
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Twists and turns for Minnesota's oldest human bones
The discovery dubbed Browns Valley Man was judged to be roughly 10,000-year-old bones, some of the oldest, best-preserved prehistoric human remains ever found in North America.
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Woman, two small children die in Maple Grove crash
A man is hospitalized with injuries that appear noncritical, authorities say.
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Video of Bemidji's broken Paul Bunyan statue captures nighttime hijinks
Four can be seen climbing and hanging on the 18-foot figure.
Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 9
EAST BETHELAPRIL 18Theft. A boat was stolen from the 2400 block of 183rd Avenue NE.HUGOMARCH 25Animal complaint. A deputy observed an injured dog on the…
With transit thrown off track, the rush hour may never be the same
The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated demand for public transportation along with work culture. Metro Transit is getting ready for the return of commuters.
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Suburban briefs: Dakota County postpones property tax due date
Dakota County will give some property owners additional time to pay property taxes without incurring a fine, citing financial hardships residents have faced during the…
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Minnesota briefs: Willmar may be running out of police cars
Is Willmar running out of police squad cars? That was a question at the City Council meeting last week.The Police Department lost one vehicle earlier…
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After devastating fire, future of Northfield's historic Archer House is in doubt
Despite fire damage, residents hope Archer House can rise again
Minnesota reports 1,321 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more deaths
The number of people with at least one vaccine dose exceeds 2.64 million.
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Milwaukee police providing locks for Kia, Hyundai owners
Milwaukee police are providing free steering wheel locks to residents who own some models of Kias and Hyundais.
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2 men from Hackensack killed in separate crashes in outstate Minnesota
Two men from Hackensack in north-central Minnesota were killed in separate crashes Friday near Austin and Hackensack.Lemoyne L. Kraushaar, 87, died after his minivan hit…
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Unarmed traffic stops part of Brooklyn Center mayor's police reform plan
The plan's details and costs would be worked out by a committee of citizens and experts, with a meeting later Saturday afternoon.
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2 charged in gunfire during racial justice march
Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have announced charges against two people in connection with gunfire between a group of marchers on their way to Washington, D.C., from Milwaukee and a rural Pennsylvania resident last summer.
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