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Minnesota casinos begin to reopen with safeguards in place
Mystic Lake welcomes guests, masks required.
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Metro counties have spent roughly $5 million to rent hotel rooms as emergency shelters
Contracts and invoices obtained through public records requests show a county-by-county patchwork of efforts to find and pay for lodging, transportation, food and other services for hundreds of unsheltered people in the seven-county metro, all within a matter of weeks.
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Former Mendota church employee who stole $33K gets probation, jail term.
Christopher Paul Seiple must also repay the money he stole, and then some.
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Driver charged with killing pedestrian in Bloomington in December
The Burnsville man showed signs of impairment, the charges said, and had a breath test at the scene that registered a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.129 percent.
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Some person-to-person public services resuming in county bordering Twin Cities
Not all services will be available starting Monday, including public access to jail.
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Minnesota Zoo lays off 48, but preparing to reopen
The Apple Valley zoo is requesting a $6 million emergency state subsidy to stay afloat.
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Northfield officer hurt in crash while responding to emergency call
The officer was treated at a hospital and released. The State Patrol is investigating.
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A national rarity: Northfield firefighter retires after living at firehouse for 47 years
In what might be a national longevity record, Mike Kruse is retiring and moving out of the cozy confines above his pumper truck after 47 years.
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South Metro
Man fatally pinned operating heavy equipment near stores in Champlin
The 43-year-old from Prior Lake was clearing brush working alone, police said.
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Youth wrestling coach charged with sexually assaulting girl in Eden Prairie
Mustafa Shabazz, a former high school assistant, has a history of inappropriate conduct with underage girls, authorities allege.
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Woman dies in head-on crash on Hwy. 13 in Scott County
The crash happened Monday about 7:20 a.m. at 240th Street
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Swindler paid for Eagan restaurant with fake $400K cashier's check, charges say
Alleged fake $400K check passed before his prison term for an earlier scam.
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Charges: Grenade launcher among weapons seized from Red Wing home
Methamphetamine also found on the premises, according to the charges.
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Charges: 2 caught on I-35 with $1M in meth from Arizona, $17K
One of the suspects had been making frequent trips to Arizona and hauling "large amounts of narcotics" back to Minnesota, according to law enforcement.
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