SouthWest Transit to launch new service in Eden Prairie
Like popular ride-hailing apps, SouthWest Transit is now making it as easy to request a ride within Eden Prairie as the tap of a phone app.
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Law brings new transparency for child protection records
Greater openness is one of the reforms intended to reduce the number of children maltreated in Minnesota.
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Coon Rapids is training students to save lives
Coon Rapids' Heart Safe program trained 1,200 high school freshmen and sophomores in skills that could one day save the life of a cardiac arrest victim.
Anoka County Sheriff's Office has state's first mobile digital forensics lab
The lab is a converted ambulance that was donated to Anoka County by Allina Emergency services.
Gallery: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community opens its mosque doors
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community had its inauguration celebration, Saturday of Nusrat Mosque in Coon Rapids, the first and only mosque in Minnesota for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison gave the keynote address.
Around the metro, summer's festival flags are flying
Family-friendly events in cities statewide create a sense of community and celebrate local history.
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DNR accelerates cutting of pines, bowing to financial pressure
The agency says harvesting younger trees will help increase revenue for schools.
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From diabetes to chewing gum, private funds drive U research
As federal money for research declines, scientists are facing difficult questions.
Detention deputy climbs the ranks to lead Hennepin County Corrections
Chester Cooper came to Minnesota to play wide receiver for the Gophers in the 1970s.
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Duluth hoping to protect plovers at Park Point
Advocates, city officials trying to encourage species to nest in area where it was once plentiful.
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15-year-old dies after being hit by baseball in Bemidji
Exact cause of death is unknown; 15-year-old was hit during a pickup game with his friends.
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1 dead in north Mpls. shooting after neighborhood dispute
Minneapolis police said two other people were wounded in the holiday afternoon gunfire.
U.S. labor secretary to tout paid family leave during Twin Cities visit
Labor secretary will promote issue during visit to Twin Cities.
Burnsville uses native plant sale to encourage more such gardens
Burnsville will host the city's first Native Plant Market on Saturday.
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