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Moorhead pontoon driver charged with animal cruelty in deer's drowning death
The boater is accused of animal cruelty and chasing a wild animal in a motor vehicle for the purpose of hunting.
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Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City coach aims to teach lessons beyond the football field
An unconventional high school football coach aims to teach life lessons beyond the Xs and Os.
Later school start times
School districts mulling chance for teens to sleep later
More districts weigh shift, which helps sleepy teens perform better in the classroom.
St. Paul gets another million-dollar arts infusion from Knight Foundation
Forty projects, big and small, to split $1.29 million in the second year of the city's Arts Challenge.
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Duluth officer uses offer of cigarette to help save suicidal man
Officer offers the man a smoke, getting him close enough to yank him off the ledge of a parking ramp.
Police Lives Matter rally in Coon Rapids aims to show support for officers
Organizers expect hundreds at event supporting law enforcement officers.
Park Board to hire city's consultant to assess Hiawatha water issues
Recommendation to Park Board would hire Barr Engineering to assess groundwater flow and the impact on golf course of not pumping groundwater into Lake Hiawatha
Authorities identify fatal stabbing victim
Medical examiner says 53-year-old Flowera Ransom was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband.
Wisconsin students criticize plan to lift out-of-state cap
University of Wisconsin-Madison students ripped a plan to lift the school's cap on out-of-state undergraduates Tuesday, saying the move will lead to larger classes and justifying the change as a way to pump new talent into state's workforce makes no sense.
West Bank's Chester experienced early trauma as a child
He grew up in Zimmerman but his family life was shattered by a car accident in Iowa that took two family members
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The West Bank's homeless fixture Chester is dead
The top-hatted busker was found dead Saturday in his makeshift homeless camp under a bridge.
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Part 2: Unsafe tractors drive up death toll at family farms
Safety upgrades to farm equipment can save lives, but many improvements are expensive – and there are no incentives or rules to enforce them.
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Part 1: Deaths on the rise on Minnesota family farms
Farm deaths jump in Minnesota and neighboring states as government backs away from safety.
Minnetonka Blvd. bridge over Hwy. 100 set to open Thursday
At long last, commuters in St. Louis Park will be able to cross Hwy. 100 using the new Minnetonka Boulevard bridge. The new overpass will open for motorists and pedestrians on Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.
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