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Minnesota's invisible caregivers are a growing army of children
Each day, thousands of Minnesota children, some as young as 8 or 9, serve as unpaid caregivers for family members who are too sick or frail to care for themselves.
Attorneys who Prince avoided in life now oversee his estate
He had no will, so attorneys — a profession the star distrusted — are in charge.
Can Can Wonderland part of St. Paul Midway resurgence
An oddball attraction is the latest hip addition to the St. Paul neighborood.
Bicyclists strap on monitors to measure Twin Cities air quality
Pedalers will help scientists determine how pollution varies across the Twin Cities.
Dakota County to pay $4M for conservation easement in Inver Grove Heights
Deal means the Grannis family property will be preserved indefinitely.
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Appeals court ruling bottles up part of Fargo flood project
Court halts work on ring levee until Minnesota agrees to build dam
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A look at the lives of child caretakers
Each day, an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 children across Minnesota provide care to someone in their family who is physically or mentally disabled and is too debilitated to care for themselves. While their friends and classmates indulge in sports and play, these young carers hurry home to perform a dizzying array of chores, and to help their sick or disabled relatives bathe, eat, dress and take their medications.
Young people get a fighting chance at Minneapolis boxing gym
The Circle of Discipline isn't just a boxing gym. It serves as playground, school and even family for Minneapolis youths.
Young people get a fighting chance at Minneapolis boxing gym the Circle of Discipline
The Circle of Discipline isn't just a boxing gym. It serves as playground, school and even family for Minneapolis youths.
Craft breweries get to pop their tops at U.S. Bank Stadium
Smaller Twin Cities operations including Insight, Bauhaus and Sociable will get a chance to put their suds in the spotlight.
Case of Hennepin Avenue pedestrian death will test new state law
Reckless driving was a misdemeanor until 2015, when the Legislature made it a gross misdemeanor in circumstances that result in great bodily harm.
Modern faith
New Age religion Eckankar makes its home in Chanhassen
The religion's tenets — soul travel, reincarnation and the significance of dreams — might seem odd or otherworldly. But the campus has quietly become part of Chanhassen's fabric.
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