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Drive-throughs aim to shorten DMV lines in Twin Cities
Drive-through service centers are popping up in the Twin Cities suburbs as a faster option to waiting inside for service.
Carver County updates head lice policy
County public health department supports changes to head lice policy by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Correction for Aug. 25, 2016
A story on B2 Wednesday should have said that bargain express bus tickets to the State Fair were available until midnight Aug. 24 and cost $4.50.
Minneapolis to host gun buyback program this weekend
A pair of fire stations on the city's North and South sides will host a gun turn-in program seeking to take hundreds of guns off the streets and turn them into works of art, city officials and the nonprofit group Pillsbury United Communities announced this week.
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Your guide on getting to the Minnesota State Fair
Driving to the fair can be a pain, and fair officials acknowledge that.
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Miles of footlongs, tons of manure and other State Fair yardsticks
We fairgoers go through a staggering amount of cookies, milk, hot dogs and other comestibles. And those animals really pile up the pies, too.
Twin Cities restaurant owner accused of using eateries as drug fronts
An indictment unsealed Monday has 46 counts including conspiracy to distribute marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine, conspiracy to harbor and employ illegal aliens, and money laundering.
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Car slips off jack, fatally crushes Stearns County man changing oil
His wife came home to find him under the vehicle in their garage.
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Lake Mille Lacs catch-and-release walleye season will end Sept. 6
Local Ojibwe bands had expressed displeasure with Dayton's decision earlier this month to allow the season to continue even though a quota had been surpassed.
Family friend charged in death, sex assault of Meeker Co. girl
In Watkins, population 1,000, nearly 1,000 people attended a vigil for Alayna Ert on Tuesday evening.
Robbinsdale council approves Terrace Theatre teardown; lawsuit filed to halt demolition
Vote comes as lawsuit seeks restraining order against site's razing.
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Talks between Allina Health, nurses union go nowhere
Each side blames the other as talks break off late Tuesday with no agreement.
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St. Paul district seeks a fresh start with in-school officers
New measures seek to ensure a more positive presence in schools.
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Tevlin: Jury's misunderstanding of instructions altered murder verdict
It was a drug deal gone bad, and when it was over, one man was dead and two were in jail facing murder charges.
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Court will hear evaluations of six Minnesota ISIL defendants in September
German deradicalization authority will report findings next month.
Vikings pay tribute to legendary columnist Sid Hartman at new stadium
Bud Grant and Lou Nanne were among those on hand to dedicate the Sid Hartman Media Entrance at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Abuse victims say St. Paul Archdiocese can afford $80M in compensation
Panel says $13M proposed by archdiocese in bankruptcy court is too little.
Three badly injured dogs possibly linked to St. Paul fighting ring, rescue group says
The unneutered male dogs were found on different days within a few miles of one another in St. Paul.
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