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Minnesota revamps school accountability process
Between 300 and 400 schools will be pinpointed and helped in the state under the new plan, more than twice as many as under the state's No Child Left Behind waiver.
Minneapolis officers often don't use body cameras, audit shows
Council Member Linea Palmisano called the results of the report, which are expected to be presented to the full council Tuesday morning, "damning."
Minneapolis' citywide sick-leave ordinance upheld by court
The ordinance, which took effect July 1, requires employers to allow employees working in Minneapolis to earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours a year.
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Smooth on opening day of Franklin Avenue bridge closure
Traffic flowed smoothly on Day 1 of what might be an eight-month closure.
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Sept. 18: Teen found dead in NDSU dorm was Burnsville High senior
17-year-old was on campus visiting friends.
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Overturned truck leads to long delays on I-494 in Mendota Heights
A semitrailer truck rolled over on the ramp from Dodd Road to westbound I-494 Monday morning leading to a huge backup extending more than 8 miles into Woodbury, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.
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25-year term for gunman who killed man sitting in car in state park near Albert Lea
The shooter's wife and their baby daughter were at the scene when the killing occurred.
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80-year-old missing all night from S. Minnesota care center is found alive
He was located in Kenyon midafternoon Sunday and was receiving medical attention.
With too many homeless, too few beds, Mpls. policy debated
A $400,000 federal grant offered to Minneapolis is at the heart of a debate over the best way to help the city's homeless.
Hautman wins again: Minnesotans keep up duck stamp dominance
Bob Hautman painted a pair mallards to win his third contest.
'Deeply offensive' Burnsville High School homecoming sign comes under fire
A white student referenced "picking cotton" in a poster to ask out a black student. The junior has apologized and removed the post.
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DOJ shift casts doubt on federal audit of St. Anthony police
St. Anthony was one of 16 cities nationwide enrolled in a program that sought to boost police reform and the federal changes make the status and future of the assessment unclear.
New regional trail opens in southern Washington County
Point Douglas Trail will connect to Hastings bridge next June.
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St. Cloud mall attacker's motive remains unclear one year later
Newly unsealed court filings detailing the FBI's early response underline the difficulty that persists in trying to unwrap Dahir Adan's reasons and to uncover any help from abroad.
State Fair fast out of gate locking up its first grandstand act for 2018
Former member of One Direction will take the stage on the opening night of next year's fair.
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