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Gov. Dayton calls for task force to address senior care abuses
Gov. Mark Dayton said Wednesday he would create a task force to deal with abuses in senior homes revealed in a Star Tribune series this week. "The senior care failures are really appalling," he said.
Driver charged in hit-and-run death of 17-year-old in Andover
Loren Gafner, 19, is the third charged in a drug deal gone wrong.
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Worthington man files brutality suit over 2016 arrest caught on video
Man's arrest, incident caught on tape last year.
Some homeless will be moved outside of Super Bowl perimeter
A current shelter at First Covenant Church is inside the Super Bowl security perimeter.
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Minnesota Supreme Court to hear teacher tenure challenge
The suit claiming tenure makes it difficult to fire bad teachers has been dismissed twice by lower courts.
R.T. Rybak to help lead Jacob Frey's transition to Minneapolis mayor's office
Joe Radinovich to be new mayor's chief of staff.
Man who killed Lino Lakes officer dies in prison
The prison is investigating the cause of death for Steven Stanke.
St. Paul OKs $4 million more for improvements at soccer stadium site
Money will be used for streets, novel stormwater system and shared park.
Minnesota loses bid for 2023 World's Fair; Argentina wins instead
City officials may decide to turn back the former farm acreage, which it had agreed to purchase, to the family that owns it.
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St. Paul Teachers' Union tells Super Bowl sponsors to think of the students
NFL leader says football, corporations can help kids and sponsor big events.
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Detective ferrets out financial crimes against older Minnesotans
David Rikhus' work has led to more than 30 convictions and hundreds of thousands of dollars in recoveries for elderly victims.
North Minneapolis house fire leaves one person with critical injuries
Firefighters rescued the victim from a second-floor bedroom.
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Video shows shot barely missed officer making stop near La Crescent
La Crescent officer Ryan Quanrud was making a traffic stop on July 31 when the vehicle's occupants fired a shotgun at him.
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Father of St. Cloud 3-year-old who shot himself is arrested in Montana
The father, a felon, wasn't allowed to own a gun.
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Murder charges: Woman shot in 'middle of her forehead' near Bemidji
Three other suspects are still being sought.
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Chronic wasting disease spreading in Minnesota deer
Seven more cases of CWD have been detected in wild deer in a section of southeastern Minnesota where an outbreak of the disease was first detected last year.
Senate worker: Schoen 'crossed line' by sending explicit photo
Sen. Dan Schoen is facing renewed calls to resign after an employee of the state Senate reported that he sent her an unsolicited sexually explicit photograph.
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Super Bowl will limit light-rail use to ticket holders on game day
Only ticket holders for the game can board on game day; all others must ride buses.
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