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Twin Metals wants to build mine processor closer to BWCA
Pending approval, 100-acre facility would rise on edge of Birch Lake.
Minn. seeks expanded Medicaid dollars for drug treatment
It would help make services available to more low-income people who have been disproportionately affected by the escalating opioid epidemic.
Senate confirms Dakota County judge as Minnesota's new U.S. attorney
President Trump nominated Erica MacDonald to replace Andrew Luger last month.
Police: 11-year-old held gun 'moments before' 7-year-old killed himself with it
Friend who reportedly brought the gun to the family's home was arrested four days later.
Hennepin County's criminal justice leaders look at new ways to tackle opioid crisis
County criminal justice leaders mull ideas that have worked elsewhere in U.S.
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Battle with the monster Brainerd bog isn't over yet
Workers say they'll cut the 8 million-pound giant down to size eventually. But for now, the floating mat of muck is still a formidable presence on a Brainerd-area lake.
Rhoda R. Gilman, historian and Green Party activist, dies at 91
She was tasked with helping refresh Minnesota's history curriculum for schoolchildren in the 1980s.
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Minnesota's big water ambitions yield benefits, no easy answers
For two environmental targets — land conservation and parks and trails — Minnesota appears to be on track to meet Legacy Amendment's goals. The outlook for water is still cloudy.
Student, 18, charged in severe beating of Mpls. school staffer
The paraprofessional remains in critical condition with head injuries that left him unconscious.
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Rochester town turkey got a name, then got gunned down
Jake sealed his fate when he chased a kid on a bike.
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A local's take on Up North weekenders: 'It really felt like an invasion'
I grew up on Lake Mille Lacs, where locals like me had a complicated relationship with our big-city visitors.
Car hits man trying to walk across interstate in downtown Minneapolis
Authorities have yet to reveal the severity of the man's injuries.
Fatal dispute over lake access ends in shooter's acquittal
Jury found neighbor's use of deadly force was justified in February 2017 shooting in Chisago County.
Emotional meeting for mom of boy nearly killed by Mpls. day-care provider, man who saved him
It was one of several dramatic moments during a daylong sentencing hearing for Nataliia M. Karia.
Woman critically hurt after being hit by light-rail trains in St. Paul
She was trying to cross University Avenue at Snelling Avenue in St. Paul against the stoplight, a Metro Transit spokesman said.
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Mpls. finds McDonald's staff underpaid at Lake St. location
The fast food franchise owner owed more than $2,000 in back wages to dozens of employees.
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Minneapolis and St. Paul rank as top two park systems in the country
This year's rankings took into account the number of restrooms and splashpads.
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Memorial Day weekend summery sizzle on way to Twin Cities
Monday's holiday high of about 90 could be something the metro hasn't felt in 12 years.
Burnsville school takes aim at teacher shortage with Signing Day ceremony
Burnsville, other high schools, encouraging students to teach.
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