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Ship that ran aground in Duluth harbor freed
The American Spirit was headed out to sea when it became stuck
Cub Foods co-founder, former Stillwater mayor Charles Hooley dies at 89
Family man also served as the mayor of Stillwater, collected Model A cars and raised horses.
State Rep. Omar wins DFL endorsement for Ellison's seat
Voting is largely symbolic but builds momentum for primary.
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As a hot day winds down, storms possible overnight
The metro area is under a flash-flood watch until early Monday.
One of 2 victims in Mpls. alley crash is identified
A 40-year-old Minneapolis man has been identified as one of two people killed in a violent two-vehicle crash in a north Minneapolis alley Friday evening.
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Regulators finally get their say on Enbridge pipeline project
Ecological, tribal concerns loom over $2.6B project.
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MnDOT invests in new stop signs for primarily rural areas as crashes spike
MnDOT is spending $500,000 to festoon more than 1,000 stop signs with reflective red metal strips and place fluorescent yellow tape on more than 100 traffic signals primarily at rural intersections identified as high risk.
As need rises, Minnesota schools step up summer food outreach
While the number of students qualifying for federally funded free and reduced price meals has risen statewide, many still go without the extra help during summer vacation.
St. Paul seeks to simplify hodgepodge of parking rules
A proposed ordinance would apply single set of rules wherever residential parking permits are required.
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2 killed in Dakota County as crashes across state claim 8 lives
Two people were killed Saturday night in a two-vehicle crash in Vermillion Township, bringing the toll of those who have died of injuries suffered in recent state crashes to eight.
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1 killed, 1 critically wounded in St. James, Minn., shooting
One person was killed and another critically wounded Saturday evening in a shooting in St. James, Minn.
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Excessive heat warning in effect in Twin Cities metro until tonight
Sunday's high of 93 in the metro area will feel like 102. Heavy rainfall is possible starting in late afternoon.
Scientists look to Minn. bison herd to help save oak savanna
Bison are being reintroduced on 200 acres near East Bethel, part of a broader project to see what role the storied animals may play in helping save the oak savanna, one of Minnesota's most threatened ecosystems.
Sedation cases raise questions about boundaries for police, EMS
Concerns about ketamine use are drawing national attention to the response for emergencies that require split-second decisionmaking.
New Mend-It Clinic coming to the library in Roseville
New Ramsey County Mend-It Clinic seeks to repair clothing — and mend self-esteem.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, St. Paul family was exiled by country, not community
U.S. Secret Service agents seized the family's store as part of a Treasury Department effort to freeze all Japanese funds in the country.
Trust grows with new archdiocese system to address clergy sex abuse
New process subjects clergy abuse reports to prompt, tight scrutiny.
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Brooks: Wear your politics on your sleeve this August
Minnesota had good intentions and bad execution when it set out to turn polling places into tranquil, slogan-free oases.
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