Senate candidate Housley compared Michelle Obama's posture to a chimp in 2009
Republican Minnesota Senate hopeful Karin Housley's campaign says a 2009 Facebook post in which she compares Michelle Obama's posture to that of a chimpanzee is being taken out of context.
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ID'd: 2 killed when car crashed into Bethel volleyball team's bus in Wis.
Volleyball players were returning from Wis. match when a car crossed the centerline, authorities said.
3 shot at downtown Minneapolis club; police search for suspect
The shooting inside the Aqua Nightclub took place as more than 200 people attended a rap concert
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Minn. police officers kick door open, revive newborn, help deliver twin
The two officers found a locked door, a newborn who wasn't breathing and a major surprise.
At Mpls. homeless camp, recovering addicts seek refuge amid the squalor
The easy access to drugs makes staying sober difficult.
After frantic search, bodies of 2 missing women found in Chaska
Two bodies were pulled from a murky pond in Chaska late Sunday, bringing a frantic two-day search for two 19-year-old cousins and best friends from Shakopee to a tragic end.
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Repeat candidate stirs up state's only contested Supreme Court race
Dayton appointee Margaret Chutich faces attorney with a history of legal problems.
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When it comes to climate change, you can argue, or adapt
Minnesota is trying to cope with just how much its climate has changed already.
St. Paul Council will repeal one trash ordinance, but system remains
St. Paul drops one organized trash pickup ordinance in answer to critics' petition.
Police: Hunt for missing 11-year-old north Mpls. ends with her safe return
She had last been seen Saturday afternoon at her home, police said.
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Little crime, but Holiday station got 2,000 Mpls. police visits last year
The Holiday station had few reasons to dial 911 last year. Yet it received an extraordinary amount of attention from police.
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Twin Cities prosecutors, defenders push to expand Minnesota veteran courts
Prosecutors say expanding vet courts is the right thing to do
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Once-hot Twin Cities housing market is beginning to cool
Home sales are down from a year ago, more sellers are cutting their asking price and mortgage rates are climbing.
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Tim Walz's campaign for Minn. governor aims to bridge divide
Democrat Tim Walz says his experience crossing cultural and political fault lines positions him to rise above the partisanship that has stunted progress at the State Capitol.
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