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We're not all Tiger: State doctors say spine surgery isn't for everyone
The contradiction between Tiger Woods' success and efforts to limit fusion surgery — at least as a first-choice option for low-back pain — reflects one of the great tensions in American medicine.
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Driver concerned about longevity of repaired 35W noise wall in Bloomington
Drive reader Dick has seen workers taking down the old barriers and installing new wood in their place. He wanted to know why the walls were being replaced since it seems like they "should last a lot longer."
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Ex-U receiver tackles toughest task yet in 34-year career: disparities in Hennepin Co.
From Hennepin County detention deputy to head of county corrections and now operations, Chester "Chet" Cooper's 34-year government career has had what he sees as a unified focus: raising the boat.
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Metro Transit police officers on leave after man injures himself in squad car
Two Metro Transit police officers were placed on administrative leave after a man they arrested Sunday morning injured himself in the back of a squad car, a spokesman for the agency said.
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Walz and legislators fail to make deal Sunday, remain $2B apart
While both sides say the talks have been collegial and productive, significant fiscal and ideological rifts remain between DFL leaders controlling the state House and governor's office and the Republican-led state Senate.
Pickup veers onto I-694 shoulder, killing man next to his vehicle
A pickup truck veered onto the shoulder of Interstate 694 in Oakdale on Sunday morning, authorities said, striking a vehicle that had pulled over and killing its driver, who was standing outside the vehicle.
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Sen. Tina Smith reveals her own past depression in push for mental health funding
Senator pushing legislation to get mental health services in schools.
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Redwood County man killed in farming accident
Orlean A. Stage, 52, of rural Vesta, Minn., was found unresponsive early Friday at his family farm, according to the Redwood County Sheriff's Office.
Max sentence for Apple Valley man who killed girlfriend, hid body in frigid river holding pond
The punishment was nearly six years longer than guidelines call for.
Ex-Mpls. postal worker addicted to conspiracy theories sentenced for firing on Fed building
The defendant said that 20 years of working for the Postal Service was a "soul-sucking" experience.
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High cost of meds is driving Minnesotans across the border
Diabetes activists head to Canada to snare affordable medicine and supplies.
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In Minnesota counties losing population, immigrants slow the decline
New arrivals are helping slow, halt or even reverse falling census counts in 15 Minnesota counties.
Minneapolis police ask for help in finding missing 56-year-old man
Aadan Muuse Abdilahi was last seen Friday night and is in need of his medications.
Last flour mill carries forward Minneapolis' industrial legacy
Looming across from the 38th Street light-rail station in south Minneapolis, the century-old Atkinson Mill survives in a city that once boasted dozens.
Doctor says police, Taser work saves lives; others see conflict
Jeffrey Ho is a sheriff's deputy, HCMC doctor, and Taser advocate — mixed allegiances that have raised questions.
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'People really do care,' says Minnesota researcher who helped write U.N. report on species extinction
U researcher Kate Brauman says the report also holds possible solutions.
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Bemidji professor's commencement entry makes waves
Brian Donovan, a Bemidji State University English professor, wore a cap, a gown and a life jacket as he paddled across Lake Bemidji to the ceremony.
Minnetonka's courting of nonresident students continues to fuel tension
The district says nonresident students, and the revenue they generate, are vital to its operations.
Wordplay festival in Minneapolis is readers' heaven
Thousands flock to downtown Minneapolis for event featuring all things literary.
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