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Rare-stamp auction recalls Calvin Coolidge event in Minnesota
Two 100-stamp sheets of Coolidge-signed 2-cent and 5-cent stamps will be auctioned off Tuesday.
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As Twin Cities Pride goes mainstream, some wonder if history is being lost
Thousands of people are expected to attend the annual festival this weekend.
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Women's soccer team brings international competition to Rochester
Rochester United FC notched its first win of the season last week
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Mpls. landlords are ramping up campaign vs. ordinances; pushback follows
Other groups are posting fliers around the city in an attempt to counter the Minnesota Multi Housing Association's efforts.
16-year-old girl attacked on path in Coon Rapids; police release sketch
The teen was riding her skateboard just after 9 a.m. near Coon Rapids Boulevard when a man then grabbed her and pulled her into the woods
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Minn. think tank official suspended over comments to New York Times
Kim Crockett has apologized after criticizing Minnesota's influx of Somali immigrants
Minneapolis names Sasha Cotton new violence prevention director
Cotton has served as the city's youth violence prevention coordinator since 2014.
Minneapolis City Council proposes crackdown on wage theft to parallel state law
The proposal would require employers to put all pay agreements in writing and provide regular written or electronic earnings statements for transparency.
Former leaders of St. Paul police watchdog group ask NAACP to step in
They said the NAACP and community members must ask for changes to police oversight in St. Paul.
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New Minneapolis police liaison works to build bridges to LGBTQ community
Katie Miller is part of a new unit helping Minneapolis police seek broader solutions.
Former restaurateur Thom Pham given probation, house arrest for false tax returns
Thom Pham pleaded guilty to 38 felony counts of filing false tax returns.
Two-vehicle crash in Cambridge, Minn., kills passenger, injures 2 others
The collision occurred at a Cambridge intersection, the State Patrol said.
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Southwestern Minnesota storms included 3 tornadoes
No one was hurt in the storms, but structure and tree damage were widespread.
North Memorial and Hennepin Healthcare break off merger talks
The two major Twin Cities hospital systems began preliminary merger talks earlier this year.
Maplewood heroin dealer pleads guilty in last two of five deaths linked to her
Sentence is concurrent with the 23 years she is serving for three others.
Minneapolis summer lecture series on race begins in late July with history lesson
But controversial sessions with city staffers have not been rescheduled.
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