Lawsuit alleges Minneapolis police shot service dogs, then tried to cover it up
The 2017 incident went viral after owner posted a video of the encounter. The city attorney says they are reviewing the lawsuit before commenting.
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Metro Mobility notifies 15,000 customers of data breach that may have exposed personal info
Social Security numbers and personal financial data were not compromised, according to the notice sent to customers.
Challengers in St. Paul City Council races seize on trash turmoil
Some say the bumpy rollout means it's time for a change at City Hall.
Inspired
Oak Park Heights man repays 80-year-old debt to group that helped him as a teenager
Les Heggernes, 94, collects towels and toiletry items for the 400 homeless people who find shelter at the Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities each night.
Father held after death of baby in Brooklyn Park
The 19-year-old has been jailed on suspicion of murder in the death of his 2-month-old son this week.
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Welcome inside the Furry Migration convention in Minneapolis
Around 1,300 people, some in furry suits and some not, will descend on the Minneapolis Hyatt this weekend for the sixth annual convention.
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We hit 2 million at State Fair again. Here's what made the difference this year.
Should we get used to 2 million? Or was the 2019 Great Minnesota Get-Together a particularly good year? Three observations show how we got there this time.
Curious Minnesota
How did Minn. become one of the most racially inequitable states?
By almost any measurement, Minnesota is plagued by racial disparities — in unemployment, in poverty, in homeownership. Readers want to know what's behind the inequities.
String of police calls to firefighter's home preceded slaying as he battled drugs, trauma
Tom Harrigan, who was shot and killed Monday, was a highly decorated member of the National Guard whose war zone trauma led him to substances abuse, his father says.
Bicyclist killed in Minneapolis crash with light-rail train was Richfield man
John Edward Casey was the 15th fatality along the Blue Line.
Body believed to be that of missing boater is located in river near Belle Plaine
The discovery was made not far from where the man's unoccupied boat was found several days earlier.
Hastings fire chief resigns after investigation finds he showed poor judgment
He ordered firefighters to remove a generator from the roof of City Hall.
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Bahamian students come together at St. John's, St. Ben's
Amid their studies in Minnesota, their thoughts are with loved ones at home in the Bahamas.
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Project to restore Rice Creek's meandering path already shows positives for water, wildlife
Ambitious project to restore Rice Creek is part of broader plan to improve water quality and habitat.
Martin Segal, groundbreaking pathologist and master clarinetist, dies at 98
Segal founded and led the first nationally accredited pathology lab in the Twin Cities at what is now Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.
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Search underway for Canadian army reservist suspected of links to neo-Nazi group
His vehicle was found abandoned just north of the Minnesota-Manitoba border.
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Fire fills ice arena next to Red Wing High School with smoke
There were no injuries reported and what ignited the fire remains under investigation.
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Target Foundation announces new funding focus for Twin Cities nonprofits
The foundation is paying for training for nonprofits to navigate the transition.
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