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Minnesota nonprofits worry about 'donor fatigue' during COVID-19 as they kick off year-end fundraising
Nonprofits hope donors rally after a record year.
Reform group says Minneapolis has shut it out of police union contract talks
Transparency lacking over new contract, it says.
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Minnesota marks 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 pandemic
State health officials reported Saturday 10 more deaths from COVID-19 across the state, exactly 27 weeks after Minnesota's first death report came March 21.
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Greg Theisen, musician, composer and educator, dies at 63
A fixture in the Twin Cities music and theater scene for decades, Theisen was a passionate and accomplished pianist, composer and educator.
University of St. Thomas student assaulted by a group in St. Paul
The victim tried to help a person he thought was on drugs, authorities say.
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3 killed in Friday crashes on Minnesota roads
Six people suffered noncritical injuries, the State Patrol said.
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Poll: Minnesota voters split on security of mail-in voting
A clear majority of likely Minnesota voters plan to cast their ballots in person on Election Day, even as half say the state has adequate protections against mail-in voting fraud, a new Star Tribune/MPR News/KARE 11 Minnesota poll found.
St. Thomas discussing what to do about campus building named after slave-owning bishop
Nineteenth-century Iowa Bishop Mathias Loras oversaw the area that later became Minnesota.
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On the front lines of COVID, Minnesota's first responders leap in despite unknown
Meet the first responders who were born to protect others, and will continue to provide security to our community long after the virus is gone.
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School districts with emergency child care face demand, staff changes
State tries to help with new guidance on who qualifies for free day care at schools.
Charges: St. Paul man poisoned ex-wife at Roseville park
The victim nearly died of organophosphate poisoning, doctors said.
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175 COVID-19 cases linked to U's Twin Cities campus this month
The nonprofit COVID Exit Strategy website downgraded Minnesota to its lowest "uncontrolled spread" rating of pandemic progress.
Missing Duluth Harbor dredging settlement found, but questions remain on interpretation
The Army Corps will continue propping up Minnesota Point with channel fill, but foes of the practice dispute the meaning.
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Minnesota Voters Alliance sues Minneapolis over elections grant
Group says such funding is illegal; city plans to increase ballot access amid pandemic.
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Salvation Army launches red kettle campaign early, pivots to focus on online giving during COVID-19 pandemic
The nonprofit is even hoping to push online giving through its annual red kettles with QR codes directing people online.
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With oil painting, Max the Cat to be enshrined in Macalester College library
A California artist and fan will create the artwork.
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