Local
April 17, 2021
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Mankato native is first female audio engineer nominated for ACM Awards

Nomination caps several years working with acts as Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile and the late John Prine.
Local
April 17, 2021
Katie Wright, whose son Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer last Sunday, was overcome by emotion during Friday's pre

Fatal stop brings fresh scrutiny to Brooklyn Center police

Most officers are white, while most residents are people of color. According to the mayor, not one officer lives within city limits.
Local
April 17, 2021
Rachel Nelson, with Twin Cities Relief, hauled a few boxes of food which would be served to community members at a barbecue outside the Kenyan Communi

At Brooklyn Center food giveaway, kindness and humanity come first

"If you're angry and you haven't eaten, you're super-angry," said the organizer.
Local
April 17, 2021
Diamond Sheriff helped attach some of the hundreds of air fresheners to a new fence surrounding the Brooklyn Center Police Department.

After Daunte Wright's killing, criticism of 'pretextual' traffic stops grows

They net minor violations, target nonwhites, don't cut crime, research shows.
Local
April 17, 2021

Great blue heron rookery halts development near Rochester

Bird enthusiasts say Rochester construction endangers heron nests
April 17, 2021

Great blue heron rookery halts development near Rochester

Bird enthusiasts say Rochester construction endangers heron nests
Local
April 17, 2021
Protestors continued to gather in front of the Brooklyn Center Police Department after Sunday’s fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by a for

Law enforcement makes arrests at Brooklyn Center protest

Early Saturday, law enforcement leaders stressed that Friday's gathering was peaceful and legal until its last few minutes, and expressed disappointment that Thursday's strategy of backing off did not work.
Local
April 17, 2021
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Civil rights pioneer left Anoka, Hamline to make her mark

Anna Arnold Hedgeman rubbed elbows with and influenced many of the civil rights movement's greats
Local
April 17, 2021

Metro briefs: Grant aids cleanup of East Moore Lake in Fridley

East Metro
April 17, 2021

Twin Cities metro police blotter, April 18

Local
April 17, 2021
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It's on! Indie TV fest returns to Duluth with bold plans

Catalyst Content Festival returns to Duluth theaters this fall
Local
April 17, 2021
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Minnesota COVID-19 deaths top 7,000 as cases, vaccinations rise

Minnesota reported 2,429 new coronavirus cases and 10 more deaths linked to COVID-19. The seven-day average for net new cases declined for a second straight day.
Local
April 17, 2021

St. Paul man killed in crash on I-94 near Monticello

Pickup truck and compact SUV collided, causing the pickup to roll.
Local
April 16, 2021
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Retraumatized family of man killed in 2015 Brooklyn Center police encounter calls for change

Kevin Khottavongsa's father died in 2015 after Brooklyn Center police shot him in the back with a Taser.
Business
April 16, 2021
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Pharmacies feel especially vulnerable to criminal opportunists

Weary of riots and recent break-ins, pharmacists feel extra vulnerable
Duluth
April 16, 2021

Brooks: Art thief makes off with a piece of Grand Marais history

"Woman Hauling Sticks" was a crowd pleaser at the Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery.
Local
April 16, 2021
A private company hired by the city of Rochester and a group of volunteers roamed local parks this week searching for goose eggs to slather in corn oi

Rochester's bid to control its goose population sparks controversy

Reducing the number of goslings that hatch ruffles feathers on Facebook.
Local
April 16, 2021
Macalester students Zoe Frederick, Elise Gryler and Sara Gregor delivered donated groceries in Brooklyn Center on Friday and asked local residents wha

Community, nonprofits step up to help Brooklyn Center residents

Multiple organizations are distributing donated food, supplies.
Local
April 16, 2021

Hutchinson man charged in attacks on Menards employee, police officer

The series of confrontations took place after a cashier told the suspect to put on a face mask.

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