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Divers find body of boy missing in Mississippi River
The boy, 12, went missing in the river near Hidden Falls on Monday.
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2 Twin Cities men charged in fatal shooting of man in downtown Rochester during fight after dice game
The man was shot while down on the ground fighting with someone else, the charges read.
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COVID-19 case numbers fall below Minnesota caution level
Minnesota's COVID-19 levels drop below many states in latest weekly federal state profile report.
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Itasca County crash between ambulance and dump truck leaves 2 dead, 2 seriously hurt
A DNR conservation officer was killed at the same intersection May 24.
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Former Minnesota trooper admits texting nude photos from I-94 driver's phone to his own
He pleaded guilty to the lesser of two charges, according to court records.
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St. Paul ends school year early because of extreme heat
Students will still be able to turn in assignments, but will not be required to do any distance learning.
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'Dangerous' 18-year-old on the run and charged in drug-related murder in Austin
Charges say he killed one man, wounded another person and also was shot in the hand during the shootout.
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3 young adults sue over state's 21 age minimum for gun carry permits
Federal lawsuit claims that state age limit for handgun carry permits is unconstitutional.
St. Cloud law firm targeted pro-Trump employees for firing, suit says
After the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the lawsuit alleges, the law firm's president sought to fire employees he believed had made pro-Trump posts on social media.
Ordway reopens its Broadway series with 4-show lineup
"Fiddler," "Waitress," "Donna Summer" and "Officer" are all on tap.
Protesters take fight for police accountability to Uptown
Scrutiny over Winston Smith's killing comes as Uptown reels from a rash of business closures, lootings and crime — and the scars of a mass shooting last summer that killed one and injured 11.
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Vaccines for kids expected this fall
Nearly 4 million children in the United States have tested positive for the virus since the start of the pandemic.
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St. Paul weighs right-to-recall ordinance for hospitality workers
Measure would give laid-off hospitality workers right to be rehired.
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Patricia Good, violinist and Minneapolis school psychologist, dies at 87
Good co-authored a guide to the widely used assessment tool, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI).
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Boy rescued from north Minneapolis swimming pool dies
The officer who successfully pulled the boy from the water was on duty for the first time.
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Anoka and Hennepin county sheriff's offices suspend role in federal task force whose members fatally shot man in Uptown
Ramsey County Sheriff's Office recently announced it's pulling the agency from the task force.
Duluth weighs options for spending more than $58 million in federal pandemic relief money
The city may also request $44 million in additional funding from Congress.
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