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Minnesota briefs: New tool provides water health information for thousands of Minnesota lakes
Plus: St. Louis County Sheriff's Office launches crime-mapping site; USDA pursuing applications to improve rural transportation.
Victim identified in fatal north Minneapolis shooting
The man, killed on the 2200 block of N. Emerson Avenue, marked the fifth homicide in Minneapolis in 2023.
Renting rooms for homeless got too expensive, so Hennepin County bought hotels
More than $25 million was spent to buy five motels and hotels and another property.
Olmsted County turns attention to racism as a health issue
County staff is beginning work on 42 recommendations to address public health outcomes for residents of color.
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Minnesota activists renew call for reform after Memphis police killing
Advocates demanded action at a Minneapolis news conference, calling Tyre Nichols' death a reminder that little has changed since George Floyd's murder.
'The corona class': Minnesota lawmakers elected during pandemic adjust to in-person politicking
"We're not real freshmen, but we feel like it," second-term DFL state Rep. Jessica Hanson said.
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From suitcases to medicinal herbs: How one small business survived COVID
A business that opened at the start of the pandemic shifted to selling medicinal herbs to meet a need in Minnesota's Latino community.
State Senate narrowly backs right to abortion in state law
Gov. Tim Walz has vowed to sign the measure, which DFLers moved quickly upon taking full control of state government.
Decades-vacant Minneapolis apartment building finally being rehabbed
HOPE Community and City of Lakes Community Land Trust are renovating a neighborhood eyesore into affordable condos.
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For Black Minnesota leaders and activists, Memphis death recalls trauma of 2020
George Floyd's death less than three years ago informs how Black Minnesotans are digesting the nuances of the death in Memphis.
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Pope's comments answer prayers for Twin Cities LGBTQ community
This week, the pontiff called on bishops to reject laws that criminalize being gay.
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Memphis Grizzlies coach talks about Tyre Nichols before game in Minnesota
Moment of silence held before game Friday night.
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Winsted man died by suicide after shooting two deputies, BCA says
The man was under investigation for child pornography, and allegedly had multiple guns next to his body.
A $250,000 check will help Minnesota group buy back land taken from Native Americans
The Indian Land Tenure Foundation recently returned 28,000 acres to Bois Forte Chippewa tribe
Nicholas Firkus murder trial begins in Ramsey County
Firkus, 39, has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree murder with intent in the death of wife Heidi Firkus in April 2010.
Bitter forecast for Beargrease start Sunday weighs on the oldest of the mushers competing
The 300-mile marathon winds up the North Shore and is expected to get its first finishers Tuesday evening in Grand Portage.
Workers trying to find out how many are homeless in Hennepin County
There is a nationwide effort to capture the number of homeless Americans on the night of Jan. 25.
Twin Ports grain shipments hit lowest level in 133 years
The Duluth-Superior shipping season finished with a 7.6% overall drop in tonnage from 2021 but general cargo tonnage made strong gains.
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Law enforcement watchful ahead of video release of fatal beating by Memphis police
The local ATF division sent an alert to metro area firearms retailers Friday morning to "remain vigilant."
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