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As Faribault has grown, its historic downtown has undergone a renaissance
City has new loft apartments, businesses, entertainment options and a pending park project.
For addicts, a spiritual renewal
The Rev. Ed Treat knows firsthand the struggles of addiction. He founded the Center of Addiction & Faith to foster honest talk about both.
Hennepin County sheriff's major wins national award for Black law enforcement officials
Dawanna Witt, who supervises the courts and jail, is one of eight recipients of national law enforcement award.
Body found in burned car at southeast Minnesota state park
Officials are still working on identifying the remains.
Zumbrota theater celebrates 100 years of community
The century-old State Theatre in this small town north of Rochester has bucked all the trends.
Restored water tower near Red Wing underscores arts center's history, vitality
The Anderson Center's famed water tower off Hwy. 61 recently got a spruce-up.
For Shakopee man, grandfather's long lost WWI Purple Heart is best Christmas present
Stolen medal was missing for five decades.
Grief, unease follow Moorhead tragedy that killed seven
As speculation emerged about about carbon monoxide poisoning, police and leaders stressed that the investigation continued while awaiting lab results.
For family of trans child, idyllic life in Hastings is no more
A school board election turned nasty when a kid was brought into politics. That was the Waits family's worst nightmare.
Two Minnesota professors have devoted their careers to researching mass shooters
What they've discovered is that mass shooters aren't monsters, and there's no easy solution to this uniquely American problem.
Former Marshall principal filed civil rights lawsuit against district
Longtime middle school principal claims uproar over LGBTQ flag led to suspension, reassignment.
For Minnesota National Guard, past two years have been relentless
Between civil unrest after George Floyd's murder to frequent COVID-related activations, this has been the Minnesota National Guard's busiest time ever for state active duty.
$2.5 million Bezos grant will fight family homelessness in north Minneapolis, metro area
The Link, a nonprofit founded three decades ago by two former Minnesota Vikings, recently received the biggest single donation in the group's history.
Minnesota veteran badly wounded in Afghanistan finds calling helping others
Thomas Scott, who lost a leg in Afghanistan, runs a business that helps people who've been badly injured live independently.
Minnesota woman went from homeless in Rochester to the Ivy League
She once lived in her car. Now she's studying at Oxford and hoping to become an international human rights lawyer.
Review: "Blood in the Water," by Silver Donald Cameron
A Canadian author's swan song uses a renowned local murder to ask big questions about neighbors and society.
At George Floyd Square, hopes for major change in Minneapolis policing fade with the darkness
Polling numbers heading into Election Day showed a city divided about the future of public safety.
For generations, this funeral home has been the shepherd of Black grief in Minneapolis
Funeral director Tracy Wesley has buried Jamar Clark, George Floyd and Daunte Wright. It's the names you don't know that now trouble him.
First woman named state command chief of Minnesota Air National Guard
Command Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Erikson's 32-year military career has seen a wide variety of experiences.
1 dead in fiery crash at new 35W Metro Transit station
It appeared that a car hit the new bus station and burned. By 8:15 p.m., the fire was out.
All Minnesota driver's testing stations to be open by end of January
Just a few of the sites have been reopened during the pandemic.
Minnesota Guard commander details mission to evacuate Afghan refugees
Twelve days at the Kabul airport were a sleepless time of never knowing if, or when, their security mission could turn deadly.
Allina's Plymouth nurses to begin 3-day strike Sunday
50 expected to be on picket lines stressing work hardships during pandemic.
Veterans ask public to help Afghans who helped them
Navy veteran Art delaCruz felt a lot of emotions as the U.S. military pulled out of Afghanistan this summer, but strongest among them was a…
Why do military cargo planes regularly fly in pairs over the Twin Cities?
The large aircraft with four propellers are easy to distinguish from passenger air traffic.
Minnesota military vets hit 100 miles of trail in support of fellow veterans
With packs and a banner, they raise funds for Project Got Your Back
9/11 remembered in St. Paul, with a look to lessons learned and hope for future
The state observed the 20th anniversary with a tolling bell, speeches, patriotic songs and a miliary flyover.
Twenty years later, 9/11 stirs deeply personal emotions
Two women who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks and their aftermath pledge to use the tragedy to make the world a better place.
Stillwater sues, St. Paul turns to transit amid bus driver shortage
St. Paul ready to ask some high-schoolers to take Metro Transit.
20 years ago, a day of terror brought decades of war for these Minnesotans
The events of 9/11 changed these five military members' lives.
In Atlanta, a call to transform policing
In the rare American city with a majority Black police department, crime is the top issue in November's mayoral election, and the city's political discussion remains charged.
Minnesota vets say U.S. pullout of Afghanistan is heartbreaking but predictable
War-weary Afghans have been waiting out armies and foreign regimes for thousands of years.
Future of town's grain elevator up in the air
'Too early to tell' on rebuilding after fire, general manager says
Disabled Minnesota veteran honored with national award
Lying in a hospital bed in Germany, Mike McElhiney wasn't thinking about the arm that got blown off below the elbow or the wound carved…
Grain elevator fire leaves Clinton asking, what comes next?
With the blaze contained, residents weighed painful long-term question: Would the owner rebuild? And if not, what would it mean for the future of Clinton, where so much depends on farmers hauling their grain to town?
N.Y. artist returns to Nisswa to paint mural celebrating Minnesota summers
Nisswa native Samantha French paints mural during visit home.
New Minneapolis veterans center aims to fight 'lethal absence of hope'
If there's a message from Every Third Saturday's new headquarters near the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, it is this: There still is hope.
Mourned by nieces who never knew him, long-missing WWII soldier buried at Fort Snelling
They only knew Uncle Billy from letters and stories. After 77 years, his family welcomed him home.
Woman who immigrated as a child thanks her Minnesota hometown with mural
St. James welcomed her family from Mexico a generation ago
Chauvin's sentencing sparks relief but also resolve to keep fighting injustice
Activists who pushed for retribution said they felt a sense of justice by the rare punishment of an officer. But not everyone was satisfied with the sentence.
Edge4Vets helps military members transfer valuable skills to the civilian workforce
The jobs preparation program teaches veterans to identify skills from their military career and use them to get civilian jobs.
Getatchew Haile, renowned Ethiopian philologist and beloved St. John's professor, dies at 90
He was remembered as a warm, sentimental, joyful man whose nose stayed in the books but whose heart was geared toward adventure and the big questions of life.
Body parts in northeast Minneapolis prompt homicide investigation
Officers responded after a person reported finding a leg covered in plastic behind the Ukrainian Event Center, according to emergency dispatch audio.
Duo teams up to give patients time, tools and tenderness to talk about death
A powerful thing that came out of their time together was an educational film for medical providers on how to have difficult end-of-life conversations.
It's 'business as usual' at George Floyd Square despite the city's reopening efforts
City workers removed barriers at 38th and Chicago on Thursday, but occupiers have reblocked the area.
In Roseau, Minn., school's out for summer, but a deer wanted in
A doe crashed through the school nurse's office to cap what had already been a year like no other.
Contracted with the city, community group Agape Movement made the call on reopening George Floyd Square
The organization, which has handled security at George Floyd Square, has also walked Minneapolis neighborhoods to commune with businesses and neighbors to deter crime.
'Living memorial': Minneapolis, world remember George Floyd
Memorials and protests cropped up around the globe a year after Floyd's death. Despite the grim nature of the anniversary, many who gathered in Minneapolis said there were reasons to celebrate.
Day marks celebration, mourning in Minneapolis and across country
George Floyd Square was jarred when police responded to call of shots fired at 10 a.m. one block away. One person was treated for a gunshot wound, police said.
A year after George Floyd's murder, families of those slain by police want lasting change
Family members converged on Minneapolis to implore Americans to turn last year's moment into a sustaining movement for change.
In their own words: Minnesotans on how George Floyd's life and death impacted them
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Waseca holds fairgrounds fundraiser for injured cop
Waseca police officer Arik Matson survived a shot in the head in January 2020, but his recovery continues.
Group tackling veterans' mental health hopes to expand with state help
An earmark in the state budget could expand a much-lauded therapy.
Famous Paul Bunyan statue in Bemidji has a broken arm
The Bemidji roadside attraction will undergo repairs after arm cracks. Babe is reported to be ok.
High-ranking sheriff's major sees policing's potential, gaps
Dawanna Witt supervises 500 employees at the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office as the major in charge of the courts and the jail. Many around her hope she helps open the door for change.
Chauvin verdict seen as moment of victory in a history of injustice
It was far from a unanimous moment of elation, but many racial equality advocates took a moment to soak in what they saw as a rare instance of justice for Black Americans.
Community on edge as jury deliberates in Chauvin trial
On the day that jurors began deliberations in the Derek Chauvin trial, watched around the globe, Facebook declared Minneapolis a "high-risk location" and said it would remove posts that incite violence or celebrate Floyd's death.
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.
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Mother of Daunte Wright's toddler son details the family's uncertain future
Lawyer says family seeks both justice and change.
Noor case raises questions about charge for ex-Brooklyn Center cop
Question of intent is key in debate over murder vs. manslaughter
Daunte Wright's attorneys say charges against officer mark progress, but don't go far enough
The attorney for the families of George Floyd and Daunte Wright declared Thursday that while the manslaughter charges against former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim…
Connected by police encounter deaths, Floyd and Wright families embrace in public sorrow
They drew a line connecting their grief, their calls for justice and their calls for reform.
Civil rights leaders pray with Floyd family outside Chauvin trial
The Rev. Al Sharpton and others also prayed for those traumatized by watching the trial.
'Different worlds': Chauvin trial plays differently in rural Minnesota
Small-town Minnesota's relationship with law enforcement affects how Chauvin trial is viewed.
Outside Derek Chauvin trial, activists call for police reform at Legislature
A coalition of groups blame state lawmakers for failing to act.
Chauvin trial marks defining moment in U.S. racial history
What began 10 months ago at the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue has transformed into nothing less than an American reckoning on justice, racial equity, the role of law enforcement and the historical wrongs perpetrated on Black people.
St. Cloud police forge community connections with 'COP House'
William Blair Anderson, one of Minnesota's only four Black police chiefs, wants police to be an omnipresent force for good.
Minnesota police officer and dad find common ground on race, policing
Police officer, ex-judge work to see eye to eye.
Minnesota National Guard 'ready' to keep peace for Derek Chauvin trial
Leaders say they'll be ready to protect peaceful protesters at Chauvin trial.
Peaceful protesters march as Chauvin trial slowed by legal wrangling
The specter of fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial hovered over an anxious Twin Cities on Monday as legal proceedings began at the…
Southeast Minnesota women sew hope for girls around the world
Chatfield woman nurtures effort to help dress needy children
Students serenade retiring Minnesota professor: 'He helped build a university'
A half-century of students paid a virtual pandemic homage while nearly 100 former faculty and students watched via computer.
George Floyd protests gave him purpose. But Third Precinct arson plea comes with a price
Bryce Williams found purpose in Floyd protest; now he's paying a price for police station fire.
$2.75 billion Red River diversion project approved
A big administrative hurdle was cleared with the approval of a permit from the Minnesota DNR.
Warroad, Minn., comes together on a miles-long skate path
The path on the Warroad River has brought the town together, even in this time of isolation.
