Mosquitos are back and so are the workers trying to keep their numbers down
The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District sent its seasonal technicians this week to collect samples and learn where to focus its early treatment efforts.
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Old newspaper boxes become life-savers as Twin Cities self-serve dispensaries
Jim Barrett and Andrew Kamin-Lyndgaard of Minneapolis created Little Free Libraries for naloxone and fentanyl testing strips as part of a growing effort to expand access to the overdose-reversing medicine.
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Back to blue: Lake Harriet Band Shell renovation almost finished
The Minneapolis monument is back to its familiar color after residents petitioned to restore its blue hue.
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Why do so many Minnesota homeowners get free roofs after a hailstorm?
Stormy weather has been beating up local roofs lately. But insurance companies are also scaling back coverage, arguing that "something's got to change."
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30 days in jail for ex-school choir director in northwestern Minnesota who sexually assaulted girl
The judge chose not to impose a three-year sentence.
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Hopkins parents charged in 9-year-old daughter's asthma death
Charges say the parents ignored their daughter's health concerns and the advice of family and friends to take her to the hospital.
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Ex-Hennepin sheriff paid for drunk-driving damages with workers' comp
The Hennepin County Board approved a $240,000 settlement with former Sheriff Dave Hutchinson.
Souhan: This is KAT's chance to prove Flip Saunders was right
The series against Phoenix will give Karl-Anthony Towns an opportunity unlike any he's had before to prove the faith people have shown in him. Can KAT come through?
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Officials ID teen who died after jumping into southwestern Minnesota lake to retrieve canoe paddle
He attempted to swim back to the canoe, but the wind pushed it farther from him, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Charges: Man fatally stabbed woman in neck outside downtown Duluth bar after closing time
Gunfire erupted immediately afterward, according to the charges.
Charges: Man posed as woman in video chats, lured men into sexually exploiting youngest of children
"His whereabouts since that time are unknown," a BCA statement read. "He may or may not still be in Minnesota."
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Fired Mpls. teacher accuses management of 'cancerous rot'
Becka Thompson was hired to teach students learning English as a second language.
Over 27 years, couple have renovated Hopkins 'three-chimney house' built by Gluek family in 1939
Colonial that once belonged to famed Minnesota brewing family has been updated but retains its old New England aesthetic.
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Jill Biden travels to Minnesota to campaign for Biden-Harris ticket
The First Lady will speak at Education Minnesota's annual conference in Bloomington.
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Legendary record store site in Minneapolis will soon house a new shop for musicheads
The former home of Treehouse Records and Oar Folkjokeopus will reopen as Lucky Cat Records in July.
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Former Gov. Jesse Ventura boasts he could beat unpopular Trump or Biden if he ran for president
The pro wrestler-turned-politico defended Robert F. Kennedy's decision to run as third-party candidate.
Dave Kleis says he won't run for sixth term as St. Cloud mayor
He's also proposing a charter change to move elections to odd years so they don't compete with national and state elections.
St. Cloud house vies for Ugliest House in America
The Minnesota house will be featured in Season 5 of the HGTV series, which debuts on Monday.
Female inductee in Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame is flying high
Cheri Rohlfing is determined to help others follow in her contrails.
West metro girls basketball coach steps down after 26 years
John Rosholt coached Watertown-Mayer to 20 victories in a season 11 times, and his teams played at state twice.
Trail section at one of Minnesota's most beloved spots closing for rehab
The Superior Hiking Trail path high above Bean and Bear lakes is part of a rebuild that begins next month. Another popular section will close in September.
State parks reservation system going through another round of changes
Electronic notifications and stronger enforcement of the no-show policy are in effect this year, with plans to close a loophole in the system on track for 2025.
Local
A plume of PFAS chemicals under the east metro is moving. The state has a plan to stop it.
Preliminary plans would include a broad and complex system of wells to control the underground flow.
Andover High School teacher leads effort for more understandable driver's tests
Amna Kiran took notice and pushed to change Minnesota law after a student failed multiple times in 2019.
Will 'shotgun only' zone for deer in southern Minnesota be abolished?
There's still a chance for a breakthrough affecting the annual whitetail harvest — Minnesota's most popular form of hunting — for the southern half of the state.
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Four Minnesotans catch salmonella in outbreak linked to basil sold at Trader Joe's
Officials suspect the salmonella is linked to the Infinite Herbs brand of basil, which has been removed from store shelves.
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