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13-year-old hot dog entrepreneur gets boost from Minneapolis police
The gift from the officers came about a week after the city helped Jaequan Faulkner get a permit for the stand.
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Homeless and jobless, she turned to the library where she found a family and a future
Libraries have long been repositories of knowledge. Now they are helping people find housing, jobs and start new lives.
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Swimming programs aim to be lifesavers for Twin Cities children of color
Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for all children, but children of color are particularly at risk.
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Great-grandmother surprised with special promposal. She said yes.
Senior honors his beloved great-grandmother with a special promposal
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With Voices of Hope, one choir director makes music behind bars
On Sunday afternoons for the past three years, Amanda Weber has conducted 90-minute rehearsals at the state's women's prison in Shakopee.
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Mother-of-all ducklings photo from Lake Bemidji has wild interest
The picture of a mother duck and dozens of ducklings in tow captures the internet, bringing calls and emails around the world to a Minnesota photographer.
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United Way launches new online workplace giving tool
Donors can research charities, give via payroll deduction and sign up for volunteer opportunities.
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A Twin Cities family forgives: Nebraska judge gives 6-month term to trucker who killed 5
The truck driver was distracted by his phone, a drink before crash killed couple, their 3 small children.
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On one soccer-loving block in Minneapolis, Monday nights are a kick
The Logan Avenue Football Club — football, as in what Americans call soccer — meets on two adjoining lawns on 10 summer nights.
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From garden to table, Urban Roots teaches teens to grow, cook and love their food
Teen interns in St. Paul learn skills from local chefs that will help them after school – and beyond.
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Teen's hot dog stand serves up food, inspiration, with Mpls. inspectors' blessing
Jaequan Faulkner earned a permit from Mpls. for his entrepreneurial venture.
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Twin Cities Adaptive Cycling helps people with disabilities learn to ride
Nonprofit brings joy back to people who thought they could no longer ride a bike.
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Beating the odds: Siblings grew up in poverty and all earn advanced degrees
"We were four kids, all raised by a single mother on government assistance, yet we beat all the odds," Mary Gil-Guerrero said.
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How Twin Cities knitters are creating breast prostheses with yarn
Michelle Smith's group is working with Knitted Knockers, a nonprofit organization based in Washington state that provides lightweight, breathable prostheses out of soft yarn.
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Lutheran K-9 ministry links faith and fur in Minnesota
Bloomington church's "comfort dog" is one of a kind in the state
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Vikings superfan Millie Wall celebrates 100 years
As birthday wishes rolled, she's betting on the Vikings again.
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Tree Trust adds half million trees to Twin Cities canopy with training program
Since its founding in 1976, the nonprofit has added nearly 500,000 trees and shrubs to the Twin Cities and mobilized nearly 60,000 paid interns and volunteers.
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Some heroes don't wear capes, they teach chess
About 300 Chicago Public Schools students spent a day at Guaranteed Rate Field for a chess extravaganza.
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