Focus on fire safety after blaze kills journalist and three children
Minnesota fire officials said each moment matters when escaping a house fire, sharing advice after a fire killed a hockey journalist and her children in March.
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DOJ sues Minnesota over 30-day gun purchase waiting period
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Minnesota over the state’s 30-day waiting period for purchasing a firearm. On Thursday, the DOJ filed a lawsuit against the three parties, alleging the waiting period for Minnesotans to get a gun violates the Seco...
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Hoffman family blasts Vance Boelter legal defense strategy as ‘a clown show’
John and Yvette Hoffman, survivors of the state’s most shocking act of political violence, called the Hennepin County Court process deeply retraumatizing....
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Houston ISD Westbury High School student killed in shooting near campus
A student was killed in a shooting near Houston ISD's Westbury High School on Friday morning, police say.
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Wisconsin fraternity hazing tip leads police to find 30 men in hot basement, some injured
Two men were arrested after Madison police investigating a hazing tip found around 30 partially clothed men, several with visible injuries, in the basement of an unrecognized fraternity near the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
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Upper Harbor Park finally reconnects north Minneapolis to the Mississippi River
After decades of industry and infrastructure cut the North Side off from the river, a new park is bringing people back to the water.
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Minnesota weather: Patchy sunshine, quiet and comfortable Friday
Friday brings a mostly dry day across Minnesota as clouds attempt to thin for some filtered afternoon sunshine, though more rain is on the way for the start of the weekend....
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Proposed Minneapolis school closures: District leaders propose shuttering up to 16 schools
Minneapolis Public School leaders responded to community feedback about plans to close more than a dozen schools next year.
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Check your spice rack: Cinnamon sold in 6 states recalled over lead concerns
A New York-based manufacturer is recalling ground cinnamon seasoning after testing of a sample showed elevated levels of lead.
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Allina to pay $12.5M to settle federal data breach case
Case involves tracking pixels that shared some private patient information with third parties, like Google Analytics.
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Rain postpones weekend closure of eastbound I-94 in Minneapolis
A planned weekend closure of eastbound Interstate 94 in Minneapolis has been postponed due to forecasted rain.
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Watch: Father loses it, attacks killer in courtroom after spotting him laughing
Sentencing for a convicted killer turned chaotic inside a courtroom when a father saw the man who murdered his son-in-law laughing while he read his victim impact statement. What happened next turned the courtroom into a melee....