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Minneapolis police: Annunciation interviews
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School districts — some struggling, others growing — ask voters for more money
Robbinsdale’s $413M ask shows a struggling district trying to right its finances. In some fast-growing suburban districts, school leaders say they need more funds to keep up with building needs....
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One of Minnesota’s best stand-up venues may shut down. It’s a brewery.
The owner of Sisyphus Brewing & Comedy says his lease is in jeopardy.
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A deer crashed into an Excelsior basement. It took a Taser to get it out.
Police and DNR officers tried everything from riot shields to a roof rake to coax the buck out before resorting to an unusual tactic.
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Vikings-Lions injury updates: Latest on Aaron Jones, Joe Huber
The Vikings have two offensive starters banged up heading into their Week 8 game. Here is the latest availability news before the team travels to Detroit....
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DOJ asks judge to keep Ilhan Omar search warrant records sealed
A new court filing from the Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal judge to keep search warrant records tied to Rep. Ilhan Omar sealed. In the Tuesday filing, U.S. attorneys told a federal judge in Washington that press groups are seeking to unseal records tied to the se...
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Flanagan is up by how much? What our politics team thinks about the latest polling.
A new poll that breaks with many past surveys shows Peggy Flanagan with a huge lead over Michele Tafoya in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race.
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Boston Scientific chopping jobs as its stock price keeps dropping
CEO says a “meaningful” workforce reduction is underway without offering details on how many jobs are being cut or the impact in Minnesota.
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2 teens arrested after pursuit on I-94 ends with crash in St. Paul
A pair of teenagers were arrested early Wednesday morning after an attempted traffic stop ended with a pursuit and crash on I-94 in St. Paul, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Deputies tried pulling over a Dodge Durango that was heading east on I-94 near Western Avenue jus...