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Legal dispute between Mueller, Barr drove end of investigation

Attorney General William Barr testifies before a subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee about the Justice Department’s 2020 budget requ

Attorney General William Barr reviewed the evidence and decided that President Trump had not obstructed justice.

— Melissa Lyttle, New York Times

When Robert Mueller presented his findings without reaching a decision about President Trump and obstruction of justice, Attorney General William Barr decided that Trump had not. The legal disagreement opens the door to further political fights over presidential power.

Noor trial reveals deep fracture between Mpls. police, County Attorney's Office

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, middle, is flanked by his attorneys Peter Wold, left, and Thomas Plunkett, right, at the Hennepin Coun

Experienced attorneys say they have never seen such deep conflict between a law enforcement agency and prosecutor revealed in a Minnesota courtroom.

Man accused of yelling racial epithet before pulling out gun at Eden Prairie mall

Eyewitnesses told police that the 55-year-old could have retreated, but instead escalated the encounter by pulling out a gun, the complaint said.

Thousands of invasive goldfish pack chain of Chaska lakes

Goldfish, a carp native to Asia, feed on lake bottoms, stirring up plants and sediment, which can increase algae growth.

Staffers with the Carver County Water Management Organization spotted the flashy fish this week while doing routine monitoring at Big Woods Lake.

Mining firm to pay $500,000 for air pollution on Minnesota's Iron Range

In 2006, a hydraulic shovel scraped up 50 tons at a time of taconite ore chunks and dumped it into a 240-ton dump truck at United Taconite in Eveleth,

Environmental group calls the federal court penalty inadequate.

Man run over, killed by light-rail train in Minneapolis

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Hurt chose Duke after Jones decided to stay: 'That was the ice-breaker'

Rochester's Matthew Hurt, coveted by the nation's top basketball programs, said he was undecided until another Minnesotan - Apple Valley's Tre Jones - decided to return to Duke for a second season.

Icelandic eclipses Greek as the new hot yogurt trend

While U.S. yogurt sales dropped 3.4% in the 12 months ended in February, the Icelandic style jumped 24%.

Study challenges health benefits of moderate drinking

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Remembering architect James Dayton, creator of iconic Twin Cities buildings

Through his eye-grabbing work, architect James Dayton made the Twin Cities a better, more beautiful place.

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Logan Webster 10, left, Amani Powel,l 10, and Zach Weiner, 14, worked out at the Youth & Families Determined To Succeed facility in Minneapolis.

Nonprofit opens new wellness facility in north Minneapolis to combat obesity

St. Paul asks residents to weigh in on alley plowing

Minneapolis approves use of tax subsidies for market-rate housing

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Matthew Hurt of Rochester John Marshall, one of the top senior basketball recruits in the nation, tips his Duke hat after announcing his college plans

Hurt chose Duke after Jones decided to stay: 'That was the ice-breaker'

Loons open busy stretch by losing 'disappointing' seesaw battle at Toronto

These Twins players feel right at home as visitors

Big Ten filled with quarterback competitions as spring football ends

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Steam rises from an Xcel Energy power plant in St. Paul.

Technology, cost could hamper efforts for 100 percent carbon-free grid in Minnesota by 2050

Schafer: UnitedHealth balks at government health solutions

Why start a company that helps kids track education progress? Its founder explains

Owner of Minnesota glass company launches Facebook alternative

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U.S. Air Force planes sprayed Agent Orange over a jungle area in South Vietnam in 1966. The chemical defoliant was used during the Vietnam War and has

Legacies of Vietnam: Let us help the continuing victims of Agent Orange

Brexit extension reflects damaging dysfunction

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