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Fired Mpls. teacher accuses management of 'cancerous rot'

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A former South High School math teacher says she was fired for speaking up against administrators' inability — or unwillingness — to address or even document extremely disruptive student behavior.

— Eder Campuzano, Star Tribune

Becka Thompson was hired to teach students learning English as a second language.

Records: Former Minneapolis police oversight head disparaged women, threatened staff

John Jefferson, a retired FBI agent, resigned in February after a lengthy HR investigation into numerous allegations, including his decision to reenact police restraint holds on civilian staff without warning or consent.

Video goes viral of man enduring 'shocking' chain whipping on downtown St. Paul street

The video was shot from a hotel room window by Kevin Weekes, a hockey analyst with ESPN.

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.

Final jurors seated for Trump's hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday

The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump's hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president's latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set the stage for opening statements to begin Monday.

U.S. Steel won't get exception to pollution rules that protect wild rice, MPCA says

The company had asked the state to raise limits for sulfate in Hay Lake, downstream of its Keetac taconite plant.

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Quarterback of the future? This Vikings mystery is about to end.

Part 6 of a series: Six quarterbacks are on the draft radar to fill both practical and philosophical needs for the Vikings.

Two major downtown Minneapolis towers face change as hybrid shuffle continues

Wells Fargo Center is now on the market, and Capella University cuts its space by more than half in the tower that bears its name.

Former Cooper football star Howard transfers from LSU to Gophers

Former Cooper star and LSU defensive end Jaxon Howard, the most highly touted high school football recruit in Minnesota last year, has committed to the Gophers

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.

What a renter can do to fight climate change

Behavioral change, personal investments and even a conversation with your landlord can help reduce the carbon emissions from your rental home or apartment.

Taste of Minnesota to be enjoyed on the ground and in the air this year

The festival in Minneapolis will have around 60 food vendors and a zipline over Washington Avenue S.

Marijuana's path to legality in Minnesota: A timeline

Various efforts to decriminalize or legalize the drug stalled until 2023, when Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature made it legal for recreational purposes.

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Judge drops some charges against ex-Minnesota college student feared of plotting campus shooting

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Quarterback of the future? This Vikings mystery is about to end.

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Former Cooper football star Howard transfers from LSU to Gophers

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When markets turn down, why robots beat humans at picking stocks

Ramstad: Misinterpreting data led me to the wrong conclusion about Minnesota retirees

Conservative lawmakers lead objections to Vista's deal to sell Federal ammunition to Czech firm

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Ukraine aid vote is a domestic and geopolitical inflection point

Mpls. must investigate suspicious fires

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Over 27 years, couple have renovated Hopkins 'three-chimney house' built by Gluek family in 1939

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