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Mosquitos are back and so are the workers trying to keep their numbers down
The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District sent its seasonal technicians this week to collect samples and learn where to focus its early treatment efforts.
Newspaper boxes repurposed as 'Save a Life' naloxone dispensaries
Jim Barrett and Andrew Kamin-Lyndgaard of Minneapolis created Little Free Libraries for naloxone and fentanyl testing strips as part of a growing effort to expand access to the overdose-reversing medicine.
Back to blue: Lake Harriet Band Shell renovation almost finished
The Minneapolis monument is back to its familiar color after residents petitioned to restore its blue hue.
Why do so many Minnesota homeowners get free roofs after a hailstorm?
Stormy weather has been beating up local roofs lately. But insurance companies are also scaling back coverage, arguing that "something's got to change."
30 days in jail for ex-school choir director in northwestern Minnesota who sexually assaulted girl
The judge chose not to impose a three-year sentence.
Hopkins parents charged in 9-year-old daughter's asthma death
Charges say the parents ignored their daughter's health concerns and the advice of family and friends to take her to the hospital.
Hennepin County paid $240K to settle former Sheriff Hutchinson's workers' comp claim
More than $47K from the settlement went to pay off county vehicle and guardrail destroyed in drunken driving crash.
Four Minnesotans catch salmonella in outbreak linked to basil sold at Trader Joe's
Officials suspect the salmonella is linked to the Infinite Herbs brand of basil, which has been removed from store shelves.
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Scoggins: Finch feeling heat of the Suns as playoff battle looms
Can coach Chris Finch figure this out? Phoenix has owned the Wolves this season, and now he has two more days to fix that before Game 1.
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Brooks: A tale of 124 hoarded Minnesota cats has at least a hundred happy endings
As animal abuse cases soar, Minnesotans trek to the Animal Humane Society to offer neglected animals loving new homes.
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Officials ID teen who died after jumping into southwestern Minnesota lake to retrieve canoe paddle
He attempted to swim back to the canoe, but the wind pushed it farther from him, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Charges: Man fatally stabbed woman in neck outside downtown Duluth bar after closing time
Gunfire erupted immediately afterward, according to the charges.
Charges: Man posed as woman in video chats, lured men into sexually exploiting youngest of children
"His whereabouts since that time are unknown," a BCA statement read. "He may or may not still be in Minnesota."
Fired Mpls. math teacher accuses management of 'cancerous rot'
Becka Thompson was hired to teach students learning English as a second language.
Over 27 years, couple have renovated Hopkins 'three-chimney house' built by Gluek family in 1939
Colonial that once belonged to famed Minnesota brewing family has been updated but retains its old New England aesthetic.
Jill Biden travels to Minnesota to campaign for Biden-Harris ticket
The First Lady will speak at Education Minnesota's annual conference in Bloomington.