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- Larry R. Sipe, Sr.
Obituary: Volunteer chess coach and role model Jack Mangan dies at 67
A fundraiser, elementary school teacher and founder of several Minneapolis chess clubs that continue today, Mangan died Sept. 1, four months after a terminal cancer diagnosis. He was 67.
Liz Dawn, former Coronation Street actress, dies aged 77
Liz Dawn, the actress who played tart-tongued Vera Duckworth in the long-running British soap opera "Coronation Street," has died. She was 77.
Former US Rep. Joseph McDade of Pennsylvania dies at 85
Joseph M. McDade, an 18-term Republican congressman who was known for bringing federal dollars home to his northeastern Pennsylvania district and who was acquitted in 1996 on a bribery charge, has died. He was 85.
Local
Minneapolis police recognize newest leaders at promotion ceremony
University of Minnesota offers students a furry study break
Feds charge one alleged supplier of deadly carfentanil in Twin Cities
Eastbound I-94 in north Minneapolis reopens following fatal crash
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Sports
Lid pops off the Vikings offense with deep balls, big catches now in play
Twins in driver's seat for wild-card berth entering season's final week
Scoggins: New Twins regime's patience pays off, now and in future
Fleck: Smith, Brooks appear ready for Gophers' Big Ten opener
Business
Target raising minimum wage to $15 by end of 2020
Fairview Wine in Roseville, which battled nearby Total Wine, to close
Polaris Slingshot under investigation for alleged faulty seat belts
Berman-led Black Ridge Oil affiliate trying to raise acquisition capital
Opinion
Trump is right about 'political correctness,' wrong to push it on NFL
Yet again, Trump chooses divisiveness
Elections in Germany generate an alarming outcome
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Variety
Ivey Award caps a life in theater for founder Michelle Hensley
Ed Sheeran's big-league tryout set for U.S. Bank Stadium on Oct. 20, 2018
Champion cyclist Greg LeMond's Medina mansion on the market for $5M
Fall in Minnesota is a sad story, but it's so beautifully written
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Obituary: Entrepreneur Elliott Royce was a remarkable retiree
At age 96, Elliott Royce attended trampoline class three times per week. The hobby fit with his retirement routine of falling five times every morning…
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Anderson: Webster is master of realistic wildlife art
Bill Webster captured the true beauty of game birds.
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Al Farmes' gone, but his legacy lives
Al Farmes died Wednesday at 93, but the 'Save the Wetlands' program he helped create saved many prized habitats for posterity.
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Politics
Sen. Collins' opposition kills GOP health care drive
Sen. Klobuchar steers health care debate to middle ground
At least six White House advisers used private e-mail accounts
Federal agent charged in scheme to help cocaine trafficker
Nation
Maria destroyed Puerto Rico's fragile electricity system and the people are suffering
Violent crime in U.S. rises for second consecutive year
Tennessee church shooting suspect carried large arsenal
Parole board declines to spare life of inmate set to die
World
North Korean diplomat says tweet by Trump 'declared war'
Japan's Abe says he will call snap election for parliament
Puerto Rico is in the dark in wake of Hurricane Maria
Antarctic glacier loses piece of ice four times the size of Manhattan
Twins
Twins in driver's seat for wild-card berth entering season's final week
Scoggins: New Twins regime's patience pays off, now and in future
Closing in: Sweep gives Twins 4 1/2-game Wild Card lead, 6 games left
Darvish delivers as Dodgers beat Padres 9-3 for 100th win
Vikings
Lid pops off the Vikings offense with deep balls, big catches now in play
Vikings' Cook tries to keep up with new workload
Dayton disagrees with kneeling protests, but also Trump response
Souhan: Can Vikings' Keenum repeat his performance?
Celebs
Ryan Gosling to host 'SNL' premiere with Jay-Z musical guest
Kiss members Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley reunite on stage
Spicer admits 'mistakes' as press secretary, but says he never lied
C.J.: Camille Williams is no fashion match for husband, KARE 11 co-anchor Cory Hepola
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US-based actor Jan Triska dies after fall from Prague bridge
Jan Triska, an actor who moved to the U.S. after being banned by the Czechoslovak Communist regime, has died, more than a day after he fell from Prague's iconic Charles Bridge. He was 80.
Barbara Blaine, founder of abuse victims group SNAP, dies
Barbara Blaine, the founder and former president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, has died. She was 61.
Defense attorney for Oklahoma City bomber dead at 57
Rob Nigh, a defense attorney who represented Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and witnessed his 2001 execution, died Sunday after a battle with cancer, former colleagues said. He was 57.
Deaths: Albert Speer Jr., prominent architect whose father was in Hitler's inner circle
Albert Speer Jr., 83, an internationally prominent architect who sought throughout his life to distance himself from the dark legacy of his father,…
Soul singer Charles Bradley dead at 68
Charles Bradley, known as the "Screaming Eagle of Soul" for a powerful, raspy style that evoked one of his musical heroes, James Brown, died Saturday at age 68.