Mpls. council OKs new Nicollet Avenue, bike promenade and park for former Kmart space

The broad-strokes concepts gained support from council members Thursday for the area along Lake Street.
Business

Target limits Pride merchandise to select stores after last year's backlash

Best chance in years to view aurora borealis tonight
Local

'Highly active' northern lights displays this weekend may be largest in 20 years

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Local

Minnesota authorities call spike in distracted driving 'disturbing' and 'unacceptable'

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Ellie, 7, eats dinner with her mother, Meta Getman, at their home in Eden Prairie. Meta, a fertility coach, gave birth to Ellie and her twin, Addie, t
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Ellie, 7, eats dinner with her mother, Meta Getman, at their home in Eden Prairie. Meta, a fertility coach, gave birth to Ellie and her twin, Addie, through in vitro fertilization.

Abortion bans made Minnesota a health care island. Could the same happen with IVF?

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After Alabama Supreme Court ruling, patients and providers worry new restrictions could emerge.
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An upgrade on the usual breakfast sandwich from Animales Barbeque Co.: peppery, smoked pastrami, soft scrambled eggs and cheese on cheesy focaccia.

The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

Devouring the menu at a new music club, barbecue for brunch, a transportive Puerto Rican favorite, a don't-miss lunchtime sushi special and celebrating morel season made for a tasty week.
Kaleena Burkes heads the new Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Office of Murdered and Missing Black Women.
Politics

Kaleena Burkes is head of Minnesota's new Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls

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The improvement of Simeon Woods Richardson, the most recent addition to the Twins' rotation, was one of the most encouraging signs of the team's 5-2 h
Sports

Reusse: Twins' revamped rotation succeeds, with more help on the way

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Hennepin County Deputy Sherriff C. V. Swanberg destroyed paraphernalia from a gambling club in 1939.

How did gambling develop into a major industry in Minnesota?

Gambling had been largely illegal in the state until half a century ago.
Opinion

Legislature must act — properly — on Uber and Lyft before adjourning

Letting the companies leave will damage our economy and regional reputation. That requires repairing, not aggravating, the damage done by the Minneapolis City Council.

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