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Minnesota company aims to help families tap into carbon markets to conserve forests
In the fight against the growing threat of climate change, forests are a weapon — and a potential paycheck
More Twin Cities suburbs draw on public art to develop sense of place
Metro cities drawing on it to enhance sense of place.
St. Paul voters to decide on stringent rent control proposal in November
Will proposal help tenants or discourage new units?
Medcalf: Minnesota's 'teen whisperer' humbled by support he's received during cancer fight
Accustomed to providing support for others, Jason Clopton recently displayed his own vulnerability as he discussed his next steps.
Why do military cargo planes regularly fly in pairs over the Twin Cities?
The large aircraft with four propellers are easy to distinguish from passenger air traffic.
At least 3 killed in Amtrak Empire Builder train derailment in Montana
At least three people were killed Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, an official with the Liberty County Sheriff's Office said.
Man, 52, dies in downtown Duluth crash
He was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene, police said.
Nebraska billionaire, philanthropist Walter Scott dies at 90
Billionaire Walter Scott, the past top executive of Peter Kiewit Sons Inc. construction firm who helped oversee Warren Buffett's conglomerate and donated to various causes, particularly construction projects around Omaha, has died. He was 90.
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Medcalf: Minnesota's 'teen whisperer' humbled by support he's received during cancer fight
Accustomed to providing support for others, Jason Clopton recently displayed his own vulnerability as he discussed his next steps.
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Gophers reserves saw WWII duty
KARE-TV reporter Danny Spewak's new book "From the Gridiron to the Battlefield" chronicles the 1941 Gophers.
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Man fatally shot on E. Lake Street in Minneapolis
Police said preliminary information showed that the victim and suspect knew each other, and that the incident was not a random attack.
Georgia rally marks debut of GOP primary 'Trump ticket'
The rewards of an early Donald Trump endorsement were on display Saturday in Georgia when a three-man ticket of candidates he's backing in 2022 Republican primaries were featured at one of his signature rallies. But GOP opponents of Trump-backed candidates aren't folding in Georgia and some say the former president's nod could hurt Republicans in a general election in the closely divided state.
Minnesota police group sues Wright County man involved in Derek Chauvin trial security
Scott Yelle posted about the job on social media and gave details to a TV show in violation of nondisclosure agreements, the suit alleges.
Mpls. coalition aims to advance healing for Native families with ties to U.S. boarding schools
Recent findings of hundreds of unmarked graves near Canadian boarding schools for Natives has spurred hope of a similar reckoning in the U.S.
Twin Cities metro police blotter, Sept. 26
EDINAAUG. 21Drugs. A 29-year-old man was arrested for drug possession and possession of a firearm without a permit following a traffic stop at Hwy. 100…
Frey faces new scrutiny in second run for Mpls. mayor
Frey has worked under an intense international spotlight since George Floyd's death put the city into the epicenter of a reckoning over policing and racism. It placed the mayor at odds with many members of the City Council and powerful political forces bent on reducing police funding.