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Deputy Minneapolis police chief brings a detective's quiet tenacity to the job
Erick Fors has moved steadily up the MPD ladder and raised his public profile, fueling speculation that he could someday lead the department.
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota names new CEO
The nonprofit, one of the state's largest, named the interim CEO to the permanent spot.
Entangled eagles get a hand from Hennepin County sheriff's deputies
Both eagles flew away after deputies freed them.
Brooks: A neighborhood rises above viruses, vandals and other plagues
This is a story about someone who wanted to help: Cedar Thomas is an artist, a college senior and one of millions of Minnesotans making the best of bad times.
U president says she will propose new 'fee refund' for students
Regents will meet after students said they were shortchanged.
Trooper who gave speeding doctor masks, not ticket: 'We're all in this together'
"By her appearance, it looked like she had been through it, like it had been a tough time for her," trooper Brian Schwartz said of Dr. Sarosh Ashraf Janjua.
Climate crisis takes the back burner in global pandemic
Advocates hope global resolve over the pandemic is a model for climate action.
2 Minnesotans die in fiery western Iowa helicopter crash
The aircraft hit a power line before it went down, authorities said.
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Brooks: A neighborhood rises above viruses, vandals and other plagues
This is a story about someone who wanted to help: Cedar Thomas is an artist, a college senior and one of millions of Minnesotans making the best of bad times.
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April 2, 1871: April Fools' Day
Like many other customs, that of sending people on silly and fruitless errands on the first day of April, or "April Fools' Day" as it is commonly called, is lost in the mists of antiquity, a tolerably certain indication that the custom is not one of religious origin or having any connection therewith, as some have supposed.
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Mpls. Park Board president: 'Not going to be large gatherings'
Alarmed by the numbers gathering at the most popular lakes and trails, parks leaders doubled down on their call for people to spread out and visit smaller neighborhood parks instead. They say doing so could head off more drastic action, such as closing parks altogether.
2 people in car killed in collision with semi near Prior Lake
A boy in the car was seriously injured, authorities said.
Live: Latest updates and what you need to know about COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world, we've answered reader question about what they most want to know about the outbreak.
First responders urge Minnesota lawmakers to ease path to workers' compensation for those with COVID-19
The measure impacts those on the front line who are at risk of contracting the disease.
Elmer Trefethen, whose World War II service included the Battle of Okinawa, dies at 96
After his discharge in January 1946, he returned to Minneapolis and his job at Pillsbury.
On Census Day, about 44% of Minn. households have said: We're here
Officials hope more Minnesotans will complete the form online.