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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter cruises toward second term despite criticism about crime and policing
The 42-year-old first-term mayor of Minnesota's capital city has no high-profile opponents.
Man, 20, held in sister's fatal shooting in Chanhassen
The victim was a 25-year-old woman, authorities said.
Brooks: How the census heroes saved Minnesota a seat in Congress
The state that never takes the last bite of anything snagged the last available seat in the U.S. House.
Scooter operator that lost Minneapolis contract takes aim at competitor's record on equity
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Lime challenges Bird on inequitable deployment on Mpls.' North Side.
Woman, two small children die in Maple Grove crash
A man is hospitalized with injuries that appear noncritical, authorities say.
One fatally shot, another injured in downtown Minneapolis
The homicide is the city's 26th of the year.
Minnesota gets creative in COVID-19 vaccine outreach
Dwindling demand forces new approaches to boost immunization numbers.
Ellison reshapes Minn. attorney general's office with eye on criminal justice
His focus on criminal justice, police and hate crimes draws national attention.
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Jennifer Brooks
Brooks: How the census heroes saved Minnesota a seat in Congress
The state that never takes the last bite of anything snagged the last available seat in the U.S. House.
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Twists and turns for Minnesota's oldest human bones
The discovery dubbed Browns Valley Man was judged to be roughly 10,000-year-old bones, some of the oldest, best-preserved prehistoric human remains ever found in North America.
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California's energy policy and planning agency wants to transition new homes away from gas-powered appliances.
String of satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers
A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday had some people wondering if a fleet of UFOs was coming, but it had others— mostly amateur stargazers and professional astronomers— lamenting the industrialization of space.
Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack
The operator of a major pipeline system that transports fuel across the East Coast said Saturday it had been victimized by a ransomware attack and had halted all pipeline operations to deal with the threat. The attack is unlikely to affect gasoline supply and prices unless it leads to a prolonged shutdown of the pipeline, experts said.
Twists and turns for Minnesota's oldest human bones
The discovery dubbed Browns Valley Man was judged to be roughly 10,000-year-old bones, some of the oldest, best-preserved prehistoric human remains ever found in North America.
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.
Video of Bemidji's broken Paul Bunyan statue captures nighttime hijinks
Four can be seen climbing and hanging on the 18-foot figure.