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Former Lost Boy of South Sudan wants to help young people in his impoverished home country go to college

Many of last year’s scholarship recipients became medical students.

Partnering with a St. Paul friend, Augustino Ting Mayai wants to boost education in an area where the average income is below $1 a day.

Big plans, bigger wants for major Rochester parks

Golfers play at the course at Soldiers Memorial Field Park in Rochester in Juy. The course could be cut down to nine holes in as part of the city of R

As the city looks to spend millions on upgrades, hobbyists are pushing ideas of their own.

Minnesota schools 'swatted' with false reports of active shooters

Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson shared details Wednesday of a hoax school shooting call that put Lourdes High School on lockdown in Rochester,

Multiple schools went into lockdown after a wave of false shooting reports. It's unclear how many were involved, but schools in Rochester, Austin, Mankato and Cloquet were affected. And a late bomb threat was called into Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota.

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School photos of Eli Hart and toy cars, one of his favorite things, were on display during a celebration of his life at the Randolph High School footb

Minnesota mother whose son's body was found in trunk ruled competent for trial

Trial of Chinese billionaire accused of rape likely to draw interest beyond the Twin Cities

Concerts at Myth will go on despite plan to raze club for apartments, owner says

Walz gets flu shot as Minnesota leaders offer reminder of influenza threat

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NFL: U.S. Bank Stadium will host Kansas City-Tampa Bay on Sunday, if needed

Vikings, Saints present two different strategies for managing a game overseas

Gophers football season starting to feel like 2019 revisited

Loons sign star Reynoso to three-year extension, with option for 2026

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Malini Jarvis, a kidney research and development technician, tended to a pig kidney recently in the lab at Miromatrix Medical in Eden Prairie. The kid

Miromatrix Medical bioengineers pig kidneys and livers for possible transplant into humans

Shipt, Anytime Fitness, Hy-Vee pledge to help Biden's plan to fight hunger

Minn. Supreme Court rules farm country stream is protected waterway, but stops there

Grocery prices prompt 'trading down' to cheaper alternatives, more awareness of food waste

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Ukrainian soldiers ride past a destroyed building in the town of Kupiansk, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. After stunning battlefield setbacks, R

Nations are not all 'united' on war in Ukraine

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Editorial cartoon: Jeff Koterba on Putin's plan

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The Spanish Basque cheesecake is much simpler than the standard recipe and is served at room temperature.

This is the dessert that will change the cheesecake game

Concerts at Myth will go on despite plan to raze club for apartments, owner says

5 upcoming Twin Cities area events for your culinary calendar

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Chip Scoggins

Farewell, old stadium; a life-saving update, and embracing optimism

Football Across Minnesota's 2022 debut zooms in on a big change in Owatonna, a heartwarming Gophers reunion and how there's so much to like about football at all levels.

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New book by family historian reveals Minnesota clan's 'messy' history

Unlike many family histories that simply string together events, Daryl Lawrence weaves in a second layer of research to place Effie Schwartz and her mother, Annie Wendell, in the context of their times.