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Exhibit director who brought sense of theater to Science Museum, expanded its reach dies at 69
Paul Maurer was a big believer in interactive exhibits.
Regan Smith wins second gold at world championships as part of relay
The Lakeville swimmer helped the Americans claim their 45th medal at the event.
Norwood Young America's bandshell back home after nearly a century in private hands
The structure, which the city sold to a private party for reasons unknown, was returned to its old home this month.
Driver runs over and kills man crossing highway in Burnsville
The pedestrian was 31 years old and from Prior Lake, the State Patrol said.
Upscale rental homes catch on in Twin Cities metro area
New developments of high-end rental homes — renting for up to $4,500 a month — are spreading across the metro area.
Metro briefs: Students send blankets to Ukraine
Any day now, Ania Nolan hopes to hear good news from Ukraine. The Hudson, Wis., resident sent three boxes of blankets to the war-torn country…
Charges: Motorist got drunk at bar before hitting car near Valleyfair and killing other driver
The victim's car exploded and caught fire, preventing passersby from getting to him, the charges read.
Ex-Cottage Grove cop assigned to Park High is sentenced to 5 years for sexually touching 7 students
Adam Pelton is expected to serve the first 3 1⁄3 years of his sentence in prison and the balance on supervised release.
Two-vehicle collision near Prior Lake leaves 1 driver dead, the other badly injured
The crash occurred midday Thursday.
Fiery 2-vehicle crash near Valleyfair kills 1 driver, injures the other
State Patrol said the surviving driver had been drinking that night.
Hearing on Muslim cemetery in south metro draws crowd
More than 100 people of varying faiths and ethnicities packed a south metro township hall Monday evening to discuss a cemetery that people of Muslim…
'Old' at 20, Lakeville's Smith wins world title in 100 backstroke
The Olympic swimmer said "it's just weird'' not to be among the youngest Americans at the world championships.
36-year sentence for man who fatally shot victim outside Eagan hotel
Defendant Robert Lee Baker III was released from prison six months before the killing.
Ex-Mizzou frat members charged in hazing that injured Eden Prairie student
COLUMBIA, MO. – Two former members of a University of Missouri fraternity have been indicted for a hazing incident that left a student from Eden…
Amazon workers, Rep. Omar rally for $3 wage increase, day off for holidays like Eid
They rallied outside of the Shakopee warehouse.
Eagan postal worker becomes ninth from Minnesota arrested in U.S. Capitol riot
Charges say suspect moved from New York to live with his Minnesota mother as FBI investigated the insurrection.
Report highlights lack of quality curriculum on Native Americans in state
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community commissioned the report as part of their Understand Native Minnesota campaign.
4 candidates vying to become Dakota County attorney
Kathy Keena will face off against Elizabeth Lamin, Matt Little and Jeff Sheridan.
EPA tightens the health standard for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
Even as they widen testing for PFAS in water supplies, Minnesota officials criticized the change as impossible to measure.
Yuen: At 94, vet preserves history of WWII linguists trained in Minnesota
Eighty years ago this month, a covert military language school was established in Savage, drawing Japanese American soldiers.