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Much at stake, Minnesota immigrants keep close eye on presidential election

Naturalization ceremony in St. Paul

Minnesotans who would be most affected by changes in immigration policy are paying close attention to the opposing proposals coming from Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.

  • Fed up with campaign? Some voters seek alternatives
  • Full coverage Election 2016

Edina council hears criticism of policing in wake of video confrontation

The Edina City Council says it wants to listen to and address concerns brought after a video circulated widely of a white plainclothes police officer interacting with a black man.

  • Tuesday Edina mayor defends officer's actions in wake of citation
  • Head of police chiefs group apologizes For 'historical mistreatment' of minorities
Gomer Thompson offers a prayer

Second arrest made in killings of baby, man in Minneapolis

Police say the 26-year-old man was arrested Tuesday, and formal charges were pending.

The Obama administration is proposing new rules to address passenger complaints about airline service.

New rules would require airlines to refund baggage fees for delayed luggage

The White House is announcing proposed rules intended to address common passenger complaints about airline customer service.

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Nowlin as a soldier seeking refuge from PTSD.

A Marine sergeant's troubles follow her home from war

The local film "Blood Stripe" is one of five movies about veterans at the Twin Cities Film Festival.

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will soon descend on Las Vegas for their final presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Wednesday night.

4 things to watch in the 3rd presidential debate

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will face off one last time before election day. Here's 4 things to watch in the Las Vegas debate.

Honeybees

Cut down on bee-killing pesticides? Ontario finds it's easier said than done

Pesticides called "neonics" are popular among farmers, but also have been blamed for killing bees. In Canada, the province of Ontario is trying to crack down on neonics, with mixed results.

4min 23sec
Mike Tekeste, owner of Red Sea Market

How a St. Paul shop owner saved a woman's life

Mike Tekeste received the 2016 Award for Excellence from the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department on Monday for helping save a woman's life.

3min 58sec
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally Tuesday in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Trump proposes term limits for Congress

The GOP presidential nominee says limits are needed to end the "cycle of corruption" in Washington.

Rick Swenson paddles

It takes a lot of work to break the pumpkin paddling world record

A Fergus Falls man is putting together his bid for an unusual world record after paddling a half-ton pumpkin 26 miles down the Red River in northwestern Minnesota this weekend.

4min 15sec

Surviving 3 more campaign weeks brings parties

Political parties offer places to celebrate or commiserate after the voting on Election Day is done.

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The 'Fireside Guide' has delightfully simple answers to your grown-up problems

The new "Fireside Grown-Up Guide" series is a throwback to the brightly-colored life lessons of your childhood. They're dark and dry and surprisingly funny, a pleasant tonic for your grown-up cares.

Capt. Jim Hart demonstrates SafetyNet.

When vulnerable people wander, this system can track them down

Minneapolis has joined St. Paul in using SafetyNet, which gives rescuers a way to locate anyone wearing a special bracelet.

2min 49sec
As the operation to retake Mosul continues, Iraqis fleeing ISIS-controlled areas of the city arrived Tuesday at the nearby town of al-Qayyarah, secured by the Iraqi army.

After ISIS, people from Mosul fear what may come next

Iraqis from Mosul expect chaos when ISIS is pushed out. In 13 years of war, when the army and its U.S. ally have taken control of cities, the military victories were squandered amid sectarian feuding.

3min 26sec

Hallberg's Picture of Health: Mixing politics and medicine

When everyone's talking about the election, is the clinic a politics-free zone?

5min 27sec
Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau

Mpls. cop gets job back after being fired for violating use-of-force policy

Police chief Janee Harteau agreed with a panel's conclusion that officer Blayne Lehner be fired. But police union officials argued that decision was too harsh.

5min 18sec
  • In January Mpls. officer fired after unspecified complaint
Prince's star at First Avenue now gold

Prince's siblings: Purported niece, grandniece are not heirs

Prince's siblings say a woman and girl purported to be the singer's niece and grandniece have no genetic connection to Prince and should not be named as heirs to his estate.

Chukwudi Benjamin Onyeaghala

Body of missing college student found in Mississippi River

Authorities have recovered the body of a missing Winona State University student from the Mississippi River.

The UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth raises 2016 forecast, again

UnitedHealth Group has hiked its 2016 earnings forecast again after its profit swelled 23 percent to nearly $2 billion in the third quarter, helped by gains both in and outside its core insurance business.

3min 7sec

Minnesota sees burst of online voter sign-ups

Online registration portal sets one-day record with more than 73,000 voter sign-ups.

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