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Metro Transit officer hurt in blast preparing for training

Metro Transit officer hurt in blast preparing for training

The officer had an explosive that his police dog would search for, Metro Transit says. The dog was still inside the squad car when the device exploded. The 7-year veteran officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
by Associated Press

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Drug overdose cases languish in court for three years

Drug overdose cases languish in court for three years

A Maplewood woman convicted in the drug overdose deaths of three men will be back in court later this month to resolve charges in two other third-degree murder cases.
by Brandt Williams

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Early abortion bans: Which states have passed them?

Early abortion bans: Which states have passed them?

So far in 2019, nine states have passed laws to outlaw abortion or forbid it past a certain point in pregnancy. None of these laws are in effect, and many are being litigated in the courts.
by Mara Gordon and Alyson Hurt

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Minnesotans sort through new Cuba restrictions

Minnesotans sort through new Cuba restrictions

There used to be 12 ways for Americans to legally travel to Cuba, including family visits, religious activities and what is called People-to-People travel, which was meant to "foster educational dialogue." The new rules ban People-to-People travel. They also say that American boats aren't allowed to stop there.
by Alisa Roth

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Where are all the female coaches in collegiate sports?

Where are all the female coaches in collegiate sports?

Before Title IX, women held 90 percent of the top coaching jobs for women's teams at the collegiate level. Once the money began flowing in, they mostly vanished. MPR News host Kerri Miller explores what happened to all the female coaches.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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How to help your students avoid the 'summer slide'

During the summer, most students lose about two months' worth of mathematical skills, according to the National Summer Learning Association. Three educators from across the metro area share simple, tangible ideas to help families prevent "summer slide." Tune in.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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How payday lenders spent $1 million at a Trump resort -- and cashed in

How payday lenders spent $1 million at a Trump resort -- and cashed in

At the Trump Doral outside Miami, payday lenders celebrated the potential death of a rule intended to protect their customers. They couldn't have done it without President Donald Trump and his latest deregulator, Kathleen Kraninger.

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Hookah coals blamed, man charged in pavilion fire at Bde Maka Ska

Hookah coals blamed, man charged in pavilion fire at Bde Maka Ska

An attempted hookah session gone wrong appears to be the explanation for the fire that burned down the pavilion and restaurant at Bde Maka Ska, also known as Lake Calhoun. Hennepin County prosecutors say they've charged a man in connection with the May 16 fire.
by MPR News Staff

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Before sentencing, Noor supporters speak of his kindness and compassion

Before sentencing, Noor supporters speak of his kindness and compassion

Police officers, friends and family are asking a judge to consider Mohamed Noor's character when she sentences him Friday. In April, Noor was convicted of killing an unarmed woman, Justine Ruszczyk, while responding to her 911 call.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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Federal judge dismisses charges against 3 white supremacists

Federal judge dismisses charges against 3 white supremacists

The three, members of the Rise Above Movement, had been charged under a federal anti-riot statute with planning and then carrying out assaults at rallies in California in 2017. The judge said the federal statute used to prosecute them was unconstitutional.

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Top Democrat 'confident' Mueller will testify 'soon.' Here's what Congress might ask

Top Democrat 'confident' Mueller will testify 'soon.' Here's what Congress might ask

Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn't closed the door on a hearing but has said his report includes everything he would have to say. Lawmakers could play by those rules and still learn something new.

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The 'Great Dying' nearly erased life on Earth. Scientists see similarities to today

The 'Great Dying' nearly erased life on Earth. Scientists see similarities to today

It was the biggest extinction in Earth's history. A new Smithsonian exhibit notes that some of the same things that killed over 90 percent of ocean species 250 million years ago are happening now.
by Christopher Joyce

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House Speaker wants a September special session for bonding, insulin

Lawmakers are not set to meet again until Feb. 11, 2020, but DFL Speaker Melissa Hortman of Brooklyn Park says there's no reason lawmakers can't come back before then to take up some unfinished business.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Dylan releasing 14-disc Rolling Thunder box set

Dylan releasing 14-disc Rolling Thunder box set

The shows during Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour were considered some of the most dynamic and interesting of his career.
by Phil Picardi

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MN Better Business Bureau warns of a wave of puppy scams

MN Better Business Bureau warns of a wave of puppy scams

BBB officials say they're concerned about a spike in reports of fraudulent pet adoption operations that offer expensive dogs that never make it to their adoptive homes.
by Tim Nelson

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Gretchen Carlson stepping down as Miss America chair

Gretchen Carlson stepping down as Miss America chair

Carlson and CEO Regina Hopper took over leadership of the organization following an email scandal in which top male leadership denigrated former Miss Americas. But their own leadership of the organization was criticized by many state organizations.
by The Associated Press

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Girl finds handgun in her backpack at St. Paul school

The 8-year-old put her backpack on the floor at John A. Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary School Monday and heard a thud. Police said she opened the backpack and found the gun, then told her teacher about it. The girl wasn't sure how the gun ended up in her bag.
by The Associated Press

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Queen, world leaders honor veterans on D-Day anniversary

Queen, world leaders honor veterans on D-Day anniversary

D-Day saw more than 150,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy in northwest France on June 6, 1944, carried by 7,000 boats. The Battle of Normandy, codenamed Operation Overlord, was a turning point in the war, and helped bring about Nazi Germany's defeat in May 1945.
by The Associated Press

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When Minnesota cities take over trash collection, they take heat. But sometimes it pays off

When Minnesota cities take over trash collection, they take heat. But sometimes it pays off

There's an ongoing battle over the freedom to decide who hauls trash away. Like St. Paul, some Minnesota cities have struggled to control trash collection, but others have made it a part of their broader efforts to help the environment.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Destination Medical Center, North? Duluth readies for massive medical investment

Destination Medical Center, North? Duluth readies for massive medical investment

Two of Duluth's regional health care systems, Essentia Health and St. Luke's, are planning to invest more than $1 billion in expansions. City officials hope the development, which is being supported in part with infrastructure funding from the state, will spur additional growth in the downtown medical district.
by Dan Kraker

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Best weather of the year so far ahead?

Best weather of the year so far ahead?

The year's most consistent run of mostly dry, sunny, mild, days ahead?
by Paul Huttner

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Daily Digest: Suspensions and detentions

Politics and government news from around the state.
by Bill Wareham

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In 'City of Girls,' the breezy, bold best days of our lives

In 'City of Girls,' the breezy, bold best days of our lives

Elizabeth Gilbert's new novel is set in the New York theater community of the 1940s -- an effervescent golden age for the women who congregate at the offbeat Lily Playhouse.
by Jean Zimmerman

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Ray Suarez on the future of religion in America

Ray Suarez on the future of religion in America

A keynote address given in St. Paul by award-winning journalist Ray Suarez about the future of religion in America.

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