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Fire causes major damage at mosque and school in Prior Lake

Fire causes major damage at mosque and school in Prior Lake

A mosque in Prior Lake was severely damaged in a fire early Monday morning. As state and federal officials investigate the cause, Twin Cities Muslim leaders are declining to speculate whether the fire was an accident or set intentionally.
by MPR News Staff

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The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking: Remembering the Great Lakes shipwreck 50 years later

The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking: Remembering the Great Lakes shipwreck 50 years later

50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing 29 men. MPR News guest host Dan Kraker talks with a Great Lakes historian about the ship’s final, fateful voyage and what the ore carrier’s shocking sinking means to Minnesotans. 
by Dan Kraker and Cari Dwyer

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Local groups marshaling recovery help for Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa

Local groups marshaling recovery help for Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa

For Minnesota’s Caribbean community, the hurricane hits close to home. That’s especially true for at least one Minneapolis resident visiting her mother on the island. 
by Sarah Thamer

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Hundreds of residents evacuated after fire, utility outage in St. Paul high-rise

Hundreds of residents evacuated after fire, utility outage in St. Paul high-rise

Hundreds of St. Paul residents were in temporary housing Monday, a day after a fire and utility outage forced the evacuation of the city’s Skyline Tower high-rise apartment building.
by Grace Praxmarer and Matt Sepic

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