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Election results: 2025 Minnesota special and primary elections on Aug. 12

Election results: 2025 Minnesota special and primary elections on Aug. 12

A handful of special and primary elections were held Tuesday, Aug. 12, in Minnesota, including a primary for State House District 34B and a special election for a St. Paul City Council seat.
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Handwritten confession in 1998 murder speeds request to vacate man’s conviction

Handwritten confession in 1998 murder speeds request to vacate man’s conviction

In 1998, a judge sentenced Bryan Hooper, now 54, to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years for the killing of Ann Prazniak. But in a handwritten confession and multiple interviews with authorities, Chalaka Young, 50, admitted killing Prazniak and lying on the witness stand in Hooper’s trial.
by Matt Sepic

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Health care provider CentraCare to lay off 535 employees

Health care provider CentraCare to lay off 535 employees

CentraCare says it's responding to “significant external pressures,” including rising costs and reimbursement rates that no longer cover the cost of care.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Hackers post some St. Paul files online after city refuses to pay ransom

Hackers post some St. Paul files online after city refuses to pay ransom

Mayor Melvin Carter said late Monday that what was posted is a tiny percentage of what’s kept on the city’s servers, and it appeared to be from a single shared drive used by parks and recreation employees.
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Restaurant faces discrimination charge after accusing a woman of being a man in women's restroom

Restaurant faces discrimination charge after accusing a woman of being a man in women's restroom

A Minnesota nonprofit is filing a charge of discrimination with the state Department of Human Rights, claiming a restaurant server harassed an 18-year-old while she used the women’s restroom; the server allegedly believed she was a boy.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it’s hosting a U.S.-Russia summit

Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it’s hosting a U.S.-Russia summit

Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s. To pay off war debts, Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. Now presidents Trump and Putin will meet Friday in Alaska to discuss another war involving Crimea.
by Greg Myre

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