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Look up Minnesota: There's a meteor shower this weekend

Look up Minnesota: There's a meteor shower this weekend

Earth will be encountering debris from a comet this weekend. That may sound scary — but it actually means Minnesotans can see the annual Perseid meteor shower if they look up to the skies this weekend.
by Regina Medina

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Teens strive to earn long-term tech positions in the Twin Cities

Teens strive to earn long-term tech positions in the Twin Cities

Through its Tech Geeks program, 30,000 Feet offers paid training and a pathway to lucrative careers, in particular for young people of color.
by Aaliyah Demry

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Trans pro disc golfer suing sport's top league for discrimination in Minnesota

Trans pro disc golfer suing sport's top league for discrimination in Minnesota

A professional disc golfer who is a trans woman is suing the sport’s top organization over its gender-based rules for competition. A Minnesota judge cleared the way for Natalie Ryan to play in the state earlier this year.
by Nina Moini

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Minneapolis increases affordable housing funding by $4 million

Minneapolis increases affordable housing funding by $4 million

Mayor Jacob Frey announced Thursday that the city has agreed to give the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) $5 million annually for property improvements and expansions — an increase over current annual amount of $1 million.  
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Prison college grads earn degrees while serving sentences

Prison college grads earn degrees while serving sentences

The graduates are part of the first cohort of a two-year-old program made possible through a partnership between Metro State, Minneapolis College and the University of Minnesota.
by Regina Medina and Kerem Yücel

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All aboard the Flotsam! Ragtag circus floats on a Mississippi River adventure

All aboard the Flotsam! Ragtag circus floats on a Mississippi River adventure

The group of musicians, comedians and actors created a spectacle from found objects and handmade things. Over the course of about a month, they'll wind their watery way down to St. Louis, Mo., stopping at towns along the way.
by Olivia Stevens

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Former GOP operative, donor gets 21 years on sex trafficking conviction

Former GOP operative, donor gets 21 years on sex trafficking conviction

A jury in March found Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, 32, guilty of paying five teenage girls for sex, in violation of federal sex trafficking laws. Prosecutors had asked Judge Patrick Schiltz to impose a 30-year sentence.
by Matt Sepic

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