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Upset by slow pace of repairs, more renters in Minnesota are forming tenant unions
More renters across the state are forming tenant unions to push for repairs and improvements in their buildings under a new state law that adds protections for tenant organizing.
Gold Medal Flour mural discovered on a south Minneapolis home becomes a portal to the past
After uncovering two massive Gold Medal Flour ads covering his side walls, a Minneapolis architect set out on a mission to find out more about the history of the house and the neighborhood.
Duluth faces severe housing crunch as population inches up
A new study shows the city of Duluth needs to add about 9,000 housing units in the next decade, as the city’s population slowly grows for the first time in decades.
'We Choose To Stand Here': Annunciation marks one month since mass shooting
“We don’t want to be standing here today,” Annunciation Catholic School principal Matthew DeBoer told a crowd of about 125 people at a prayer service on Saturday. “But we choose to stand here.”
Nonprofit Avivo building new indoor shelter of tiny homes in St. Cloud
The indoor village will feature 48 private dwellings with common spaces for activities and wrap-around services, such as health care, mental health and recovery support.
As Minnesota's duck hunting opens, waterfowl populations are steady, but concerns remain
Minnesota duck hunters may see slightly more birds than last year, but the waterfowl populations are threatened as last year’s drought dried up wetlands across the state, reducing habitat that the birds need for nesting and breeding.