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Brian O’Hara, who oversees policing strategy in Newark, N.J., told reporters Thursday that driving down gun violence in Minneapolis would be his priority as chief. He asked critics of the Minneapolis Police Department to give him a chance.

The Walker Art Center and MPR News sister station The Current on Wednesday announced they're ending the annual Rock the Garden music festival in Minneapolis.

While the water levels of some lakes and rivers have dropped, the dry conditions are not yet having widespread, serious impacts across the state. 

The Minnesota Astronomical Society is marking 50 years of helping Minnesotans to view the wonders of the night sky. And it’ll celebrate the milestone this weekend with an free public event — including a nearly life-size replica of a lunar module.

Osborn blew by former Vikings cornerback Mike Hughes on a corner route to snag the in-stride pass and cruise across the goal line.

The eleven names added to the memorial include firefighters from as long ago as 1914, including Elmer Thompson and Herbert Farman of Dawson, Minn.

Minnesota dominated on defense and offense in routing Michigan State 34-7 Saturday in the Big Ten opener for both schools.

Demonstrators on Saturday expressed their outrage at the death of Amini in Iran after she was arrested by Iran’s morality police allegedly for wearing her hijab too loosely. Photojournalist Nicole Neri captured scenes from the rally for MPR News.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said a man who was reported missing on Thursday has been found safe.

Demonstrators plan to gather in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday to protest the death of a 22-year-old woman in Iran in police custody earlier this month. That's after a vigil for Mahsa Amini was held at the University of Minnesota on Thursday.