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Alleged drunk driver charged in crash that killed Twin Cities restaurant founder

Alleged drunk driver charged in crash that killed Twin Cities restaurant founder

David Burley, co-owner of the Blue Plate restaurant group in the Twin Cities, was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in western Wisconsin. St. Croix County prosecutors on Monday charged Andre Lamont Mathews, 33, with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Matt Sepic

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New program will make college classes accessible for students with an intellectual disability

New program will make college classes accessible for students with an intellectual disability

Lake Superior College received the state’s first Inclusive Higher Education Grant to make academic classes and programs more accessible to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Grief brought her back to western Minnesota. Now she’s helping restore her hometown 

Grief brought her back to western Minnesota. Now she’s helping restore her hometown 

Kris Shelstad left Madison more than 30 years ago for a life in the Army. When tragedy struck, she returned to heal. When she saw Madison needed some restoration, too, she asked people what they wanted and then started building it.
by Dan Gunderson

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RAGBRAI (and MN): For first time, iconic Iowa cycling event will include Minnesota on its route

RAGBRAI (and MN): For first time, iconic Iowa cycling event will include Minnesota on its route

Organizers of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — that’s RAGBRAI for short — on Thursday released this July’s 400-mile route. For the first time, it takes the thousands of cyclists into Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Prosecution of man accused of shooting neighbor paused after 2nd incompetency finding

Prosecution of man accused of shooting neighbor paused after 2nd incompetency finding

The Hennepin County Attorney’s office announced Thursday it is pausing prosecution against John Sawchak, who allegedly shot his next door neighbor last October.  Sawchak, who is white, allegedly used racial slurs to harass and threaten his neighbor, Davis Moturi, who is Black. 
by Cari Spencer

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