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Hundreds of residents evacuated after fire, utility outage in St. Paul high-rise
Hundreds of St. Paul residents were in temporary housing Monday, a day after a fire and utility outage forced the evacuation of the city’s Skyline Tower high-rise apartment building.
Minneapolis mayor candidates differ over policing, minimum wage at MPR News/Star Tribune debate
Minneapolis mayoral candidates DeWayne Davis, Jacob Frey, Omar Fateh and Jazz Hampton — four of 15 candidates on the ranked choice ballot — met for a debate ahead of Election Day on Nov. 4. MPR News and The Minnesota Star Tribune sponsored it.
Minnesotans flock to Como Zoo for their last chance to buy nostalgic animal figurines
The St. Paul zoo’s four Mold-A-Rama machines, which make colorful plastic toys in the shape of a gorilla, sea lion, polar bear and lion, will be leaving for good starting sometime in early November.
Minnesota home sales up as mortgage interest rates fall
Listings rose 4.9 percent across the state while pending sales increased 5.9 percent, according to data from the industry trade group, Minnesota Realtors. In the Twin Cities region, listings were up 5.2 percent and pending sales rose 7.9 percent.
Minnesota minister rediscovers his faith among people in need
When the Rev. Devlyn Brooks started a new job, it challenged his faith and his view of religion. That helped transform him, his ministry and the success of a Moorhead-based emergency shelter and food pantry.
City of Buffalo hopes plan to replace old government center with housing, businesses will boost downtown
The developer plans to tear down the old Wright County Government Center and build two five-story apartment buildings with about 200 units, plus 16 patio homes, commercial space and possibly a marina on the shore of Buffalo Lake. 
Advocates: Families could go hungry if SNAP benefits end on Nov. 1
Stakeholders in food assistance programs say they are still looking at a Nov. 1 cutoff for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if the federal shutdown continues. The loss of federal funding leaves a $73 million void in Minnesota’s nutritional safety net.