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Pearl Harbor attack gun may leave Minnesota Capitol grounds for new museum home

Pearl Harbor attack gun may leave Minnesota Capitol grounds for new museum home

Operators of an under-construction military museum near Little Falls say they’re better equipped to tend to the USS Ward Number Three Gun, which was manned by Minnesotans and credited with firing the first shots defending Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
by Brian Bakst

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Authorities find body of missing Cannon Falls man

Authorities find body of missing Cannon Falls man

Cannon Falls police say a body found in the Cannon River over the weekend has been positively identified as that of a man missing since early last week.
by MPR News Staff

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Allegations of relentless bullying at Wabasha-Kellogg schools lead to lawsuit

Allegations of relentless bullying at Wabasha-Kellogg schools lead to lawsuit

The suit, brought by the family of the student targeted with harassment, accuses the district of sexual harassment that violates both Title IX and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, negligence and denial of equal protection and due process.
by Peter Cox

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Colonial Market opens new location in Hi-Lake Shopping Center

Colonial Market opens new location in Hi-Lake Shopping Center

The Minneapolis supermarket, which also has an ice cream shop and will include a Stearns Bank, is now located about two miles east of its former location, Nicollet Avenue near West 28th Street.
by Regina Medina

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As Minnesota school absences climb, lawmakers focus on possible policy fixes

As Minnesota school absences climb, lawmakers focus on possible policy fixes

Legislators spent months quizzing students, advocates and school leaders on Minnesota’s high rates of absenteeism. They’re eyeing systemic changes to get students back into classrooms. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Stretches of Interstates 94, 494 to close this weekend in Twin Cities

Stretches of Interstates 94, 494 to close this weekend in Twin Cities

Drivers traveling on Twin Cities freeways this weekend may encounter detours. Interstate 94 will be closed east of downtown St. Paul so crews can remove a bridge, and sections of Interstate 494 will be closed in Bloomington and Richfield.
by Matt Mikus

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