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One man died and three other people were airlifted to the Twin Cities for treatment after a house fire Wednesday morning in Alexandria. Two other residents of the home, and two first responders, also were injured.
Events, marches held across Minnesota to remember missing and murdered Indigenous loved ones
The annual event comes as the state’s new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office works to make reward money and other resources available to help find missing loved ones.
St. Louis Park schools will allow families to opt out of LGBTQ+ books
St. Louis Park Public Schools will allow opt-outs for families who don’t want their children to read books with LGBTQ+ characters after six Somali Muslim families threatened to sue the district.
Duluth council backs massive new hilltop housing development
The Duluth City Council has approved an agreement for a new hilltop development that could eventually bring 1,300 new housing units, up to $500 million in private investment — along with new retail space and public amenities — to the long vacant site of a former high school.
14 Grand Rapids residents came down with Legionnaires' disease. The source is the city's water supply
Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia caused by inhaling Legionella bacteria found in water. It is deadly, but so far no one in Grand Rapids has died.
Prosecutors want to temporarily restrict public access to trooper murder case documents
In a hearing held Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court, prosecutors expressed concerns about inappropriate disclosure of discovery materials and reasserted the need for restrictions on the public’s access.