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Fans arrived for Chiefs and Vikings game, but no Swift appearance
Fans of football and Taylor Swift arrived with the anticipation that the musician might attend the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs game at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, but according to CBS broadcasters, the musician was not in attendance.
Twins fans still hopeful after Game 1 loss
A hopeful energy was still palpable at Target Field in Minneapolis, where hundreds of fans watched the away game on the big scoreboard screen and other screens throughout the park.
Clergy burnout is a growing concern in polarized churches. A summit offers coping strategies
Burnout and deteriorating mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression are affecting religious leaders at a worrisome pace. Clergy have increasingly stepped into the frontlines of care for mental health distress across the country.
The St. Paul Police Department has located a missing child.
Minneapolis community safety nominee promises transparency, culture of trust
The Minneapolis City Council is expected to decide later this month whether to confirm Mayor Jacob Frey’s nominee for community safety commissioner. Frey wants Hennepin County Chief Judge Toddrick Barnette to lead the office, which was created in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. He spoke Friday with MPR News Reporter Matt Sepic.
County agrees to $12.2M settlement with man who was jailed for drunken driving, then lost his hands
A Minnesota county has agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands — allegedly due to inaction of officials in the county jail. 
Billion-dollar dreams fuel surge in Powerball ticket sales
An estimated $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot is causing brisk sales in Minnesota and other places where the game is played.